Sinyushka's Well
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"Sinyushka's Well", also known as "The Blue Crone's Spring" and "The Blue Baba of the Marsh", is a folk tale of the Ural region of Siberia collected and reworked by Pavel Bazhov. It was first publishe
Marsh gas was called "sinyushka" at the Urals.
"The Mistress of the Copper Mountain", also known as "The Queen of the Copper Mountain" or "The Mistress of the Copper Mine", is a folk tale of the Ural region of Russia collected and reworked by Pave
Sinyushka's Well
…to early 1980s, on time for the 100th anniversary since the birth of Pavel Bazhov. The series included the following films: Sinyushka's Well (1973), The Mistress of the Copper Mountain (1975), The Malachite Casket, The Stone Flower (1977), Podaryonka (based on "Silver Hoof", 1978), Golden Hair (1979), and The Grass Hideaway (1982…
The Mistress of the Copper Mountain and other characters from The Malachite Casket collection in the 2004 Russian stamps (from left to right): Danilo and the Mistress ("The Stone Flower"), the Mistress and Tanyushka ("The Malachite Casket"), and the hunter Ailyp and his ladylove Golden Hair ("Golden Hair").