3rd scientific expedition in the Ogre district

The collection of third scientific expedition to the Ogre district in 1949 consists of about 7500 folklore units, collected in the summer after mass deportations during forced agricultural collectivization. Still dominated by traditional genres, it indicates the rise of soviet folklore, especially materials from new collective farms like proverbs collected at workers’ meetings, first solstice festival songs about collective farming etc. Life histories and memories of 1905 Revolution and other historical events are present as well. The expedition visited one of the most successful collective farms of the time.