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Narodnye russkie skazki (Russian Fairy Tales)
Alexander Afanasyev · 1855-1863 · Russian
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Narodnye russkie skazki (Russian Fairy Tales)
Alexander Afanasyev
The classic nineteenth-century collection of East Slavic folktales, source of many Baba Yaga and Koschei stories. Folklore recorded centuries after the pre-Christian period, not evidence of ancient myth by itself.
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The classic nineteenth-century collection of East Slavic folktales, source of many Baba Yaga and Koschei stories. Folklore recorded centuries after the pre-Christian period, not evidence of ancient myth by itself.
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