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Dmitrii KORENEV. Clothing item „letnik” in the Russian women’s costume of the Middle Ages: a new perspective to approach the subject (Implementation of reconstruction method to justify the hypothesis)

Summary The article discusses the issues of the genesis and evolution of female clothing during the early medieval Russia – “letnik”. The author attempts to rebuild this type of outfit and proposes a new vision based on the use of this female clothing item in Russia in the early medieval period before the beginning of …

Tatiana ZAIKOVSKAYA. Reflecting of the phyto-symbolism in folk consciousness of the Russian folklore carriers in the Republic of Moldova

Summary According to our investigations, Russian folk songs, which can be found on the territory of the Republic of Moldova (in villages Kunicha, Pokrovka, Staraya Dobrudzha, Egorovka, etc.), are characterized by extensive use of vegetative symbols. They are much more frequent than animalistic symbols. This article explores a number of phyto-names – names of trees, …