Russian folktales

Russian Folk Negative Characters

Illustration "Masha and the Bear" from Russian Folktales, 1954 by Artist V. Hvostenko

Into the woods, and the mysterious new year. This is a detail from a sketch for the Russian folktale, "Vasilisa the Beautiful." Vasilisa goes into the wood, to fetch a light from Baba Yaga. Baba Yaga is the famous witch who lives in a hut on chicken legs. This is an image I must

The Magic Swan Geese. Illustration by M. Belyaeva from a collection of Russian folktales by Alexei Tolstoy published in 1988

Ivan Bilibin lived in the XIX – XX cent., a remarkable figure of Russian Art Nouveau. Find more works of this artist at Wikiart.org – best visual art database.

By Nikolay Kochergin for "Tsarevitch Ivan and the Gray Wolf"

Russian Folktale“Tell us about Baba Yaga,” begged Maroosia.“Yes,” said Vanya, “please, grandfather, and about the little hut on chicken’s legs.”“Baba Yaga is a witch,” said old Peter, “a terrible old woman she is, but sometimes kind enough. Baba Yaga is often bad, as in the case of Vasilissa the Very Beautiful, who was only saved

On the 140th anniversary of the master of graphics à la russe.

The Frog Princess: Russian folk tale. Illustrator Tatiana Mavrina.