Episode 114 - Vasilisa the Fair
It's time for some weird fairy tales, starting with the Russian classic Vasilisa the Fair as presented by Alexander Afanasyev!
Special thanks to reader Kristyna Baczynski! Check out her amazing Baba Yaga print!
Here's that site featuring Russian Secret Tales.
Check out these Baba Yaga Lubki prints (and a lot of other information) from fairy-tale blog A dark rainbow.
Have a look at this Soviet-era animated film, Vasilisa the Beautiful.
Place your eyes on Vasilisa at the Hut of Baba Yaga, by Ivan Bilibin!
This episode features arrangements of Prelude No. 4 of Shostakovich's 24 Preludes and Fugues, Opus 87, as well as Nocturne No. 19 in E Minor, Op. 72, No. 1 by Frédéric Chopin.
Next up: Teig O'Kane and the Corpse