CELEBRATING THE 90TH ANNIVERSARY OF SOFIA LOITER, A RESEARCHER OF CHILDREN’S LITERATURE AND FOLKLORE

Abstract

The review presents the materials of a scientific seminar dedicated to the 90th anniversary of Professor Sofia M. Loiter and the publication of a bibliographic index of her scholarly works. Sofia Loiter is a Professor at the Department of Classical Philology, Russian Literature, and Journalism of the Institute of Philology at Petrozavodsk State University. This seminar served as a continuation of the previous seminars commemorating Professors Irina P. Lupanova and Evgeniy M. Neyolov, aimed to rekindle the attention of young researchers in the study of folklore and literary fairy tales, children’s literature, science fiction, and fantasy, as well as to establish a continuity of approaches and methodology developed by earlier scholars.
The seminar featured various topics and new works that enhance interest in these fields and enrich the materials presented in a variety of formats by the participants, including educators, researchers, undergraduates, and master’s students. The reviewed reports address the scholarly legacy of Sofia Loiter and emphasize the innovative nature of her works, which can already be recognized as classics of Russian philology of the 20th and 21st centuries.

Keywords: children’s folklore, children’s literature, folklore of Karelia, Sofia Loiter