The later value of Oirad folk songs marked by the research of Russian Mongolist scientist B.Y. Vladimirtsov

Abstract

The history of Russian Mongolian studies occupies an important place in modern World Mongolian studies. The history of Russian Mongolian studies is associated with the names of famous scientists (N.Ya. Bichurin, O.M. Kovalevsky, D. Banzarov, V.P. Vasiliev, A.M. Pozdneev, A.D. Rudnev, B.Ya. Vladimirtsov). Academician B.Ya. Vladimirtsov made a great contribution to this field with his scientific creativity. Published works testify to the wide range of scientific interests of the famous Russian scientist. In 1908, the researcher traveled to Western Mongolia and began to collect Mongolian folklore, including Oirat songs. Then, in 1911, 1926, and 1935, he traveled to Mongolia again, and collected field materials on oral literature, history, culture, local dialects, and written monuments. His book “Obraztsy narodnoy slovesnosti” (1926) is an important work in the study of Oirat songs, and it contains Oirat local songs such as “Batar Beeliyin Unaga”, “Nariyin Goviyin Zeerd”, “Khargai dungiyin Alim”, and “Zeergenetiyin Shil” in transliteration, preserving the features of the oral dialect. The article discusses the features of these folk songs, denoted in italics.

Keywords

• b. ya. vladimirtsov
• russian mongolian studies
• oirat folk songs
• vocabulary of local dialects