At head of title: Rossiĭskai︠a︡ akademii︠a︡ nauk. Institut mirovoĭ literatury im. A.M. Gorʹkogo. Karelʹskiĭ nauchnyĭ t︠s︡entr. Institut i︠a︡zyka, literatury i istorii.
Completes the 3 vol. work started by: Karelʹskiĭ i ingermanlandskiĭ folʹklor v istoricheskom osveshchenii, 1994 (tom 1) and Finnoi︠a︡zychnai︠a︡ literatura Karelii, 1997 (tom 2).
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Razdel 1. Russkai︠a︡ literatura Karelii -- razdel 2. Opyt bilingvizma v tvorchestve karelʹskikh pisateleĭ -- razdel 3. Vepsskai︠a︡ literatura