Valentin Blazhes, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Valentin Blazhes

Date of Birth: 29-Feb-1936

Place of Birth: Vvedenovka, Russia

Date of Death: 26-Jan-2012

Profession: university teacher, folklorist, literary scholar

Nationality: Russia

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Valentin Vladimirovich Blazhes (Russian: ???????? ???????????? ??????; 29 February 1936 – 26 January 2012) was a Soviet and Russian folklorist and literary scholar, Professor of the Ural State University, Doctor of Sciences, a member of the Russian Head Council for Philological Sciences.
He was an expert in the fields of Old Russian literature, folk literature and folklore, especially the folklore of the Ural region, which he became interested in as a student.
He studied Russian epic poetry, folk culture and language, workers' folklore, the Remezov Chronicle, the Stroganov Chronicle, and other Old Russian Chronicles.
He authored a number of articles on historical, toponymic, family folklore.