History of studies of Turkic epic poems in Russia
Abstract
The studies of epics and folklore of Turkic-speaking peoples started in 19th century, with the expeditions aimed to collect folklore items being organized. Th e materials collected by the expeditions were described and analyzed by the scolars of the Petersburg Unıversity and by the local scolars who gained education in Russia. Epic poems of many Turkic peoples became known aft er 1917 but due to political reasons their studies were prohibited. Th e researches in this field are being currently carried out.
Keywords:
epic poems, Epic of Manas, Radlov, Bartold, Zhirmunsky
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