Outlook study of the spiritual world of ancient peoples Western Siberia in domestic science

In the article the question connected with the history of the study of the spiritual world of the peoples of the north of Western Siberia, the reconstruction of the ancient world, cosmologic ideas. The author notes the direction of research development - from the ideological interpretation of private plots to the analysis of the concept of general worldview of the ancient peoples of Siberia. The contribution of scientists, representatives of indigenous ethnic groups in the solution of this problem, carried out mainly on the material of folklore and mythology.