ocr: he Genesis ot The Kite The influence of Russian folklore on both Stravinsky' Is "vision' - - and the final scenario of The Rite was profound. Throughout the period in which The Rite of Sprng evolved, Stravinsky was in close contact with persons who were serious students of Russian folklore. Such partisans were known as "kuchkists, - and from nis rourteenth year Stravinsky would have encountered them regularly during his family summers at the folk arto colony - ofUstilug.
