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Since 1989 Panorama of Russia has specialized in academic and reference publications from the Russian Federation and the Commonwealth of Independent States.
Novosibirsk: Nauka, 1997 664 p Serie: Pamiatniki Fol`klora Narodov Sibiri i Dal`nego Vostoka 15 media Hardcover. 14 x 21 cm. w/record ISBN: 5020308978 Language: Russian
The Altaians and the indigenous population of the Altai Republic (according to the 1989 census there were 59,130 Altaians) are a Turkic speaking people who have managed to preserve the purity of their own ancient culture. The two heroic tales published in this book are wonderful monuments of the epic heritage brilliantly performed by modern storytellers. Given in the musicological article is an analysis of the major types of melody performance of the Altaic epos with the examples of notations.