Tag: Russia
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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
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Christmas in Russia – 2013
Dr. David Galloway (Hobart and William Smith Colleges) and 7 intrepid students braved the Russian winter to record songs, tales and holiday customs in villages near Yelnya. Along the way... Read More
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Chasi Annexy
Congratulations to Chasi Annexy, our scholarship recipient for 2011! Chasi is a professional photographer based in New York. She helped to document music, dance and other traditions in the Cossack... Read More
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Michael Young
The Scholarship Committee selected Michael Young, a graduate student in Folklore and Ethnomusicology at Indiana University to receive the 2010 Folklore Expedition scholarship. Michael participated in the Don Cossack Folklore... Read More
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Rachel Ulrich
As a result of her participation in the 2009 Don Cossack Folklore expedition, Rachel Ulrich, an undergraduate at the University of Kentucky, wrote and presented the paper “Power and Pride:... Read More
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Kara Bayless
Kara Bayless, graduate student at Indiana University, was our scholarship recipient in 2008. Her account of her experiences on the Folklore of Siberian Villages expedition is special to us, as... Read More