Abstract
The current state of non-fairy tale prose in the region remains an urgent problem in folklore studies. The purpose of the study is to analyze the genre varieties of legends recorded in 2021. The subject of the study is the current state of the legend genre in Russian folklore of the North Kazakhstan region, its classification and living conditions. To achieve the goal, methods of observation, typological, systemic, comparative, plot-motive, mythological-semantic, ethnolinguistic analysis, as well as cultural commentary are used. The material for the analysis is the legends recorded by students of the RL-20 group related to the history and sacred geography of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the North Kazakhstan region. As a result, a classification of typological varieties of legends is proposed, and a conclusion is drawn about the peculiarities of the existence of the genre.