Deities of the ancient Slavs

The name A.S. Faminitsyn - a bright composer, musical criticism, professor of the conservatory, publisher of the magazine "Music Salon" and, most importantly, the author of the priceless works, such as" ancient Indochinese gamma "," scomeros in Rus", "Gusli, Russian People Musical instrument "," Domra and Society of musical instruments of the Russian people "," biographical and historical dictionary of Russian music, "and many others, was for a long time forgotten and only recently began his new discovery.
Family made as much as Famyzyn to preserve Russian culture. The musicologist"s scientist conducted research on folklore, folk instruments, engaged in the study of Slavic paganism and its traces in folk songs, conspiracies, spells and other ritual texts. Its works were recognized as" basic for researchers of Russian household antiques and Russian folk music. And the works of the Goddess of Spring and death in the songs and rites of the Slavs" and "Ancient Orveneous and Oldness Elements in the customs, rites, beliefs and cults of Slavyan" still remain the only fundamental works in this area.
A special place in the history of Russian science is occupied by the unfinished book Faminzina "Deity of the Ancient Slavs" (issued 1, 1884), written in line with the mythological school in Russia actively developed at this time. Materials (sketches, extracts) to "Essays of Slavic mythology" - the second issue of the Works on the deities of Slavs - is stored in the archive of A.Famintsyna in the Russian National Library named after M.E. Saltykova-Shchedrin.
For students, graduate students and teachers of humanitarian faculties, as well as for all interested Russian mythology and folklore