Valentin A. Kogonia, DSc in Philology, Professor, Academician at the Academy of Sciences of Abkhazia, Head of the Folklore Department, Abkhazian Institute for Humanities Research named after D.I. Gulia under the Academy of Sciences of Abkhazia, Aidgulara 44, 384900 Sukhumi, Republic of Abkhazia.
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