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Folklore in Baltic History: Resistance and Resurgence

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  • As indicated in the book's subtitle, one key theme is resistance and resurgence-meaning that many of the Estonians, Latvians, and Lithuanians who taught folklore, collected folklore, and practiced folklore were able to resist the restrictions of Soviet rule during this period, and ultimately spark a resurgence starting in the late 1980s and continuing to the present. For source materials, Sadhana Naithani has drawn not only from some of the most relevant written texts, but also from collections of oral histories and from conversations she has held with scholars, archivists, and researchers in each of the three countries.

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  • 2021

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