The good name of a man: folklorist Radnai Sherkhunayev (to the centenary of his birth)

The paper is dedicated to the centenary of the Buryat folklorist Radnaya Sherkhunayeva. The main stages of his scientific biography are traced. Attention is paid to the scientist’s contribution to the study of the work of the famous Buryat Ulygershins, first of all, Apollo Toroev, called “Buryat Homer.” The main journalistic works of the scientist and his methodological principles are considered. Also, the contribution of Radnai Sherkhunayev to the description of the pedigree of his countryman, the outstanding playwright A. Vampilov is noted, with consideration given to interesting details of his personal communication with Vampilov’s parents, who were Radnai’s teachers at school. The main methodological aspect of Sherkhunayev’s work is his focus on numerous facts and events, that he knows well and selects meticulously.

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