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Since 1989 Panorama of Russia has specialized in academic and reference publications from the Russian Federation and the Commonwealth of Independent States.
Comp. by A. Kalguna, V. Kovpik
Moscow: Eksmo, 2008 800 p Serie: Biblioteka vsemirnoi literatury Hardcover. 12.5 x 20 cm ISBN: 9785699303007 Language: Russian
Bylinas, historical songs, ballads have a remarkable property - they carry us into the distant past, where Ilya Muromets and Dobrynya Nikitich live and commit their heroic deeds, where evil forces of Tugarin defeat the Russian army and so on. People`s memory keeps these epic treasure passing from mouth to mouth, from generation to generation, giving their descendants the charm and beauty of the best examples of Russian folklore. In addition to bylinas, historical songs of the 12th – 19th centuries, and ballads, the book also includes skomoroshiny - funny and satirical comic parodies, which can make any reader laugh.
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