Russian (or Soviet) "urban legends"

[Elena Gapova]

This is probably "gorodskoi folklor".

There is a book  about Peterburgskii gotodskoi folklor (
http://www.istrodina.com/rodina_articul.php3?id=512&n=23 ), and a course
taught at European University in SPb.(
http://eu.spb.ru/ethno/courses/et_p5.htm)

Elena Gapova


----- Original Message -----
From: Raul MacDiarmid <raul_macdiarmid at WEB.DE>
To: <SEELANGS at LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>
Sent: 5 February 2004 7:14 PM
Subject: [SEELANGS] Russian (or Soviet) "urban legends"


> Colleagues,
>
> A friend wonders whether there are any characteristically Russian (or
Soviet) "urban legends" in currency, or indeed whether the term has any
meaning in Russian, apart from translations of English examples.
>
> Any thoughts or examples would be welcome.
>
> R.M.
>
>
>
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