The second volume includes “Lamentations” from part II of “Lamentations...”, recorded from I.A. Fedosova, - “War Lamentations, Recruits and Soldiers” (M, 1882) and “Wedding Lamentations” recorded by E.V. Barsov also from Fedosova and published by him in “Readings in the Society of Russian History and Antiquities at Moscow University” (M., 1885. - Issue 3-4. - P. 1-256 separate pages). “Wedding Lamentations” is an independent third volume, conceived by E.V. Barsov, were not published. CONTENTS: RECRUITMENT AND SOLDIER'S LEADERSHIPDedication by E.V. Barsov (7).Preface by E.V.Barsov (9).Introduction by E.V.Barsov (11).1. Crying for single recruit Irina Fedosova (46).2. “Crying for a single recruit” by Marya Fedorova (108).3. “A mother’s lament for her son-recruit” of a peasant woman from St. Petersburg (110).4. “Crying for a single recruit” by Irina Kalitkina (112).5. “Crying for a married recruit” Afrosinia Ekhalova (114).6. Cry for the married recruit Irina Fedosova (120).7. “Crying for a soldier who came on leave” by Irina Fedosova (186).8. ‹Crying when a soldier attended his father’s funeral› Irina Fedosova (237). E.V. Barsov. Recruitment ritual (248).E.V.Barsov. Information about the female prisoners from whom lamentations were recorded (258). Stories about the fugitive recruit V.I. Shchegolenkov (265). The Tale of the Soldier and Death (270). WEDDING LAMENTATIONS1. Conspiratorial laments (277).2. Conversational laments (313).3. Living room laments (321).4. Cry for the release of will (340).5. Screams of battle (362).‹Arrival of guests and wedding day›6. Cry when guests arrive (398).7. ‹On the morning of› the wedding day (417).8. Crying, magnifying and reproaching while collecting urine (448).‹9. Arrival of the groom and the traveling party› (464).10. The cry of an orphan bride (482). E.V. Barsov. Wedding ceremony in Zaonezhye (486). Wedding songs (496). APPENDICES Textological commentary (503). Notes (522). A.S. Gerd. Language of “Lamentations of the Northern Region” (603). Dictionary (619). Dictionary of stable metaphorical substitutions (647). List of abbreviations (650).