February
03
/ 2018
“[…] In the evening the girl laid the table and began waiting for Baba-Yaga. It grew dark. The black horseman swept by and it was night. The skulls’ eyes began to shine. The trees creaked, the dead leaves crunched, the earth trembled, and there was Baba-Yaga…”-Vasilisa the Beautiful Vasilisa the Beautiful is the name of a popular Russian fairy tale. In this story, the eponymous heroine is pitted against Baba Yaga, one of the best-known characters from Slavic folklore. The latter is an ambiguous supernatural being. In some fairy tales, Baba Yaga is portrayed as a benevolent being, though in others, she plays the role of the antagonist. Still, in other tales, it may be said that her character does
