ENThe book review: Кутырева-Чубаля, Г. (2009). Белорусский жнивный напев: архетипы, инновации, диалекты. Bielsko-Biała: Wydawnictwo Akademii Techniczno- Humanistycznej. The rewiev contains the critical, polemical analysis of the objective content of the book. In the rewiever‘s conclusion, the investigation made by author seems to be on the level of the scientific discovery, however, the book did not reach more readers probably because of some vexatious pecularities of its form and unfavourable circumstances.