History of the Soviet Folklore Studies

FAIN: RO-11715-73

Indiana University (Bloomington, IN 47405-7000)
Felix Oinas (Project Director: January 1974 to present)

The study intends to explore in depth folkloristics and politics in the Soviet Union. The work aims at establishing a correlation between varying degrees of political pressure and folkloristics through several periods. It will also explore the validity of the tenet that easing of political control results in greater achievements in folkloristics.