User:Jrlane1/sandbox

The article on Pavlik Morozov is very sparsely cited and documented. The reference section contains only three specific citations, two of which are in Russian. Being in Russian does not negate the validity or value of the references, but does severely limit their usefulness to an English-speaking/ reading audience. I have no way of knowing they actually say what the author who cited them claims they say. I would think there should be plenty of other books or articles that could, at least tangentially, be cited. The author mentions the "most popular account of the story." From where is this account derived? Is it from oral tradition? Urban legend? Children's bed time tales? Are there contemporary accounts or is it completely apocryphal? The largest section of the article is a discussion of two competing theories put forth on the Morozov stories by modern day writers, but there are still no discussion of the basis. The story of Pavlik Morozov is a combination of mythology and conjecture.