Marina Isachenkova

Department of Asian Studies Senior lecturer

Brief information:

Graduated from the Faculty of Philology, BSU (Russian language and literature). From 1988 to 1991 studied at the graduate school of the Institute of Linguistics of the Academy of Sciences of Belarus. Since 1991 has been working in the department of dialectology. Has been working at the Department of Oriental Languages of the Belarusian State University since 2003.

Courses taught:

Mythological Epic of the East (introduction to mythology)
Mythology of the Far East Countries
Semantics of Traditional Spiritual Folk Culture of China
Religions of the Far East

Major Publications

1. Isachenkova, M. A. On the Ethnolinguistic Mapping of the Twelve Yule-tide Nomenclature of the Brest-Pinsk Polesie / M. A. Isachenkova // Yatvyazhskaya (Polesskaya) Scientific and Practical Conference: Scientific Conference Abstracts. — Pinsk, 1990. — pp. 72—73.

2. Isachenkova, M. A. The Names of Gromnitsy and Gromnichnaya Candle in Polesian Dialects / M. A. Isachenkova // The Problems of Ukrainian Dialectology: Scientific Conference Abstracts. — Zhitomir, 1990. — p. 193.

3. Isachenkova, M. A. Traditional Vocabulary of the Spring Ritual Pastry of Belarusians / M. A. Isachenkova // Belarusian Linguistics. — Minsk, 1991. — Vol. 39. — pp. 50—57.

4. Isachenkova, M. A. Ethnodialect and Cultural Stratification of Brest-Pinsk Polesie / M. A. Isachenkova, M. P. Antropov // Belarusian Linguistics. — Minsk, 1992. — Vol. 40. — pp. 36—42.

5. Isachenkova, M. A. Some Problems of Normativity of the Traditional Folk Vocabulary in the Belarusian Language / M. A. Isachenkova // Belarusian Language. — Gomel, 1999. — Vol. 24. — pp. 61—67.

6. Isachenkova, M. A. The World of Plants. Thesaurus / M. A. Isachenkova, V. D. Astreyko, A. A. Krivitsky, F. D. Klimchuk [and others]. — Minsk, 2001. — 655 p.

7. Isachenkova, M. A. Ritual Vocabulary of Belarusian Maslenitsa / M. A. Isachenkova // Zhyvoye Nasha Slova. — Minsk, 2001. — pp. 40—63.

8. Isachenkova, M. A. Belarusian Trinity (ethnolinguistic aspect) / M. A. Isachenkova // Slavic World on the Threshold of the Third Millennium. — Gomel, 2001. — pp. 127—129.

9. Isachenkova, M. A. Metabolism of Semantics of Some Traditional Belarusian Chrononyms / M. A. Isachenkova // Belarusian Language: Ways of Development, Contacts, and Prospects. — Minsk, 2001. — pp. 65—69.

10. Isachenkova, M. A. Mermaid Tradition in the Archaic World Model of Belarusians (linguistic interpretation) / M. A. Isachenkova // Belarusian-Russian-Polish Comparative Linguistics, Literary Criticism, Cultural Studies. — Vitebsk, 2003. — Part.1. — pp.130—132.

11. Gordey, A. N. China of the XXI Century / A. N. Gordey, O. L. Korenkova, N. A. Moroz, M. A. Isachenkova. — Minsk: BelNIIDAD, 2004. — 304 p.

12. Isachenkova, M. A. Semantics of Mermaid Tradition / M. A. Isachenkova // Treasures of the National Language — Minsk, 2005. — pp. 212—218.

13. Isachenkova, M. A. Religious Interpretation of the Teachings of Confucius / M. A. Isachenkova // Sinology in the Belarusian Educational Space. — Grodno, 2008.

14. Isachenkova, M.A. Belarusian-Chinese Ethno-linguistic Parallels/ M.A. Isachenkova// Dialectology and History of Belarusian Language- Minsk, 2008 - pp. 397 - 401.

15. Isachenkova, M.A. Religious Interpretation of the Teachings of Confucius / Sinology in the Belarusian Educational Space. - Grodno: GrSU, 2008. - pp. 51-57.

16. Isachenkova, M.A. Belarusian-Chinese Ethno Linguistic Parallels / Dialectology and History of Belarusian language, Minsk, 2008

17. Isachenkova, M.A.Semantics of "Winged Phrases" in the Far Eastern Signs / A.V. Eryshov, M.A. Isachenkova / Ways of the Celestial Empire: a Collection of Scientific Works, Volume II - Minsk: Republican Institute of Higher Education, 2011. - pp. 224-233.

18. Isachenkova, M.A. Spring Festival Chunjie / MA Isachenkova // University. - 2011 - 14 February. - p.2.

19. Isachenkova, M.A. The Semantics of Plants in the Belarusian-Chinese Rituals / MA Isachenkova // Language and Intercultural Communications: Materials of the III International Scientific Conference, Minsk-Vilnius, May 17-20, 2011/ BSPU; editorial board V.D. Starichenok, G. Kundrotas, I.P. Kudrevatykh and others, editor-in-chief V.D. Starichonok. - Minsk: BSPU, pp. 76-78.

20. Isachenkova, M.A. Semantic Prototypes of the Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival Zhongqiu / MA Isachenkova //   Folklore and Modern Culture: III International Scientific-practical Conference, April 21-22, 2011, Minsk. In 2 parts. Part 2 / Editorial board: I.S. Rovda (and others.). - Minsk: BSU Publishing Center, 2011. - S.8-9.

21. Isachenkova, M.A.The Cult of Ancestors in the Calendar Rituals of the Belarusians and the Chinese/ M.A. Isachenkova // Belarus - China: a Collection of Scientific Works. Volume 11, in 2 parts. Part 1 / edited by A.N. Gordey, Liu Sulin. - Minsk: Republican Institute of Higher Education, 2012 - pp. 310-322.

22. Isachenkova, M.A.The Law of Combining as the Basis of the Ancient Science of Signs / M.A.Isachenkova // Language. Society. Problems of Intercultural Communication: Materials of the Intern. Scientif. Conf. (Grodno, March 20-21, 2012) in 2 Parts. Part 1 / Grodno State University; editorial board: L.N.Sereda (chief editor) [and others]. -  Grodno: GrSU, 2012. - pp.290-297.

23. Isachenkova, M.A. Chinese Cosmogenesis: the Structure of Chaos / M.A. Isachenkova // Ways of the Celestial Empire: a Collection of Scientific Works, Volume III - Minsk: Republican Institute of Higher Education, 2013. pp. 95-101.

24. Isachenkova, M.A. The Practice of Spiritual Perfection in the Teachings of Lao Tzu / / M.A. Isachenkova // Ways of the Celestial Empire: a Collection of Scientific Works, Volume III - Minsk: Republican Institute of Higher Education, 2014. pp. 230-236.

25. Isachenkova, M.A. Chinese Celebration of the Summer Solstice and the Archaic Myth / MA Isachenkova // Traditional Spiritual Culture of East Slavic and Chinese Peoples: Materials of the International Scientific Conference, Gomel, 15-16 February, 2017/F. Skoriny Gomel State University- Gomel, 2017. - S.76-79.

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