Actualization of Trans-Baikal old believers' folklore in modern conditions

The article reviews the potential of the folklore of the Trans-Baikal Old Believers (Semeiskie) in order to actualize its content and formal aspects in ethnographic tourism. The author examines the ability of genres of Semeiskie folklore to produce new poetic, prosaic and musical works and their relevance in the worldview of a modern person. Special emphasis is placed on the content characteristics of the original folklore texts, the morphological organization of the texts, methods of storing, transmitting and reproducing information, as well as the peculiarities of their functioning. The potential of some of the most productive folklore genres, such as songs, spiritual poetry, tales, and ritual poetry, is also reviewed. Of particular interest for retransmission are the behavioral models of the Trans-Baikal Old Believers, which often determine one or another genre specificity in the folklore context.