Category: Past Expeditions
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Dynamics of Folklore Traditions – 2008
One hundred years ago, a significant part of the population from this village moved out to Siberia with the hope of creating a better economic life for their families. Fifty... Read More
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Folklore of Siberian Villages – 2008
American Friends of Russian Folklore was pleased to be the lead organization for the 2008 “Folklore of Siberian Villages” Russian folklore expedition. This expedition was to the villages of Batama... Read More
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Don Cossack Folklore Expedition – 2009
Our winter expedition to the Cossack village Ust-Khopiorskaya was completed in January 2009. We chose the winter time for a special reason. This time coincides with the unique time of... Read More
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Ukraine Expedition
This was the third season of the project “Dynamics of Folklore Traditions”, Krapivnya village, Ukraine. The first expedition was made in 2007, the second in 2008. One hundred years ago,... Read More
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Russian North Expedition – 2009
This was our first expedition to the Russian North. What type of folklore was preserved here? From where did the people come who settled this area? What traditions did they... Read More
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Don Cossack Folklore Expedition – 2010
We continued to document and investigate the Don Cossack singing traditions, by recording the traditions of three new choirs. Here is what our scholarship recipient, Michael Young, shared about his... Read More
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Folklore of Siberian Villages – 2010
Our 2010 expedition to the Siberian village of Turgenevka continued our exploration and documentation of villages established over one hundred years ago as part of the Stolypin reforms. One hundred... Read More
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Russian North Folklore Expedition – 2010
This was the second season of our project “Russian North Folklore Expedition.” We documented oral histories, folklore and songs of those who emigrated into this area that had been a... Read More
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Winter traditions in Kaluga province – 2011
We just returned from our most recent winter expedition, where our purpose was to record songs and document rituals about Orthodox Christmas and Old New Year. We found a wealth... Read More
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Cossack Folklore Expedition – 2011
Kakichev and nearby villages have been home to the Cossacks since the time of Peter the Great. When Peter settled the Cossacks here to secure Russia’s borders, they inherited a... Read More