Marfa Kryukova
Marfa Semyonovna Kryukova (russian: Марфа Семёновна Крюкова, born 1876, Verkhnyaya Zolotitsa, Arkhangelsky Uyezd, Arkhangelsk Governorate (currently Primorsky District, Arkhangelsk Oblast), Russia — 7 January 1954, Verkhnyaya Zolotitsa) was a Russian folklore performer and a storyteller. Early life Marfa Kryukova was born in the Pomor village of Verkhnyaya Zolotitsa on the White Sea north-east of Arkhangelsk. Her mother, Agrafena Kryukova, was known as a storyteller and a folklore performer. Kryukova never married; her lifelong interest in literature was apparently an obstacle to potential suitors. She lived most of her life in poverty. In 1899, as Russian interest in northern folklore was at its peak, Alexey Markov, then a student, visited Verkhnyaya Zolotitsa and recorded a number of tales and from Agrafena and Marfa Kryukova, which he subsequently published. After the initial publication of her work by Markov, interest in her stories declined. Sovi ...
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Verkhnyaya Zolotitsa
Verkhnyaya Zolotitsa (russian: Верхняя Золотица) is a types of inhabited localities in Russia, rural locality (a Village#Russia, village) in Talazhskoye Rural Settlement of Primorsky District, Arkhangelsk Oblast, Primorsky District, Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia. The population was 29 as of 2010. Geography Verkhnyaya Zolotitsa is located 117 km north of Arkhangelsk (the district's administrative centre) by road. Nizhnyaya Zolotitsa is the nearest rural locality. References

Rural localities in Primorsky District, Arkhangelsk Oblast Arkhangelsky Uyezd {{ArkhangelskOblast-geo-stub ...
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