“The power of earth”. The folklore tradition in work of S. Yesenin and V. Rasputin

The article is dedicated to studying of folklore tradition in work of New Country Poets and rural prose of the 20th century. Much attention is paid to S. Yesenin’s treatise “Maria’s Keys” and V. Rasputin’s stories “Farewell to Matyora”. Besides, the article reveals the theoretical aspect of interaction between folklore and literature, and describes different types of transformation of folklore tradition in literature