Bylichka Explained

(; in) is a type of story in Russian folklore about an allegedly true event involving a meeting with spirits.^[1] In contrast to the byvalschina, here the story is conducted with an emphasis on the personal testimony of the narrator.

Further reading

• Adonyeva . Svetlana . Olson . Laura J. . Interpreting the Past, Postulating the Future: Memorate as Plot and Script among Rural Russian Women . Journal of Folklore Research . 2011 . 48 . 2 . 133–166 . 10.2979/jfolkrese.48.2.133 . 0737-7037. This article focuses upon the oral prose genre known in Russian as bylichka.... en. none.
• Book: Pomerantseva, E. V. . ru: Мифологические персонажи в русском фольклоре . 1975. 16–18. Mythological characters in Russian folklore. Author (Cyrillic): Померанцева Э. В.. none. ru.
• Book: Zinoviev, V. P. . ru: Мифологические рассказы русского населения Восточной Сибири . ru: Быличка как жанр фольклора и её современные судьбы [A Tale as a Genre of Folklore and Its Modern Fates] . 1987 . 381–383. Mythological Stories of the Russian Population of Eastern Siberia . Author (Cyrillic): Зиновьев В. П.. none. ru. — Новосибирск [Novosibirsk].

Notes and References

1. Belokurova . S. P. . S. P. Belokurova . A. A. Belokurov . ru: БЫЛИЧКА . Bylichka . 2005 . КУЛЬТУРА ПИСЬМЕННОЙ РЕЧИ . ru . Словарь литературоведческих терминов [Dictionary of Literary Terms].