Traditions of the Russian-Belarusian-Polish Borderland: New Data

Abstract

[Rev. of: O. V. Belova, A. B. Moroz, M. V. Yasinskaya. Oral and written word in the language of the ethnocultural borderland. Moscow: Institute of Slavic Studies, Russian Academy of Sciences, 2023. 440 p.]

The monograph published by the Institute of Slavic Studies presents the results of a long-term study of the Russian-Polish-Belarusian borderland. The study uses a significant amount of material, both contemporary field and archival, recorded in the 19th century. The range of topics discussed in the book includes linguistic and ethnocultural stereotypes, interaction of oral and written traditions, genesis of the rituals essential for the region, and the ways of implementing and transforming collective memory.

DOI: 10.31168/2305-6754.2026.1.13