Vasilisa the Beautiful
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Vasilisa the Beautiful or Vasilisa the Fair is a Russian fairy tale collected by Alexander Afanasyev in Narodnye russkie skazki.
Vasilisa at the Hut of Baba Yaga, by Ivan Bilibin
Vasilisa and her step-sisters (wearing kokoshniks), by Boris Zvorykin
Baba Yaga in her mortar, by Ivan Bilibin
Baba Yaga
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Baba Yaga is a female character from Slavic folklore who has two contrasting roles. In some narratives, she is described as a repulsive or ferocious-looking old woman who fries and eats children, whil
Vasilisa the Beautiful
…time on business, and during this time, at the stepmother's bidding, the family moves to live in another house, standing near a dense forest, where Baba Yaga's hut is located. The stepmother often sends Vasilisa into the forest, hoping that Baba Yaga will devour her, but Vasilisa's doll always guides her to…
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
A lubok of "Iaga Baba" dancing with a bald old man with bagpipes