Nikolay Andreyev (folklorist)

Nikolay Petrovich Andreyev (Russian: Николай Петрович Андреев) (1892– January 15, 1942) was a Soviet folklorist, literary scholar, professor at the Leningrad State Pedagogical Institute (now the Herzen University). He if known for the research and classification of Russian and Ukrainian folklore.^[1]

He died of hunger during the World War II Siege of Leningrad.^[2]

Works

• 1929: Н.П. - Указатель сказочных сюжетов по системе Аарне.pdf Указатель сказочных сюжетов по системе Аарне] [Index of Fairy Tale Motifs According to the Aaarne System]
• 1934: К характеристике украинского сказочного материала
• 1936: Русская баллада
• 1936: Фольклор и его история

He also published several anthologies of Russian folklore.^[1]