The Folkloristics from Bassarabia since the Establishment of the First Research Institutions

Abstract

In the present approach, the author refers to the historical course of folklore research in Bessarabia. To be able to follow their evolution diachronically, the exposition starts from the precursors of Romanian folklore and continues with the stages of development of the investigations, conventionally focusing them around some personalities who contributed to a greater or lesser extent to this itinerary. Analyzing these stages of development, he notes that the greatest contribution in this regard made by folklorists who worked in the post-war period. Especially in the 1960s-1990s years, the most extensive field campaigns carried out, essential for the establishment of the general fund of information regarding the traditional culture of Romanians from Bessarabia and from Romanian localities in Ukraine and the Russian Federation. It also highlights the most important folklore studies and collections that appeared during this period.