Tag Archives: Russian tales

Taboos In The Russian Folk Tales

Posted on October 18, 2019 by kethuprofumo

Folklore not only teaches us, guides deep into the consciousness of our ancestors, keeps the memory of peoples & languages. It helps us to study & to comprehend how the mentality is formed, how the Time reflects in this or … Continue reading →

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Fairy-Tale: Snow Maiden

Posted on September 22, 2019 by kethuprofumo

As the autumn is rather cold this year I have decided to go on the topic of winter represented in the Russian folk tales. This time it is about a Snow Maiden or Sneg’urochka as we call it. The … Continue reading →

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Russian Mythology: Selective & Dark Minor Spirits

Posted on July 16, 2019 by kethuprofumo

Pantheon of Minor Spirits in the Russian Mythology is very versatile. A number of dark spirits exceeds the good ones. It might be connected with our wild nature & the weather conditions. The life is hard in forests, besides there … Continue reading →

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Fairy-Tale: Tsarevna Frog

Posted on July 10, 2019 by kethuprofumo

Esteemed Readers, I offer you another pretty thriller Russian tale named “The Tsarevna Frog”. This version is similar European stories where the main hero is turned into a beast due to some mysterious reasons. Again it narrates about Ivan Tsare’vich’s … Continue reading →

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Female Characters in the Russian Fairy-Tales

Posted on July 4, 2019 by kethuprofumo

Besides Ba’ba Yag’a, who is certainly the wisest, the most mysterious & the most impressive woman one can discover in the Russian fairy-tales, there are static female characters interested to be analysed. Unlike the folklore of ther nations, keeping great … Continue reading →

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Fairy-Tale: Ivan Tsarevich & The Grey Wolf

Posted on June 16, 2019 by kethuprofumo

Esteemed Readers, here is a new, almost thriller story, about Ivan Tsarevich’s adventures and the most interesting is that it touches very dark hidden aspects. I would call it “Ivan Tsarevich’s dark nature” if I had been the author. As … Continue reading →

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Russian Fairy Tale Heroes: Ivan Tsar’evich & Ivan Dur’ak

Posted on June 11, 2019 by kethuprofumo

Dedicated to John W.Howell (Fiction Favorites), who inspired this issue. Esteemed Readers, I believe that it would be great to discuss some traits of humans participating in Russian fairy-tales too. It will make a world of good to comprehend both … Continue reading →

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Fairy-Tale: Kosche’i Without Death (an ancient version)

Posted on June 6, 2019 by kethuprofumo

Esteemed Readers, today I present you another almost thriller fairy-tale dedicated to Koschei the Immortal, our hero of the day. This sort of a tale is closer to those we comprehend as traditional ones, as it contains adventures, an abduction … Continue reading →

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Minor Water Spirits of the Russian Mythology

Posted on April 30, 2019 by kethuprofumo

Keeping up with the Russian spirits, I’d like to focus on some water ones as I find them more peculiar than the rest. Modern sources represent water as danger, that’s why water spirits are comprehended as ones bringing evil & … Continue reading →

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Christian Fairy-Tale: The Sun Made by God’s Will

Posted on April 27, 2019 by kethuprofumo

Esteemed Readers, On the eve of the Orthodox Easter I would like to present you a Christian folk-tale telling about the resurrection. The late Russian folklore abounds in curious Bible tales. This story is about the Sun. What amazes me … Continue reading →