Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-187) and index.
1. The origins of folklore for Stalin -- 2. The noviny -- The noviny of M.S. Kriukova -- The noviny of P.I. Riabinin-Andreev -- The noviny of N.V. Kigachev, E.S. Zhuravleva, A.M. Pashkova, and M.K. Raibinin -- Other noviny -- The noviny of M.R. Golubkova -- Noviny based on the traditional lament -- 3. Soviet tales -- The tales of I.F. Kovalev -- The tales of G.I. Sorokovikov -- The tales of other storytellers -- 4. The fate of Pseudofolklore -- Appendix I: Synopses of noviny -- Appendix II: Synopses of Soviet tales -- Appendix III: Translations