Surf these sites: Buryat Mongolian Mythology -- Myths and Legends Development of Conceptual Dictionaries of Oral Folk Culture -- In the Institute of Linguistics of the Russian Academy of Sciences work is being carried out on a lexical description of the language of Russian folklore according to genre distinctions. The texts of religious verses (dukhovnye stikhi) and lamentations have been selected for comparison. Draznilkas-- Russian Children''s Taunts -- a short, humorous verse used by children to tease, taunt and play pranks on other children Ethnomusicology in Russia in Recent Years -- An article from Mikhail Lobanov of Russian Institute for the History of the Arts. If It Dries Out, It''s No Good -- Women, Hair and Rusalka Beliefs Little Mos'' Woman -- Enhanting fairy tale from the Sukyrja village in the north-western corner of a Mansi (Vogul) area Mr.Afanasiev''s Naughty Little Secrets -- Attempting to dispell romantic beliefs of the Russian peasant New Materialson Russian Folklore from an American Archive -- Folkloristic discoveries relating to the old stratum of traditional culture continue to be made in Russia on the threshold of the new millennium. Nishan Shaman -- The Nishan epic describes the experiences of one of the great shamanesses of the past. In the story Nishan performs the dolbor ritual, the lower world journey to retrieve a lost soul which is practiced among the Buryats and other Siberian peoples. Russian Folk Tales and Folk Belief -- Everything you thought you knew about Russian tales -- -- but did you really Scholars Undertake Dictionary of the Language of Russian Folklore -- A scholarly school for the study of linguo-folkloristics has been formed under the direction of Professor A.T. Khrolenko in the ancient Russian city of Kursk. The Geser Epic -- Geser, Hero of the People Traditional Culture of the Russians of Siberia -- Articles on traditional feasts, folk wedding, songs, clothes of Russians, Belorussians and Ukrainian inhabitants of Siberia. Songs in mp3 format.
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