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Baba Yaga depicted in Tales of the Russian People (published by V. A. Gatsuk in Moscow in 1894) Baba Yaga being used as an example for the Cyrillic letter Б, in Alexandre Benois' ABC-Book Baba Yaga is an enigmatic or ambiguous character from Slavic folklore (or one of a trio of sisters of the same name) who has two opposite roles.
The next day, Baba Yaga asks the girl to shear her sheep in the woods. Her husband appears again and tells her that the "sheep" are wolves that will tear her to pieces, so he teaches her a magic command. The girl climbs up a tree, chants the magical command and the wolves shear themselves. Seeing the girl's newfound success, Baba Yaga then ...
Ivashka in a Kosovorotka and Baba Yaga from the fairy tale about three Tsar vonders and about Ivaschka, the priest's son. Ivan Bilibin, 1911. A kosovorotka is a traditional Russian shirt, long sleeved and reaching down to the mid-thigh. The shirt is not buttoned all the way down to the hem, but has several buttons at the collar (unfastened when ...
In Russian folk tales, Baba Yaga can supply Ivan the Fool with a flying carpet or some other magical gifts (e.g. a ball that rolls in front of the hero showing him the way, or a towel that can turn into a bridge). Such gifts help the hero to find his way "beyond thrice-nine lands, in the thrice-ten kingdom".
Dunka passes by the huts of three Baba Yagas: the first Baba Yaga tells the girl how the Bright Falcon married the granddaughter of the third Baba Yaga; the second gives the girl a golden preshenka (spinning wheel), a silver spindle and a golden pail and jug, and advises her to use the objects to trade for three nights with the third Baba Yaga ...
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A mouse scurried out and said it would tell her what she needed to know if she gave it porridge; she did, and it told her that Baba Yaga was heating the bath house to steam her, then she would cook her. The mouse took over her spinning, and the girl took her brother and fled. Baba Yaga sent the swan geese after her.
The Golden Horns (Russian: Золотые рога, romanized: Zolotye roga), also known in English as Baba Yaga, is a 1973 Soviet fairy tale film. [1] [2] It was director Alexander Rou's last film before his death later in 1973. While collecting mushrooms in the forest, sisters Masha and Dasha get turned into does by the evil Baba Yaga. Their ...