Traditional Historical Songs of Russian Old-Timers of Yakutia: Versions of the Song about Count Chernyshev

The article deals with the characteristics of song versions devoted to capture count Zakhar Chernyshev in repertoire old-timers living northeastern Yakutia. data include texts songs recorded on Indigirka and Kolyma. relevance study is due following: nowadays local folklore are being studied define degree traditionalism plot. implemented methods such as a descriptive method, comparative method some lexicosemantic analysis help reveal features text. It has been established that version accepted Russkoye Ustye Kolyma similar images, approaches theme development noted influence Yakut language these hardly noticeable, comparison other historical existed shown continuity exact execution learned text were important Ustye, whereas changes might have allowed author comes conclusion there no accident transformation leitmotif from first records, where character captured by Prussians will main one, last versions, which ready serve “White Tsar” hidden.