Handicraft Production in Dagestan: The Culture of Everyday Life (The First Half of the Xx Century)

Abstract

The article deals with some aspects of the daily life of Dagestani artisans of the first twenty years of the XX century. Issues of industrial labor and life of artisans are reflected in official documents of the Republican party bodies, and in the materials of the Dagestan handicraft Union. The purpose of the research is to identify traditions and innovations in the daily work and life of Dagestani artisans at the turn of two different historical epochs. When writing the article, we used documentary sources of the Central state archive of the Republic of Dagestan, materials of the periodical press, which allowed us to conduct a comparative analysis of three levels of everyday life of artisans: the traditional, revolutionary period and the formation of the Soviet way of life. During the study period, the reorganization of handicraft production was carried out, which was associated with certain difficulties and costs.