Russian Folklore Expedition, 2005 season

[Yelena]

Dear friends and colleagues!

Russian Folklore Expedition project (www.russianexpedition.net) affiliated
with the Institute of World Literature (IMLI)  has an honor to welcome you
to the 2005 season.

Team I will work in Bryansk province, Zhukov district, Ovstug village, the
former estate of Fiodor Ivanovich Tiutchev  -
 http://www.russianexpedition.net/team_I.htm
 and
 Team II will work in Siberia (Irkutsk province, including visit to the Lake
Baikal) -  http://www.russianexpedition.net/team_II.htm

Additionally, the musical part of our project ("Singing Russia") is included
in Earthwatch Institute programme (USA, Massachusetts) -
http://www.earthwatch.org/expeditions/kabanov.html

The Russian Folklore Expedition is an international project that relies on
the assistance of volunteers. People who are interested in knowing real
Russia with its traditional culture rooted in ancient pagan rituals and
notions are encouraged to join our field research.  Our team members will be
intensively involved in the process of investigation and documentation of
authentic Russian folklore traditions - songs, rituals, mythology, oral
history, etc. in Russian villages.

This is a project for people who enjoy folklore in its various
manifestations: anecdotes, jokes, games, songs, and children folklore.
Students of Slavic studies, Russian language and literature, comparative
literature, folklore, ethnography, anthropology, ethnomusicology,
ethnopsychology, history and such fields will find this a perfect
opportunity to enrich their horizons. This project will be interesting to
sociologists also, because modern changes in present-day economic, political
and social life of Russian villages reflect the global reorganization in the
postcommunist Russian society. Lay people interested in observing and
experiencing different cultures will also find this a most rewarding
experience.

The project has different programs

- for specialists with the knowledge of Russian language

- for non-specialists without any knowledge of Russian language

Our group has been involved in this project since 1995. The last 10 years
(1995-2004) we have had the pleasure to work with more then 120 volunteers
from all over the world - the USA, Canada, United Kingdom, Belgium, Germany,
France, Spain, Australia, South Korea, Romania and Japan.

We will be happy to answer any special questions regarding Russian folklore
genres and the modern situation with folklore traditions.

Thank you for your attention, sincerely yours

Dr. Yelena Minyonok ,

Curator of Folklore Archive

Institute of World Literature

121069, Moscow, Russia,

Povarskaya, 25a

tel. (095) 952-6583

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