The Government of Altai Krai Shukshin Altai State Humanities Pedagogical University Shukshin Memorial Museum in Srostki International Conference on Humanities "Siberian Mentality Studies" (in honor of the 90-th anniversary of the birth of Vasily Shukshin) (SHUKSHIN-2019) Biysk (Srostki), Altai Krai, Russia June 27-29, 2019 Shukshin Altai State Humanities Pedagogical University invites researchers, writers and literary translators to take part in the International Conference on Humanities "Siberian Mentality Studies" (in honor of the 90-th anniversary of the birth of Vasily Shukshin) which will take place in the village of Srostki, Biysk, Altai Krai, Russia on June 27-29, 2019. Shukshin (1929-1974) was one of the unique Russian authors of "village prose". But what is the actual state of the art in Russian village prose studies around the world? What are the language, cultural and psychological features of the prototype heroes of Russian village prose in contemporary Siberian people? The conference aims to discuss the actual issues of Russian and Siberian mentality in philological and cultural studies, philosophy, psychology, history, anthropology, ethnology, cinema and arts. The conference is also aimed at introducing the culture of the contemporary Russian village to the world research and writing communities around the world. The conference is held in the following areas (but not limited to them): Philology Literary translation Russian and Slavic Studies (Slavistics) Language and Literature Cultural studies Cross-cultural communication Philosophy Psychology History Anthropology Ethnology Cinema and arts. Conference working languages: Russian, English, German. REGISTRATION The deadline for registration is May 1, 2019 via e-mail [email protected] Application form 1. First name 2. Family name 3. Affiliation (Lab, Department, Institution/University, City, Country) 4. Position 5. Academic Status (PhD, Dr., Professor/Researcher/Writer/Specialist/Student/Other) 6. E-mail 7. Tel. 8. I confirm that I am ready to pay on my lunches, accommodation, Russian visa and travel costs for my participation in the conference. CONFERENCE FEE There is no conference fee to pay for accepted speakers. VENUE The conference will take place at Shukshin Altai State Humanities Pedagogical University in the city of Biysk and the village of Srostki, Altai Krai, Russia on June 27-29, 2019. See the websites: http://welcometoaltai.ru/attractions/srostki/ (In Russian) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biysk (In English) The conference scientific program will be available after 31-st May, 2019. How to get to the venue? Adress: 53 Vladimira Korolenko Street, Biysk city, Altai Krai, Russia. Map: https://goo.gl/maps/4VKgn7AD4ou DATE OF ARRIVAL: 26th JUNE, 2019 DATE OF DEPARTURE: 30th JUNE, 2019. The social program includes a trip from the village of Srostki (https://www.altairegion22.ru/info/tour/shukshin/) to Aya Lake (http://www.visitaltai.info/en/where_visit/tourist_areas/1061/) ACCOMMODATION (for self-booking): 1. Гостиница «Центральная» (Biysk); http://www.centralhotel-biysk.ru/ 2. Гостиница «На старом месте» (Biysk); http://na-starom-meste.ru/ ABSTRACT SUBMISSION The deadline for abstract submission is May 31, 2019. The abstracts should be submitted via e-mail to [email protected] The abstracts should be written in good academic Russian, English or German. The text must comply with the following requirements: prepared in standard A4 MS Word (doc, docx formats), up to 4 pages, in Times New Roman font, 12 pt with references. The text must include the author's name and family name, affiliation, city, country, e-mail. The abstracts include up to one table in the text or illustrations in JPEG format (with a resolution of at least 300 dpi). CONTACTS Chairman of the conference: Elena Trofimova, Doctor of Philology, Full Professor, Institute for Humanities and Pedagogy at Shukshin Altai State Humanities Pedagogical University (Biysk, Russia), e-mail: [email protected] Vice-chairman of the conference: Mikhail Vlasov, Candidate of Philology, Associate Professor, Institute for Humanities and Pedagogy at Shukshin Altai State Humanities Pedagogical University (Biysk, Russia) e-mail: [email protected], [email protected] Please, contact the vice-chairman of the conference to clarify your question. We`ll be glad to meet you in Biysk and Srostki in Altai Krai, Russia! Shukshin monument in Srostki Shukshin Altai State Humanities Pedagogical University .