On religious organizations and associations of the Yakuts in the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia)
In the 90s of the twentieth century, due to the political and socio-economic crisis in Russia, the search for spiritual and moral guidelines, the influence and role of religion in the life of society and the individual is increasing. The leaders of the Yakut creative intelligentsia are making efforts to revive ethnic forms of religious teachings, on the basis of which religious organizations of the Yakuts are being created. This article is devoted to these attempts. The article shows the nature of religious organizations of the Yakuts against the background of the religious situation in the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) at the turn of the XX - beginning of the XXI centuries. The evolution of traditional religious forms of consciousness of the Yakuts was largely associated with the spread of Christianity. Along with Orthodoxy, traditional beliefs also occupy a certain place in the spiritual life of the indigenous population. Sociological materials show the way typical for the republic of spreading traditional religious views from the Yakut intelligentsia to the population. Attempts to create religious organizations of the Yakuts on the basis of traditional religious beliefs testify to the manifestations of national-ethnic mentality and the growth of national consciousness. These phenomena are largely explained by the fact that the daily life of the Yakuts is closely connected with the surrounding nature, as well as the increasing interest of the population in their traditional culture.