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Baba Yaga Summary
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BABA YAGA, known in Russian folklore as a witch and an ogress, is the ancient goddess of death and regeneration of Slavic mythology, with roots in the pre-Indo-European matrilinear pantheon. In Slavic folk tales (mainly Russian), Baba Yaga lives in...
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Baba Yaga (Russian: Ба́ба-Яга́), is, in Slavic folklore, the wild old woman; the witch; and mistress of magic. She is also seen as a forest spirit, leading hosts of...


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The Horn Book Magazine
The Black Geese: A Baba Yaga Story from Russia.(Review)
05/01/1999: 397 words, approx. 1 pages
* Alison Lurie, reteller The Black Geese: A Baba Yaga Story from Russia; illus, by Jessica Souhami 32 pp. DK Ink 4/99 ISBN 0-7894-2558-0 14.95 g (Primary) Here's one well-known novelist for adults who can summon exactly the right voice for a tale...
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Publishers Weekly
Baba Yaga. (book reviews)
08/09/1993: 139 words, approx. 1 pages
Katya Arnold. North-South, $14.95 ISBN 1-55858-208-8 Less compelling than Patricia Polacco's Babushka Baba Yaga (Children's Forecasts, July 12), which also features the witch of Russian legend, Arnold's rather thin story is noteworthy chiefly for the intriguing art that accompanies it. Here, Baba Yaga...
 


 

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