Researcher

Sergey Yu. Neklyudov

Research areas

Theoretical folklore studies; mythology, epics and traditional literature of peoples of Mongolia, contemporary Russian urban folklore.

Education

• In 1965 he graduated from the philological faculty of Moscow state University (head of the diploma project – E. M. Meletinsky).
• Since 1966 – regular participant of Summer schools organized by Yu. M. Lotman at the University of Tartu, where he made his first scientific reports and publications (1966).
• 1969–1992 – researcher at the Institute of world literature of the USSR Academy of Sciences, where he studied the traditional literature of Mongolia; folklore expeditions in Mongolia (1974, 1976, 1978; materials are published in Moscow and Wiesbaden).
• 1973 – PhD thesis («Epic traditions of the peoples of Central Asia and the problem of literary contacts between East and West in the middle ages»).
• 1985 – Dr. Sci. thesis («Epic traditions in Mongolian classical literature. Genesis and evolution»).

Publications

• Historical poetics of folklore: from archaic to classical. (2010) With E. M. Meletinsky and E. S. Novik.
• The heroic epic of Mongolia. Oral and literary traditions. (1984)
• Mongolian tales of Geser. New records.(1982) With J. Tomerarenai.
• Problems of structural description of a fairy tale // the Structure of a fairy tale. (2001) With E. M. Meletinsky, E. S. Novik, D. M. Segal.
• These capricious and lazy dragons: from paremia to myth.
• “Bad custom”: recognized rules and real practice in folk culture.
• Dialect & mdash; regionality — universality in folklore (2012).
• God as power and dialogue with him (2012).
• How tall are the demons? (2012).
• Mythological tradition and mythological models (2011).

Public activity

• Video lecture “The Structure of a fairy tale” on the portal PostNauka
• Video lecture “Communicative functions of folklore”on the portal PostNauka
• Video lecture “Mythology “live” and “literary” on the portal PostNauka
• Video lecture “The Mythological image of the world” on the portal PostNauka
• Video lecture “Folklore and ritual” on the portal PostNauka
• Course “Introduction to the theoretical study of folklore”. 11 lectures on the basics of oral texts and traditions studying on the portal PostNauka