The Contemporary Records of Funeral Laments of Selivanovsky District of Vladimir Oblast
The materials in this publication are related to the ritual practices of mourning for the dead what are still widespread in many regions of Russia. In the XIX-XX centuries only fewcollections of funeral laments of Central Russia were published because in that time the Russian North was perceived as the region with the strongest tradition of mourning. So most folklorists didn't even try to record funeral laments in other regions. But the modern records of funeral laments which were conducted in 2007 and 2009 in Selivanovsky District of Vladimir Oblast tell us that ritual practices of mourning for dead are still widespread in the area. This publication contains texts of laments and informant remarks.