Russian life and legends

Fedor Ivanovich Buslaev (1818–1897) is an outstanding researcher of the history of the Russian language and folklore. He was one of the first to raise the question of the need to study the works of ancient Russian literature and folklore in a close connection with fine art, paid attention not only to the maintenance of the monument, but also to its aesthetic value, emphasizing the inextricable unity of the language, folklore, poetry and mythology. Contents: Russian life and proverbs, I. The main periods in the historical development of the proverb, II. The life of the Zerwolovs and the shepherds. Life of military, III. Life farming and sedentary, IV. The mythological and epic meaning of the proverb, the regional modifications of the Russian nationality, I. The epic properties of the regional Russian language, II. The oldest life of the Russian people, preserved in the regional dialects, pagan trends of the village of Verkhotishanka, about the affinity of one Russian spell with German, relating to the era of pagan, the oldest epic traditions of the Slavic tribes.
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