Russian folklore expedition

[Yelena]

Dear friends and colleagues,

We are delighted to inform you of our new research project "Russian folklore
expedition" which is conducted by a group of scholars from the Institute of
World Literature part of the Russian Academy of Sciences. The details about
this project are available on the website - www.russianexpedition.net

This project has a large educational and cultural potential.  It offers the
chance for curious lay people who are interested in rural Russia and its
traditional culture to participate as well as specialists and students of
anthropology, art, history, sociology and Russian studies. The project is a
non-traditional trip into traditional Russia with its ancient songs, pagan
rituals and numerous stories about house and nature spirits, warlocks and
witches.  The project will take place in rural Russia and participants will
all have the opportunity to be acquainted with the hospitality of Russian
villagers, their customs and traditional way of life.

The project has a regular free Newsletter, where we publish: the scientific
results of our regular expeditions, stories from the field, opinions and
impressions of our team members and authentic folklore texts in English so
everyone can experience the unique poetry of Russian fairy tales, songs,
magic spells and mythology. The website was designed in order to help
students and teachers of Slavic languages and literatures as well as the
Slavic community to search for information that they need.  Thank you for
your attention.

Sincerely yours,

Dr. Yelena Minyonok,

Curator of folklore archive

Sergey Minyonok

Video anthropologist

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