ANIKIN Vladimir Prokopyevich

ANIKIN Vladimir Prokopyevich (6.8.1924– 25.9.2018), folklorist. Doctor of Philology (1974). Honored Professor of MSU. His research is devoted to the study of the history and theory of folklore, genres of Russian folklore, and folklore in the works of Russian writers of the 19th and 20th centuries. He participated in the expedition to Bashkiria in 1948–49 under the supervision of E.V. Pomerantseva. The author of about 500 research papers, including textbooks and manuals on folklore; the compiler of various folklore collections.

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