Vasilisa The Beautiful and Baba Yaga
Title | Vasilisa The Beautiful and Baba Yaga PDF eBook |
Author | Alexander Nikolayevich Afanasyev |
Publisher | Strelbytskyy Multimedia Publishing |
Total Pages | 6 |
Release | 2019-10-03 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN |
Do you have something that someone special once gave you that seems to offer you strength and protection when you need it the most? In 'Vasilisa the Beautiful', the young girl, Vasilisa, was given a special doll on her mother's deathbed. Let's find out more about this story… 'Vasilisa the Beautiful' is a Russian fairytale that features a young girl named Vasilisa and one of the most infamous characters in Russian folklore, Baba Yaga. In this story, the eponymous heroine is pitted against Baba Yaga. Vasilisa the Beautiful is in a collection of Russian folktales known as Russian Fairy Tales or Russian Folk Tales . The stories in this collection were compiled during the 19th century by Alexander Nikolayevich Afanasyev, who has been considered the Russian equivalent of the Grimm Brothers. Illustration by Nataly Ger.
Vasilisa the Beautiful and Baba Yaga
Title | Vasilisa the Beautiful and Baba Yaga PDF eBook |
Author | Alexander Afanasyev |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 27 |
Release | 2017-07-15 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9781910880357 |
The famous Russian fairy tale about a brave girl sent by her jealous stepsisters to fetch fire from frightful witch Baba Yaga was recorded by the renowned folklorist Alexander Nikolayevich Afanasyev (1826-1871), who collected and published more than 600 Russian folk tales in the middle 19th century. The illustrations included in this edition were created in the early 20th century by Ivan Yakovlevich Bilibin, a famous Russian illustrator and stage designer, who was inspired by Slavic folklore throughout his career. He was a prominent figure in the artistic movement Mir Iskusstva and contributed to the Ballets Russes.
Baba Yaga
Title | Baba Yaga PDF eBook |
Author | Sibelan Elizabeth S. Forrester |
Publisher | Univ. Press of Mississippi |
Total Pages | 258 |
Release | 2013-08 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 1617035963 |
A beautiful illustrated collection of fairy tales about the most iconic and active of Russian magical characters
Maria Morevna and Koschei the Wizard (Illustrated)
Title | Maria Morevna and Koschei the Wizard (Illustrated) PDF eBook |
Author | Alexander Afanasyev |
Publisher | The Planet |
Total Pages | 31 |
Release | 2012-01-29 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 1908478837 |
A famous Russian fairy tale about the evil wizard Koschei, beautiful Maria Morevna, and brave tsarevich Alexis. The illustrations included in this edition were created in the early 20th century by the renowned Russian illustrator and stage designer Ivan Yakovlevich Bilibin.
Ivan Bilibin
Title | Ivan Bilibin PDF eBook |
Author | Иван Яковлевич Билибин |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 238 |
Release | 1982 |
Genre | Art |
ISBN |
Russian Fairy Tales
Title | Russian Fairy Tales PDF eBook |
Author | Aleksandr Afanas'ev |
Publisher | Pantheon |
Total Pages | 673 |
Release | 2013-01-02 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 0307829766 |
Beautifully illustrated, here is the most comprehensive collection of classic Russian tales available in English. This comprehensive collection introduces readers to universal fairy-tale figures and to such uniquely Russian characters such as Koshchey the Deathless, Baba Yaga, the Swan Maiden, and the glorious Firebird. The more than 175 tales culled from a landmark multi-volume collection by the outstanding Russian ethnographer Aleksandr Afanas'ev reveal a rich, robust world of the imagination. Translated by Norbert Guterman Illustrated by Alexander Alexeieff With black-and-white illustrations throughout Part of the Pantheon Fairy Tale and Folklore Library
VASILISA the BEAUTIFUL: Russian Folk Fairytale (illustrated)
Title | VASILISA the BEAUTIFUL: Russian Folk Fairytale (illustrated) PDF eBook |
Author | Alexander Afanasyev |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 26 |
Release | 2019-10-11 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9781699104828 |
Do you have something that someone special once gave you that seems to offer you strength and protection when you need it the most? In 'Vasilisa the Beautiful', the young girl, Vasilisa, was given a special doll on her mother's deathbed. Let's find out more about this story...'Vasilisa the Beautiful' is a Russian fairytale that features a young girl named Vasilisa and one of the most infamous characters in Russian folklore, Baba Yaga. In this story, the eponymous heroine is pitted against Baba Yaga.Vasilisa the Beautiful is in a collection of Russian folktales known as Russian Fairy Tales or Russian Folk Tales . The stories in this collection were compiled during the 19th century by Alexander Nikolayevich Afanasyev, who has been considered the Russian equivalent of the Grimm Brothers.Translated by Elle Brown