hidden Folklore FOLKLORE of folks living in the Leningrad Oblast (ref. Ethnic communities in Leningrad Oblast) is multilayer polyethnic heritage which appeared as a result of rich history of the region. One of the first people to study the Veps in the period of... more

hidden Shyogren, Andrey Mikhaylovich (1794-1855), a scholar Andreas Johan (Andrey Mikhailovich) Sjogren (1794-1855) was an ethnographer, linguist. In 1831 he became an academician of the Saint Petersburg Academy of Science. He was born in Finland in the family of a shoemaker. He studied in a grammar school... more

hidden Singers of runes Singers of runes (in Finnish - runonlaulajat) are performers of folk poetic works at the Baltic-Finnic nations (Karelians, Izhora, Votes, Veps), narrators of folk tales (in Finnish runo is a poem, rune). The repertoire of the singers of runes... more

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