Репрезентация Казымского восстания в устных рассказах казымских хантов

Introduction. The article explores the folklorization of historical events and real-life figures in the Khanty narrative tradition. Goals. The study shall deal with a family legend recorded from T. I. Lozyamova (Nettina), a prominent keeper and performer of Kazym Khanty folklore, to investigate how accounts of the Kazym Uprising of 1933–1934 have been transformed into a folklore narrative. Methods. The research employs an integrated approach at the intersection of folklore studies, ethnolinguistics, and historical anthropology. It applies structural-typological (based on V. Ya. Propp’s methodology) and textual analyses, examines the motif transfer and spatial-temporal shifts, and interprets emotionally significant narrative details. Theoretically, the paper rests on works by A. K. Bayburin, S. Yu. Neklyudov, V. Ya. Propp, as well as on studies by O. D. Ernykhova, A. V. Golovnev, and N. A. Tuchkova. Results. The study identifies some key mechanisms of folklorization, namely: interweaving of actual historical facts (dekulakization, arrests, executions) with folklore motifs (the hero’s invulnerability, Torum’s intercession, miraculous salvation); the narrative’s alignment with established structural patterns of Khanty taletelling (the ‘lack’ function, ‘magic-helper’ figure, triple repetition); and transfer of motifs between characters alongside spatial shifts of events. It is demonstrated that emotionally charged details enhance the narrative’s mnemonic stability. Thus, folklorization proves a creative process where a historical figure serves a vehicle to express the community’s worldview and collective memory.