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Gennady Novozhilov's illustration for Russian tale "Masha and the Bear".

#gennady novozhilov #геннадий новожилов #masha and the bear #маша и медведь #russian #slavic #russian tales #русские сказки #tale illustration #russian illustration #illustration #bear

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Vladimir Pertsov's illustration for russian bylina "Sadko".

#vladimir pertsov #владимир перцов #russian #slavic #sadko #садко #bylina #былина #russian tales #русские сказки #russian illustration #tale illustration #illustration

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Gennady Novozhilov's illustration for russian tale "The Turnip".

#gennady novozhilov #геннадий новожилов #репка #the turnip #russian tales #русские сказки #russian #slavic #russian illustration #tale illustration #illustration #cat #dog

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Alyona Solomatina's illustration for russian tale "Marya Morevna".

#alyona solomatina #алена соломатина #marya morevna #марья моревна #russian #slavic #russian tales #русские сказки #russian illustration #russian art #illustration #tale illustration

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Tamara Shevaryova's illustration for russian tale "Marya Morevna".

Koshchei the Deathless is an archetypal male antagonist in Russian folklore.

The most common feature of tales involving Koschei is a spell which prevents him from being killed. He hides "his death" inside nested objects to protect it. For example, his death may be hidden in a needle that is hidden inside an egg, the egg is in a duck, the duck is in a hare, the hare is in a chest, the chest is buried or chained up on a far island. Usually he takes the role of a malevolent rival figure, who competes for (or entraps) a male hero's love interest.

The origin of the tales is unknown. The archetype may contain elements derived from the 12th-century pagan Cuman-Kipchak (Polovtsian) leader Khan Konchak, who is recorded in The Tale of Igor's Campaign; over time a balanced view of the non-Christian Cuman Khan may have been distorted or caricatured by Christian Slavic writers.

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Gennady Novozhilov's illustration for russian tale "The Fox and the Cat".

#gennady novozhilov #геннадий новожилов #кот и лиса #the cat and the fox #russian #slavic #russian tales #русские сказки #russian illustration #illustration #tale illustration #cat #fox #ber #wolf #rabbit

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Natalya Trepenok's illustration for russian tale "Sister Alyonushka and Brother Ivanushka".

#natalya trepenok #наталья трепенок #russian #slavic #russian tales #русские сказки #russian illustration #tale illustration #illustration

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Palekh painting on a small box with illustration of "Morozko" tale.

Palekh miniature is a Russian folk handicraft of a miniature painting, which is done with tempera paints on varnished articles made of papier-mâché (including the creation of small boxes, cigarette cases, and powder cases).

Morozko (Grandfather Frost) is a spirit of frost or sometimes a wizard of winter. Since the 19th century this character has changed, and now he is a symbol of the New Year holiday. Morozko is similar to Santa Claus in his modern role in russian culture.

#morozko #морозко #palekh #палех #russian #slavic #русские сказки #russian folklore

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Boris Zvorykin's illustration for russian tale "The Feather of Finist the Falcon".

#boris zvorykin #борис зворыкин #finist the falcon #финист ясный сокол #russian #slavic #russian tales #russian illustration #русские сказки #tale illustration #illustration

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Ivan Tsygankov's illustration for russian tale "Baba Yaga".

#ivan tsygankov #иван цыганков #baba yaga #баба яга #russian #slavic #russian tales #russian art #russian illustration #русские сказки #tale illustration #illustration #cat

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Natalya Trepenok's illustration for russian tale "Sister Alyonushka and Brother Ivanushka".

#natalya trepenok #наталья трепенок #russian #slavic #russian tales #russian art #russian illustration #русские сказки #tale illustration #illustration #sister alyonushka and brother ivanushka

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Viktor Britvin's illustration for "The tale of Tsar Saltan" in verse by Alexander Pushkin.

#viktor britvin #виктор бритвин #alexander pushkin #александр пушкин #сказка о царе салтане #tale of tsar saltan #russian #slavic #russian tales #русские сказки #russian art #russian illustration #tale illustration #illustration

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Oleg Korovin's illustration for the book of russian fairy tales "The Malachite Casket" by Pavel Bazhov.

#oleg korovin #олег коровин #pavel bazhov #павел бажов #russian #slavic #russian tales #russian art #russian illustration #русские сказки #tale illustration #illustration #bazhov's tales #сказки бажова

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M. Tesarzhikova illustration for the cover of the book of russian fairy tales.

#m. tesarzhikova #м. тесаржикова #russian #slavic #russian tales #русские сказки #russian art #russian illustration #slavic tales #tale illustration #illustration

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Pavel Ponomarenko's illustration for russian tale "The Frog Tsarevna".

#pavel ponomarenko #павел пономаренко #russian #slavic #russian tales #russian art #russian illustration #русские сказки #tale illustration #illustration #the frog tsarevna #царевна лягушка

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Oleg Gurenkov’s painting “The Rainbow”.

#oleg gurenkov #олег гуренков #russian #russian art #russian modern art #russian folklore #russian tales #русские сказки #slavic

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Nikolai Vorobyov's illustration for russian epic poem (bylina) "Dobrynya and the Serpent".

#nikolai vorobyov #николай воробьев #russian #slavic #russian epic poem #bylina #былина #russian tales #russian folklore #русские сказки #russian illustration #tale illustration #illustration #zmei #Змей