Article

Name: Medieval topics about envy, slander and treachery in the comprehension of the Pechora riverside writer of the 19th century I.S. Myandin

Authors: Volkova T.F.

Syktyvkar State University, Syktyvkar, Russian Federation

In the section Study of literature

Abstract: The article deals with 3 old Russian tales – about tsarina and lion, tsarevna Persik (the Peach) and about Akir Premudry (the Wise) – which were rehashed by Pechora's writer of XIX century I.S. Myandin. The article under consideration also analyses the peculiarities of comprehension of Ust-Tsylma peasant the medieval topics about betrayal, envy and slander.

Keywords: old russian literature, peasants' versions of old russian tales, the lower pechora book center, old-believing literature, topic (plot)

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