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Living life is not a field to cross. Hamlet, Boris Pasternak

16:36 I couldn't agree more. The subtle colouring, the contrast between Baba Yaga's Hut and the lit path in the forest and so many details in both the depiction of the forest and Vasilisa herself. I own a thin book with Russian fairy tales that I found in a public book swapping place and it has the same painting on it's front and the other tales are also illustrated by Bilibin. Baba Yaga is my favourite character in those tales, because while she is a man-eating ogress, she is still very wise and may just save your life if you remain polite, solve her difficult challenge and you are in a predicament she has sympathy for. Such a deep character :-).

опять виноваты большевики и проклятые коммуняки отобрали сказки у руззке детей ...

It would be helpful if you concentrated on one story at a time.

Snow White poisoned by Queen is derived from Persephone kidapped by Hades.

I would like a wholesome wolf who will do everything for me just cuz he ate my lazy ass horse.

I wonder if I could get these beautiful animations of these tales on dvd?

The duck symbolism is like the bears hibernating in caves a in winter so bears being sun symbols

Thankyou Folklore/fairytales are a huge passion of mine I love Slavic tales and have chased up literary and film versions of The Scarlet Flower and Baba Yaga tales Iliked your pointing out how Pinocchio fits into this lay out I don’t think I’d picked up in that 🤗Beautiful illustrations featured!

It's a shame that you have so few views. Your channel is amazing! Thanks for sharing your knowledge with us.

I took a uni course on Russian fairy tales. We learned about most of these tales. I enjoyed the class, and your video brought back good memories.

I'm so happy I came across your channel, this is the first video I'm watching of yours and I'm already hooked! <3

Stumbled across this video, and now I’m hooked!

@39:19 Could you tell me what source you were reading, or the name of this practice? I’d never heard about it until this! Спасибо вам огромно за создания этого видео, мне было интересно вернуться к таким сказкам ❤

I grew up with a picture book about Baba Yaga. This girl lived with her step mother and step sister. They made her sleep in the barn on straw while they slept in feather beds. The girl worked and worked, and one day, she grew a horn in the middle of her forehead. Her evil step mom was like “get out of here, demon!” So the girl walked and walked. She walked while she was sleeping, she walked while she was awake, and one night, she found a cabin in chicken legs. She knocked on the door, and an old lady answered. The girl said she was very hungry, and needed a place to sleep. The old woman said cool story, bruh. You know how to sweep? And the girl says of course, let me sweep this place up. The old woman fed her, and she did chores. It went on like that for a while, and then Baba Yaga said “it’s time to go home”, took the horn off of her head, and stuck it right to the wall. The girl went home, and her dad, who they all thought died, had returned from a long way away, with gold and gems and beautiful dresses for his beloved daughter. And he kicked those other ladies out, he said how dare you treat my precious daughter so! And the step mom was like “where’s your horn, horn face?” And the girl said “I dunno, witch took it? And I think she made dad come home?” So the step mom told the step sister, go find the witch! She’ll make us rich, like ol’ hornface. The step sister found Baba Yaga’s cottage and knocked on the door. She said “yeah, I’m hungry or SUHmthing, can you, like, help or whatever?” And Baba Yaga said “uh huhhhh… you know how to sweep? Maybe milk a cow?” And the step sister was like “boo, no. Gross. I don’t like to work, I am very lazy and bad.” So Baba Yaga said yeah… I know who you are. And she took the horn off the wall, stuck it to the stepsisters forehead, and said good luck finding a husband now, hornface. And you know, I think that might have been one of those Soviet retellings you were talking about.

Lovely video, will re watch it definitely^^

Pretty sure the soviet stories would be just soviet childrens literature as, if i get that right, they basically were sophisticated propaganda projects. its not to say it isnt good, just a clear intent. Childrens media would fit most

Amazing video!! I really enjoyed it!!!

What a lovely video for Christmas! I am happy because I recently read a book with a few Russian fairy tales and was surprised that many of the tales mentioned in the video are ones I have read. It is a topic I wish more people appreciated and talked about, it’s so fun! o(^▽^)o🪆

such an excellent, entertaining and educational video! thank you for your insights <3

Just came across your channel in my recommended. While watching this video, I went through your channel, wondering if you had anything about the Master and Margarita. You did not disappoint, love that it was your first video. Checking that out next! For now, enjoying this video while I sew ✨

Slovak folklore is so interesting! I love learning more about it!

