关键词: 俄罗斯, 蒙古, 树木崇拜, 多神教, 萨满教

Abstract: There is profound tradition of tree worship on the grassland Silk Road with a focus on Russia and Mongolia. The overlapping historical and cultural layer between Russia and Mongolia provides a deep influence from primitive beliefs, such as polytheism and shamanism, on the national spirit of Russia. “World Tree” and its derivative forms, “Life Tree”, “Human Tree”, “Family Tree”, “Shaman Tree” and many other variants, embody human gratitude and reverence toward the Mother Nature, reflecting the most true and pure spiritual core of human beings. The various kinds of tree worship, either in real life or in myths, epics, and literary texts, have shown the evidence of mutual penetration and assimilation between the concepts of Polytheism and Shamanism and those of Buddhism, Orthodox Church, and Islam. The value of primitive culture that transcends time and space offers a lesson for modern people. Polytheism and Shamanism in northern Eurasia are the guardians of forest trees and even the whole nature. A return to these primitive beliefs might be an effective way to resolve the ecological crisis of modern times.

Key words: Russia, Mongolia, tree worship, Polytheism, Shamanism