(; in ) is a type of story in

Russian folklore 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 ...

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. Vrubel pan

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