“Folklore is important for understanding people’s cultural narratives – story lines that describe something unique to the culture’s history and its people. They help to define a cultural identity and, in subtle ways, shape future choices…In Russian fairy tales, the main character eventually prevails. He doesn’t win through his own virtues, though, but through the intervention of a magical being – a fish, a frog, a horse – that does all the hard work while the main character claims credit.”

− Mia M. Bloom & Sophia Moskalenko

Russian folklore is, indeed, entrenched in the Russian people, Continue reading →