Natural objects and orthodox shrines: the spatial character as markers of communicative environment of Siberian pioneers in the XVII-XVIII centuries

Article is devoted to non-investigated problem of the role of natural sites, churches and icons in the marking of the communicative environment of pioneers of XVII-XVIII centuries. The newly discovered archival data and published sources led to the conclusion that they played an important role of spatial symbols included in the non-verbal information, which give the context of relationships and behavioral reactions.