Deadline for Applications: May 2019
Application must be received 60 days before start of expedition
Folklore Expeditions: Romania to the Golden Mountains
An invitation to teachers, scholars, students, and other adventurers
You could spend next summer at the beach. Or you could step into another world.
A world where you discuss business plans with a professional witch in Romania, collect legends of Bronze Age cities in Russia, record Belarusian songs transplanted to Siberia, or witness the revival of traditional religions in Russia’s Altai Mountains.
American Friends of Russian Folklore sponsors folklore expeditions which need your help to document traditional cultures. Led by experienced scholars, our volunteers make pictures, recordings, interviews and videos. These go to scholarly archives to be held in trust for future generations, and our volunteers go home with an expanded view of the human family.
American Friends will arrange for participant food, lodging, transport and interpreters. Participants provide curiosity and helping hands. No special skills required. Just an open mind, and a willingness to leave the familiar behind.
2019 Expeditions
July 1-14: Russian Folk Songs, Stories, and Beliefs in the Heart of Asia
July 15-27: Places of Power in the Ural Mountains
July 15-27: Russian Settlers of the Altai Mountains
Late July- August: Magic and Modernity in Rural Romania
August 20- Sept 2 Belarusian Traditions in the Land of Baikal
October: Cossack Holy Day: “Protection of the Mother of God”
Details at www.russianfolklorefriends.org or info@russianfolklorefriends.org
Eligible are adults and teens (13 and up) accompanied by adults. Participants pay a fee which covers their own costs and a share of general expedition expenses.