Taĭny zabytoĭ rukopisi P.P. Ilʹina "Issledovanie z︠h︡argona prestupnikov"
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The manuscript of P.P. Ilyin, a prisoner of the Alexander convict prison in the Irkutsk province. It contains argo, fairy tales, prison songs, proverbs and sayings of the underworld of the early XX century. The prison subculture gathered for six years directly in prison. The manuscript contains unique material that will enrich our knowledge of the language and folklore of criminogenic communities at the beginning of the 20th century. The manuscript is given an extensive commentary by a specialist in the subculture of the criminal world, professor, doctor of philological sciences M.A. Gracheva. The monograph is distinguished by scientific novelty and popularity of the presentation.
