фолклористика

As a folklorist, Karavelov followed an interesting path of development. His teachers were primarily Russian and Ukrainian researchers of folk art. Through their works, he also became acquainted with the views of Western scholars, primarily the mythological school of Jacob Grimm and his followers. What is the place of Ukrainian folklore in Karavelov's studies and what impact did Ukrainian folkloristics have on him? It is very difficult to separate the influence of Ukrainian science from that of Russian, because they developed in extremely close unity. Scholars of both nationalities worked in close cooperation, both in Russian and Ukrainian university centers. Often folklorists of Ukrainian origin, such as O. M. Bodyansky, also deal with Russian folk art, and Russians by nationality, such as I. I. Sreznevsky, V. V. Pasek, who lived in Ukraine for a long time, collect and publish its folklore. And within the framework of Karavelov's activity, a more precise distinction of these influences can hardly be achieved even after a comprehensive study of his development as a folklorist.