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» Buryat Mongolian Mythology - Myths and Legends
» Collection of Translations of Russian Folk Songs - Biography of E.E. Lineva, translator of Russian tales.
» Development of Conceptual Dictionaries of Oral Folk Culture - An article by S.E. Nikitina.
» Draznilkas-- Russian Children's Taunts - a short, humorous verse used by children to tease, taunt and play pranks on other children
» GameTraditions: Lessons for Life - Article by Jann Lacoss dedicated to popular children games.
» If It Dries Out, It's No Good - An article examines earlier manifestations of East Slavic beliefs about hair and sexuality as expressed in the traditional wedding ritual complex and in customs related to the rusalka.
» Little Mos' Woman - Enhanting fairy tale from the Sukyrja village in the north-western corner of a Mansi (Vogul) area
» MagicTales That End Badly - Examins the unusual kind of Russian tales.
» Mr. Afanasiev's Naughty Little Secrets - The history of the tales that could not be printed in Russia until 1991.
» 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.
» Russian Folklore Expedition - Research project seeking volunteers to document traditional mythology, costumes and music. Features project description, goals, history, and contact details.
» Scholars Undertake Dictionary of the Language of Russian Folklore - Article about the scholarly school for the study of linguo-folkloristics under the direction of Professor A.T. Khrolenko in Kursk.
» The Geser Epic - History and a text of the Buryat heroic epic.
» The Russian Journal Zhivaia Starina - Article about the magazine, published in Russian in 80s-90s of the XIX century and was a source of information about folklore genres, beliefs, mythology, and other aspects of folk culture.
» 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.
» Video Encyclopedia of Russian Folklore - Analysis of the folklore traditions in Southwestern Russia.