Russian Folklore

Russian Folklore

Russian folklore is a collective name for works of Russian oral folklore. Russian folklore was passed down from generation to generation in the form of songs or tales, the authorship of which has not been preserved. The size of works of Russian folklore varies from an epic epic to a short proverb. The study of Russian folklore began in the XIX century. The most important genres of Russian folklore are epics, songs, fairy tales and conspiracies.

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July 12, 2025 10 mins
Russian folklore is a collective name for works of Russian oral folklore. Russian folklore was passed down from generation to generation in the form of songs or tales, the authorship of which has not been preserved. The size of works of Russian folklore varies from an epic epic to a short proverb. The study of Russian folklore began in the XIX century. The most important genres of Russian folklore are epics, songs, fairy tales and ...
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Russian folklore was formed in the process of the formation of the Old Russian nationality, and then the Russian nation on the basis of the traditions of the ancient Slavic tribes and their historical predecessors. Before the emergence of writing and literature in Russia, folklore was the only type of artistic creativity, a form of folk memory, an expression of the people's worldview.
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July 12, 2025 10 mins
FOLKLORE #1.
Russian folklore (oral folk poetic creativity) in the narrow sense is the verbal component of Russian traditional culture; in the broad sense, it is its entire spiritual sphere.
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July 12, 2025 9 mins
FOLKLORE #2.
Russian folklore (oral folk poetic creativity) in the narrow sense is the verbal component of Russian traditional culture; in the broad sense, it is its entire spiritual sphere.
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July 13, 2025 8 mins
Types of Russian folklore.
The theme of oral folklore in Russian literature is unusually diverse, there are numerous genres and types of folklore. All of them were formed gradually, as a result of the life and creative activity of the people, manifested over several hundred years. At present, there are specific types of folklore in literature. Oral folklore is that unique layer of knowledge on the basis of which thousands of classic...
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Russian folklore and mythological legends of the XVIII century are a treasury of folk art, which passed on the eternal values and wisdom of ancestors #1.
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Russian folklore and mythological legends of the XVIII century are a treasury of folk art, which passed on the eternal values and wisdom of ancestors #2.
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The Russian people created a huge oral literature: wise proverbs and cunning riddles, merry and sad ritual songs, solemn epics, spoken in chant, to the ringing of strings, about the glorious feats of heroes, defenders of the land of the people, heroic, magical, everyday and mocking fairy tales.
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