STUDY OF YAKUT FOLKLORE: HISTORY AND ITS KEY FIGURES (THE CONCEPT OF THE BIOBIBLIOGRAPHIC DICTIONARY „YAKUT FOLKLORISTS”)
STUDY OF YAKUT FOLKLORE: HISTORY AND ITS KEY FIGURES (THE CONCEPT OF THE BIOBIBLIOGRAPHIC DICTIONARY „YAKUT FOLKLORISTS”)

Summary/Abstract: The article covers the creation of the concept of a biobibliographic dictionary "Yakut folklorists". A study of the history of Yakut folklore and its key figures is an underdeveloped topic. The relevance of the study lies in the fact that in Russian folklore, interest in studying the personality of collectors and researchers of oral folk art is growing. The definition of scientific schools, interpretations of folkloristic ideas, the perpetuation of little-known collectors also refers to the novelty of the biobibliographic dictionary. In authors’ opinion, such a dictionary will become another building block in preparation of the All-Russian biobibliographic dictionary of folklorists. The dictionary provides for the Yakut folklorists as representatives of a single type of historical and cultural activity and considers the interpretation of the scientific heritage. As a result of studying biographies and scientific activities of Yakut folklorists, the dictionary will serve as the basis for writing the history of the development of Yakut folklore. An intellectual biography of folklorists with a bibliography will also reveal the scientific heritage of Yakutia in the context of Russian science. In contrast to the biobibliographic dictionary of Russian folklorists, it is proposed to compile an index of folklore records and expedition maps.

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