#russianfolklore

“Animals in the Pit”, Russian folktale. Illustration: Konstantin Kuznetsov, 1937.

Екатерина Рощина-Инсарова

One of the oldest buildings in Hattfjelldal municipality in Nordland, Norway.

In Slavic folklore, an Alkonost is a beautiful woman with the body of a bird. Known for having a hypnotic voice, they have the ability to immobilize people to in order to hear her song. They lay eggs along seashores, then placed into the ocean where they lay dormant until hatched, causing tumultuous storms.

Morozko, laying next to Vasya who is asleep: nice Vasya,still asleep: [cuddles closer to Morozko] Morozko: N I C E

A short story retelling the tale of Adam and Eve.

Here’s my Baba Yaga’s Liminal Chicken House in her natural habitat among my folklore books. I found a cloche that it fit in perfectly! If you haven’t already, please vote for my entry in the Townsmith/MyMiniFactory contest! I made it to the finals and the grand prize is a Phenom Peopoly which would be such a huge boon to my art practice! http://townsmith.de/polls/vote/16 You do need to register to their site in order to vote. (This is the same poll as my post last week, but different from the semi-finals I posted the week before) Thank you so much!! #babayaga #chickenhouse #folklore #russianfolklore #easterneuropean #sculpture #art #statue #dnd #minature https://www.instagram.com/p/CMcTNJUDVA9/?igshid=1k74a9zlr3s4w