Case file · Non-fiction & research literature
Chubynsky's ethnographic expedition to Ukraine
In 1869–70 Pavlo Chubynsky led the Russian Geographical Society's expedition through right-bank Ukraine, publishing seven volumes of 'Works' (1872–79) on Ukrainian beliefs, spells, rites, tales and songs.
1869 CE · 50.45, 30.52 · status: official
The account
The first volume deals with beliefs about spirits, witches, the dead and 'werewolves', with charms against illness; later volumes cover the calendar rites and family customs. Chubynsky also wrote the words of Ukraine's national anthem.