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Byvalschina
(in ) is a short oral story in Russian folklore about a supernatural incident: a case that took place in reality, without focusing on the personal testimony of the narrator (in contrast to the , where the story is recounted on behalf of the "eyewitness"). It echoes the term ''urban legend''. The (in comparison to the ) is closer to legends and fairy tales ("people say that..."). History The terms and became known among the people no later than the 19th century. At the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th centuries, Dmitry Sadovnikov Dmitry Nikolayevich Sadovnikov (Дмитрий Николаевич Садовников, 7 May 1847 in Simbirsk, Russian Empire – 31 December 1883 in Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire) was a Russian poet, folklorist and ethnographer. Among ..., Pyotr Efimenko, Nikolai Onchukov, Dmitry Zelenin, Boris and Yuri Sokolov, and Irina Karnaukhova collected and . A more complete study of the took place in the second half of the 20th ce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Folklore Of Russia
The Russian folklore, i.e., the folklore of Russian people, takes its roots in the pagan beliefs of ancient Slavs and now is represented in the Russian fairy tales. Epic Russian bylinas are also an important part of Slavic paganism. The oldest bylinas of Kievan cycle were recorded in the Northwestern Federal District, Russian North, especially in Karelia, where most of the Finnish people, Finnish national epic Kalevala was recorded as well. In the late 19th-century Russian fairy tales began being translated into English, with ''Russian Folk Tales'' (1873) by William Ralston Shedden-Ralston, William Ralston, and ''Tales and Legends from the Land of the Tzar'' (1890) by Edith Hodgetts. Many Russian fairy tales and bylinas have been adapted for Russian animation, animation films, or for feature movies by prominent directors such as Aleksandr Ptushko (''Ilya Muromets (film), Ilya Muromets'', ''Sadko (film), Sadko'') and Aleksandr Rou (''Jack Frost (1964 film), Morozko'', ''Vasilisa th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bylichka
(; in ) is a type of story in Russian folklore about an allegedly true event involving a meeting with spirits. In contrast to the ''byvalschina (in ) is a short oral story in Russian folklore about a supernatural incident: a case that took place in reality, without focusing on the personal testimony of the narrator (in contrast to the , where the story is recounted on behalf of the "eye ...'', here the story is conducted with an emphasis on the personal testimony of the narrator. See also * * References Further reading * * * — Новосибирск ovosibirsk * Russian folklore {{fantasy-story-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Urban Legend
Urban legend (sometimes modern legend, urban myth, or simply legend) is a genre of folklore concerning stories about an unusual (usually scary) or humorous event that many people believe to be true but largely are not. These legends can be entertaining but often concern mysterious peril or troubling events, such as disappearances and strange objects or entities. Urban legends may confirm moral standards, reflect prejudices, or be a way to make sense of societal anxieties. In the past, urban legends were most often circulated orally, at gatherings and around the Campfire story, campfire for instance. Now, they can be spread by any media, including newspapers, mobile news apps, e-mail, and most often, social media. Some urban legends have passed through the years/decades with only minor changes, in where the time period takes place. Generic urban legends are often altered to suit regional variations, but the lesson or moral generally remains the same. Origin and structure Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Legend
A legend is a genre of folklore that consists of a narrative featuring human actions, believed or perceived to have taken place in human history. Narratives in this genre may demonstrate human values, and possess certain qualities that give the tale verisimilitude (literature), verisimilitude. Legend, for its active and passive participants, may include miracles. Legends may be transformed over time to keep them fresh and vital. Many legends operate within the realm of uncertainty, never being entirely believed by the participants, but also never being resolutely doubted. Legends are sometimes distinguished from myths in that they concern human beings as the main characters and do not necessarily have supernatural origins, and sometimes in that they have some sort of historical basis whereas myths generally do not. The Brothers Grimm defined ''legend'' as "Folklore, folktale historically grounded". A by-product of the "concern with human beings" is the long list of legendary crea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fairy Tales
A fairy tale (alternative names include fairytale, fairy story, household tale, magic tale, or wonder tale) is a short story that belongs to the Folklore, folklore genre. Such stories typically feature Magic (supernatural), magic, Incantation, enchantments, and Myth, mythical or fanciful beings. In most cultures, there is no clear line separating myth from folk or fairy tale; all these together form the literature of preliterate societies. Fairy tales may be distinguished from other folk narratives such as legends (which generally involve belief in the veracity of the events described) and explicit moral tales, including beast fables. Prevalent elements include dragons, Dwarf (Germanic mythology), dwarfs, Elf, elves, Fairy, fairies, Giant (mythology), giants, Gnome, gnomes, Goblin, goblins, griffins, merfolk, Monster, monsters, monarchy, Pixie, pixies, talking animals, Troll, trolls, Unicorn, unicorns, Witchcraft, witches, Magician (fantasy), wizards, magic, and enchantments. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dmitry Sadovnikov
