Humanities & Social Sciences 9 (2016 9) 2060-2070 ~ ~ ~ УДК 82-93 (=1-81) Soviet and Post-Soviet periods in the History of Children’s Literature in the Languages of the Indigenous Peoples of the North, Siberia and the Far East Vladimir S. Luzan* Siberian Federal University 79 Svobodny, Krasnoyarsk, 660041, Russia Received 20.02.2016, received in revised form 14.05.2016, accepted 29.08.2016 The article attempts to identify relevant methodological and practical approaches to the research of Soviet and post-Soviet periods in the history of children’s literature in the languages of the indigenous minorities of the North, Siberia and the Far East and its role in preserving these peoples’ original habitat and sustainable socio-cultural development. <...> The article states that the analysis of classical and modern Russian research of this subject reveals the writers’ inadequate attention to children’s literature as an integral part of literature in general. <...> In conclusion the author outlines general conclusions and probable trends in the development of children’s literature in the indigenous minorities’ languages in modern socio-cultural situation. <...> Introduction In conditions of a new state formation and search for national identity of the Russian people as a whole and the peoples of the Russian Federation, in particular, the Russian society is going through a controversial period in their own development: on the one hand, they face a difficult process of socio-economic and spiritual uplift of © Siberian Federal University. <...> All rights reserved * Corresponding author E-mail address: vladimir_luzan@list.ru – 2060 – some individual ethnic groups as an integral part of a unified state, on the other hand, adoption of new priorities and ideas takes place together with overcoming of outdated lifestyle elements and social principles. <...> Simultaneously there is a return to ancient, original traditions, rituals and customs, revival of old beliefs inherent to each ethnic group. <...> A special role in these processes, Vladimir S. Luzan. <...> Soviet and Post-Soviet periods in the History of Children’s Literature in the Languages. undoubtedly, belongs to children’s literature as it largely determines the image of a socializing personality and paves the way for the cultural codes and symbols translated in the future. <...> In this regard the relevance of the research of Soviet and post-Soviet periods in the history of children’s literature in the languages of the indigenous minorities of the North, Siberia and the Far East is due to several factors: - as an independent socio-cultural phenomenon children’s literature <...>