Sphere of cultureSphere of culture2713-301XSamara State Institute of Culture31338110.48164/2713-301X_2022_10_44Research ArticleIcon in the sociocultural and spiritual space of a Russian regionChibikovaInga Yu.<p>Methodologist, Postgraduate Student</p>iyuchibikova@mail.ruSamara Art Museum060320233444540403202304032023Copyright © 2023, Chibikova I.Y.2023<p>Possessing a special canonical language of images and symbols attribution the icon occupies one of the key places in Russian traditional culture and presents a text in itself. Having studied the scientific works devoted to regional peculiarities of icon painting the author of the article proves that formation of art centers and orthodox icon painting schools in Russia throughout its entire history was influenced by certain local factors (geographical, historical and ethnographic).</p>iconicon paintingicon paining schoolicon painting centericon painting artиконаиконописьиконописная школаиконописный центриконописное искусство[Proxorova, T.V. (2012) Sibirskaya ikona XVI–XIX vekov: stanovlenie i razvitie ikonograficheskoj tradicii: avtoreferat dissertacii ... kandidata iskusstvovedeniya. [Siberian Icon of the XVI-XIXth Centuries: Formation and Development of Iconographic Tradition: abstract of PhD thesis in art studies]. Novosibirsk. (In Russian).][Lixachev, D.S. 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