Dmitry Nikolayevich Sadovnikov (Дмитрий Николаевич Садовников, 7 May 1847 in Simbirsk, Russian Empire – 31 December 1883 in Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire) was a Russian poet, folklorist and ethnographer. Among his major works were acclaimed compilations ''«Загадки русского народа»'' he Mysteries of Russian People(1876), "The Pagan Dreams of Russia" (1882) and ''«Записки Императорского Русского географического общества»'' ables and Legends of the Samara Region(1884). Works Notable works include : *''«Русская земля, Жегули и Усолье на Волге»'' ussian land, Zheguli and Usolye on the Volga (in journal «Беседа», 1872, № 11 и 12), *''«Подвиги русских людей»'' eroic deeds of Russian people(in «Грамотей», 1873, № 1, 2, 3, 8, 11 и 12) *''«Загадки русского народа»'' he My ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Petro Yefymenko
Petro Yefymenko (or Jefymenko Ukrainian: Петро Єфименко, pseud. Petro Odynets), (2 September 1835, in Velykyi Tokmak, Berdiansk county, Ukraine – 7 May 1908, in Saint Petersburg, Russia) was a Ukrainian ethnographer and historian, statistician by profession. Life and work Petro Yefymenko studied at Kharkiv University until his expulsion (1855-1858) and Moscow University (1858–1859). As a student, he belonged to secret student societies, including Kharkiv-Kyiv Secret Society (1856-1860). In 1860 Petro Yefymenko was accused of Ukrainian separatism. He was arrested and exiled for 10 years to Perm and then Arkhangelsk, Russia. During his exile, Petro Yefymenko collected materials on the local ethnography, folklore and law. His publications on this topic include: ''Pridanoe po obychnomu pravu krestyan v Arkhangelskoi Gubernii'' [Dowry according to the customary law of the peasants of Arkhangelsk Arkhangelsk (, ) is a types of inhabited localities in Russia, city ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dmitry Konstantinovich Zelenin
Dmitry Konstantinovich Zelenin (; November 2, 1878 – August 31, 1954) was a Russian and Soviet linguist and ethnographer. He was born in an Udmurt village near Sarapul, where his father was a parish clerk. He attended the Vyatka seminary and the Dorpat University. As of 1915, he read lectures on Slavic dialects at the Petrograd University. He argued that the East Slavs comprise four distinct branches (North Russians, South Russians, Little Russians and White Russians) and outlined some subtle differences between East Slavic dialects. In the early 20th century, Zelenin collected fairy tales and chastushkas in his native region and the Northern Urals. This collection of folk tales was extensively used by his disciple Vladimir Propp. He was also the first to explore the concept of " unclean dead" in the Slavic folklore. In 1927, Max Vasmer published Zelenin's magnum opus, ''Russische (Ostslavische) Volkskunde''. It was "the most comprehensive survey of research works and data o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yuri Sokolov
Yuri Sokolov (died 1941), in cooperation with his brother , released the book ''Russian Folklore'' in 1938. It became the first textbook on the topic of Russian folklore to be used in the Russian Universities. The information for the book was based on extensive field work that the two had conducted. Due to the popularity of the book, Sokolov was appointed to a plethora of positions in the field of folklore. The highest position in the field of folklore that he attained in his career came in 1938 with his election as the Chair of Folklore at the . ''Russian Folklore'' became one of the biggest staple texts for any non-Russian folklore or anthropology scholar who was studying the Russian or Soviet society largely because of his influence in the folklore field. The work is divided into 3 sections that describe the different eras of folklore. Since he did field work both before and after the Soviets took over in the October Revolution, he has a section of "Folklore Before The Oc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erna Pomérantseva
Erna Vasilievna Pomerantseva (; 18991980, Hoffman) was a Russian folklorist. Pomérantseva was born on 7 (OS)/19 April (NS) 1899, and graduated in 1922 from the philological and historical faculty of Moscow State University. She was an associate professor in the Moscow State University department of folklore from its foundation in 1938 until 1958, and acting head of department from 1957 to 1958. Her research focused on Russian fairy tales, the connections between literature and folklore, and the role of folklore today. She led many expeditions to collect folklore. Her 1964 thesis at the Institute of Anthropology and Ethnography had the title ''Судьбы русской сказки в XVIII-XX вв.'' (''The fate of the Russian fairy tale in the 17th-20th centuries''). Her work ''Русские народные сказки'' (''Russian Folk Tales'', 1957) was translated into German as ''Russische Volksmärchen'' (Akademie Verlag, 1966) and was in its 13th edition in 2021. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
