Tsar Maximilian

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Tsar Maximilian (Russian: Царь Максимилиан) is the most well-known and complex example of Russian folk theatre, and enjoyed wide popularity throughout European Russia from the 18th to the early 20th century.[1][2]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Warner, Lisa. The Role of Folk-Songs in the Russian Folk-Plays. Folklore, Vol. 84, No. 1 (Spring, 1973), pp. 38-50
  2. ^ Warner, Lisa. The Russian Folk Play 'Tsar Maximillian': An Examination of Some Possible Origins and Sources. Folklore, Vol. 82, No. 3 (Autumn, 1971), pp. 185-206

[edit] External links

  • Two different versions of the play: [1] [2] (Russian)