I learn so much from your videos ... and they keep me smiling as well. Thank you!

Honestly if I only subscribed to one TH-cam channel, it would choose your's Inna. Youre such a pleasure to listen to. Thank you for all the efforts you go to to make them. Yes, a Soviet fairytale video would be fascinating ♥️

Hi, inna! In these days I am watching all your amazing videos. How many years have you been studying english? Because it's perfect. I wish I could speak russian as well as you speak english. Thanks for sharing with us your knowledge!

For me that I am in love with russian language and literature, this channel is a real bless. Thanks, inna. Keep making videos on russian literature!

What an awesome channel! Thanks venedikt erofeev for making me find this gem of a russian lit dedicated channel!

Good video!

This is a great introduction to Gogol that deserves more views. Gogol's humour is packed with profundity. I still have yet to read 'Marriage'. Have you read Tommasso Landolfi's story Gogol's Wife? You might love it.

Thank you so much for this in-depth and entertaining discussion. I love Hero of Our Time for the story line and the exoticness of the Caucasus. But you helped me think about the "novel" at a much deeper level. One suggestion: perhaps you could speak a bit slower?

Inna, thank you very much for one more brilliant overview! I had never liked Lermontov for his ugly personality, but his poetry is beautiful. Also I was amazed with his paintings last year when visited his house! He was a remarkable painter!

I simply love listening to you. Thank you, I found your channel simply because I'm interested in reading Woe From Wit

Gogle is good writer I read few books of him, but I can see strong antisemitism in his books.

Anxiously awaiting the list of your favorites ...!

Wonderful introduction to Russian literature. I have been learning Russian for several years now and am starting to make my way through some of the easier literature. I am learning so much from your channel. Please continue making more - and don't lose your wonderful sense of humor either :-)

Thank you for your interesting and enlightened analysis.

Thank you so much for introducing me to a new and wonderful (to me) author! I'm glad I got to know your youtube channel . Take care!

You got me with the last 2 parts! Anti-war story and his love for photography and painting! Thank you so much for exploring Andreev for us!

Dear Inna, what a brilliant lecture! Pushkin is obviously a whole universe for Russians. Yet you have said so much about him, highlighted many things that are rarely noticed. Thank you so much! ❤

I read a collection of stories by Kuprin a few years ago and I remember loving every single story. I don't remember much from them today so I am way overdue for a re-read. I am yet to read The Pit and hope to get to that next year.

love this thoroughly researched history on onw kf the most prominent russian authors! keep up the good work! 😁

Thank you so much for this. I am reading my way through Tolstuy and Dostoevsky and I found your video extremely interetsing and informative. Not only "liked" but subscribed. Thank you.

Thank you so much for this excellent overview! I am tempted to read his darker stories now: "The pit" and "Molokh".

I immeditely object: Kuprin is the 1st tier, not the 2nd.

"Lovely, Lovely!" As one crow from the cartoon said... I'm serious - very good videos! Greene has never been my favorite writer, but you made me wonder if I was wrong. Nevertheless, I look forward to your further feedback on Russian and Soviet writers! By the way, would you like to take a review of Ivan Efremov? Apologists of communist philosophy? His "Hour of the Bull" really impressed me...

OMG, Valentin Katayev is such a renowned Soviet novelist! I am so disappointed that he used ghost writers. 😢

I love the ship with scarlet sails in your bookcase! :)

It's good that kids do not read author's biography before reading the books... Green's most popular novels are so nice and romantic, they promote kindness, loyalty and friendship. His bitter life is really interesting to be laid over his sweet books though. But it's better to do it in late 20's of one's life.

I accidentally came across your channel and failed for the whole evening watching your videos! It is very exciting and informative. And fun! Thank you very much for your work! Please don't give up on this case!

This is a fantastic well-produced video. Dostoevsky's writing ,Crime and Punishment in particular, changed my life and he is the reason I am now learning to read and speak russian to better appreciate russian literature as a whole, primarily the works of Chekhov, Turgenev, and Dostoevsky, (as well as Bulgakov's the Master and Margarita). Anyways, this is a fantastic video and if this you keep making videos of this quality I garuntee the channel will deservedly skyrocket. Thank you for the great content about something I'm passionate about.