VASILISA the BEAUTIFUL: Russian Folk Fairytale (illustrated)
VASILISA the BEAUTIFUL: Russian Folk Fairytale (illustrated)

Author: Alexander Afanasyev

Publisher:

Published: 2019-10-11

Total Pages: 26

ISBN-13: 9781699104828

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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

Vasilisa the Beautiful
Vasilisa the Beautiful

Author: Irina Zheleznova

Publisher:

Published: 2003-03-01

Total Pages: 216

ISBN-13: 9781410101877

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CONTENTSVasilisa the BeautifulTsarevich Ivan and Grey WolfThe two IvansFenist the FalconSister Alyonushka and Brother IvanushkaChestnut-GreyFather FrostGo I Know Not Where, Fetch I Know Not WhatLittle Girl and the Swan-GeeseThe Silver Saucer and the Rosy-Cheeked AppleEmelya and the PikeThe Frog TsarevnaWee Little HavroshechkaMarya Morevna the Lovely TsarevnaIvan - Young of Years, Old of WisdomThe Seven Simeons - Seven Brave Workingmen

Vasilisa the Wise
Vasilisa the Wise

Author:

Publisher:

Published: 2019

Total Pages: 101

ISBN-13: 9781610679794

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Once upon a time, these stories of magical transformation were told to young women by their mothers and grandmothers and the wise women of the clan. The heroines of these old tales set out on a difficult road of trials to discover their true destiny. And marrying a prince was not the only goal. These ancient tales of wonder and adventure are about learning to be strong, brave, kind and true-hearted, and trusting in yourself to change the world for the better. -- Back cover.

Baba Yaga
Baba Yaga

Author: Sibelan Elizabeth S. Forrester

Publisher: Univ. Press of Mississippi

Published: 2013-08

Total Pages: 258

ISBN-13: 1617035963

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A beautiful illustrated collection of fairy tales about the most iconic and active of Russian magical characters

Baba Yaga and Vasilisa the Brave
Baba Yaga and Vasilisa the Brave

Author: Marianna Mayer

Publisher: Harper Collins

Published: 1994-05-19

Total Pages: 50

ISBN-13: 0688085008

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Sweet, lovely Vasilisa lives with her jealous stepmother and stepsisters on the edge of a dark forest inhabited by the evil witch Baba Yaga. One night the stepmother sends Vasilisa to visit Baba Yaga, an errand from which the gentle girl has little chance of returning alive. "An engaging text and accomplished paintings set this version apart....A stylized and classy offering."--School Library Journal.

Vasilissa the Beautiful
Vasilissa the Beautiful

Author: Elizabeth Winthrop

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers

Published: 1994-02-03

Total Pages: 44

ISBN-13: 9780064433457

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A retelling of the old Russian fairy tale in which beautiful Vasilissa uses the help of her doll to escape from the clutches of the witch Baba Yaga.

Baba Yaga
Baba Yaga

Author: Sibelan Forrester

Publisher: Univ. Press of Mississippi

Published: 2013-08-13

Total Pages: 484

ISBN-13: 1628467436

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Baba Yaga is an ambiguous and fascinating figure. She appears in traditional Russian folktales as a monstrous and hungry cannibal, or as a canny inquisitor of the adolescent hero or heroine of the tale. In new translations and with an introduction by Sibelan Forrester, Baba Yaga: The Wild Witch of the East in Russian Fairy Tales is a selection of tales that draws from the famous collection of Aleksandr Afanas'ev, but also includes some tales from the lesser-known nineteenth-century collection of Ivan Khudiakov. This new collection includes beloved classics such as "Vasilisa the Beautiful" and "The Frog Princess," as well as a version of the tale that is the basis for the ballet "The Firebird." The preface and introduction place these tales in their traditional context with reference to Baba Yaga's continuing presence in today's culture--the witch appears iconically on tennis shoes, tee shirts, even tattoos. The stories are enriched with many wonderful illustrations of Baba Yaga, some old (traditional "lubok" woodcuts), some classical (the marvelous images from Victor Vasnetsov or Ivan Bilibin), and some quite recent or solicited specifically for this collection

Russian Folk Fairy Tales
Russian Folk Fairy Tales

Author: Alexander Nikolayevich Afanasyev

Publisher: Strelbytskyy Multimedia Publishing

Published: 2019-10-31

Total Pages: 25

ISBN-13:

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Russian Folk Fairy Tales is a wonderful collection of the most famous Russian fairy tales. The “Russian skazki” (“skazatz” means to tell) are the mass of folk-tales distributed widely throughout all the Russias. Handed down, by constant repetition, from generation to generation, a possession common to peasant’s hut and Prince’s palace from a time when history did not exist, they are to-day, from Archangel to the Black Sea, and from Siberia to the Baltic, almost as much a part of the life of the people as the language itself. Famous Russian fairy tales are Vasilisa the Beautiful, Sister Alenushka, brother Ivanushka, The Tale of Ivan Tsarevich and the Gray Wolf, Marya Morevna, Princess Frog or Frog-tsarevna, Finist Clear Falcon’s feather or Finist the Falcon. Contents: Marya Morevna Sister Alenushka, Brother Ivanushka Morozko (Faher Frost) Finist the Falcon Frog-Tsarevna Vasilisa The Beautiful

Tales from Russian Folklore
Tales from Russian Folklore

Author: Alexander Afanasyev

Publisher: Alma Classics

Published: 2020-09-01

Total Pages: 320

ISBN-13: 9781847498373

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Presented in a brand new translation, this most comprehensive collection of classic Russian tales will enchant readers for their raw beauty and constant ability to surprise and excite. Towards the middle of the nineteenth century, following the example of the Brothers Grimm in Germany, Alexander Afanasyev embarked on the ambitious task of sifting through the huge repository of tales from Russian folklore and selecting the very best from written and oral sources. The result, an eight-volume collection comprising around 600 stories, is one of the most influential and enduringly popular books in Russian literature. This large selection from Afanasyev's work, presented in a new translation by Stephen Pimenoff, will give English readers the opportunity to discover one of the founding texts of the European folkloristic tradition. Displaying a vast array of unforgettable characters, such as the Baba-Yaga, Ivan the Fool, Vasilisa the Fair and the Firebird, these tales--by turns adventurous, comical and downright madcap--will enchant readers for their raw beauty and constant ability to surprise and excite.