Not a drinker? Hi Dave, love the kitty cat - now that is wall art. Also enjoyed the true/false story and "chef". As for you not being a drinker I'd say that was "false"...
A delightful tale Hi Denise & David,
I loved reading The Frog Princess - a delightful tale.
I am enjoying the Pushkin fairy tale book ( for adults) we purchased as a souvenir in Russia also. It transports me to a “make believe “place - a type of meditation I suppose.
Hope you are ok & not suffering any water damage!
Cheers
Mary
Loved this David Lovely to hear from you Pauline. Sometimes the arrow falls in places we do not expect. I do not know the moral of this tale but I was glad I discovered it.
Drift Away I love the way you tied in the time you were writing the blog into the days of actual travel. Great mental image of you throwing on a dressing gown to take sunrise pictures as you float steadily down the Volga. Your photo of the bird crying out against the dark read sky is hauntingly effective.
Drift Away Glad you joined the ride Tommy. I tried to capture the quieter moments. Drift away is a nice way to express it. Reminds me of the Dobie Gray song of the same name "Oh give me the peace boys and free my soul, I want to get lost in your rock & roll and drift away". Thank you.
Clearly Russia has much to offer This great northern land has charmed its way into your heart. I have no doubt you will return for more exploration. What a fairy tale.... good luck living down the vacuum cleaner and the doll! Love to you both.
Clearly Russia has much to offer Russia was truly a revelation. Coming from the World's driest continent to the World's largest country...in many ways the most interesting. Thousands of photos. I find it an exhilarating challenge for what I will present next.
Some more cartoons Glad you liked it. I kinda thought you would.
I'm not sure what other fairy tales your book may have, but chances are some, if not most, have been made into cartoons.
Some random suggestions (too bad I can't embed direct links):
The sad wise wolf I remember seeing in one of your photos ("ну, ты заходи, если что") is from a delightful "Жил-был пёс".
If you liked the animation style of Царевна-лягушка, you might also like "Гуси-лебеди", "Сестрица Алёнушка и братец Иванушка", which are adaptations of Russian fairy tales, and "В яранге горит огонь", which is a take on Northern indigenous folklore. Same animation style (but a different literary source) would be found in "Аленький цветочек", but you'd probably need subtitles.
For some goofy modern claymation, check out "Глинька" and "Терем мухи" from an awesome modern series "Гора самоцветов"
"Снежная королева" is probably the best adaptation of Andersen's "Snow Queen".
"Кот в сапогах" Бардин" is an unmistakably 1990's claymation short by Garry Bardin, one of the key figures in Soviet and Russian stop-motion animation.
Some more cartoons Thank you again and again Peck to paw. I hope you reveal yourself further. I hope you have read my earlier Russian blogs that embrace Russian history as history is also pivotal to the Russian psyche. I will check out you cartoon suggestions with joyous expectation. fascinating
Soviet cartoon Look for царевна-лягушка 1954 мультфильм on YouTube for a beautifully made classic Soviet cartoon.
Compared to the original fairy tale, it offers some logical and ideological refinement (i.e. the immortal villain is a disgruntled suitor vs. Vasilissa's father; the nightly labor is done by Vasilissa herself rather than a bunch of class-opressed magical helpers; and the villain's "death by needle" is portrayed more literally), but it is a very well done cartoon.
Soviet cartoon I cannot thank you enough for your comment and directing me to discover this Soviet cartoon version of The Frog Princess. I have just viewed 38mins 55secs of Сказки : Царевна-лягушка which though in Russian I could understand and see the differences with my version. Thoroughly enjoyed it and opened my eyes to a treasure trove of Russian Fairy Tales in cartoon form. Really glad I put the time in to prepare my blog which in the spirit of oral storytelling reflected my own style in the telling but kept to the spirit of the version I had. Thank you again. A new world of Russian culture has opened for me that I shall explore and enjoy further.
Eggs and other such things Haha! Great punchline about the price of the Russian doll. At least it'll be a beautiful reminder to always check the price before purchasing. I agree about not wanting any big heavy souvenirs, especially at the beginning of a trip.
Eggs and other such things Initially the doll was smiling...ever since she's been laughing...along with Denise who has me paying it off for a lifetime! There's gotta be a lesson in there somewhere Tommy...but all I can do is wonder how I could have let it happen.
...a smile on my matryoshka doll's face Pt 3 not a problem - the judge has spoken - penance is dusting said matryoshka doll along with all that surrounds her in a radius of 50m for but not limited to a period of x years which will be determined by aforementioned judge!
...a smile on my matryoshka doll's face ...how many years will it take to work the price off? Pleased you asked - once you have worked off the vacuum cleaner - how much time do you have?
...a smile on my matryoshka doll's face Pt 2 Ouch!!! Haven't I paid off the vacuum cleaner I bought from the Whitmont Man all those years ago? I have done ALL the vacuuming for I don't know how many years in penance ever since!!! The World will be burnt up by the Sun before I've paid the World's most expensive matryoshka doll off...OUCH!!!
I am pleased I was tethered bc I could have been lost to the world when reading this blog... My goodness - those panoramas and accompanying sublime blues from Pete Cornelius were mindblowing, immediately transporting me to the time & place - thanks for that!
I wake up talking because when you have thousands of words to expel in a day there is no time to lose :-)
I could have been lost to the world Russian rivers at their best. Memories are what returns with us after travel. That I can relive the incredible beauty of life on the rivers with such an exhilarating soundtrack...panoramas of vistas that words cannot do justice...priceless.
...a smile on my matryoshka doll's face oh boy did I laugh!!! I do feel though you should rename the blog to "The 10 buck book & the million dollar doll!"
Wonderful Russian fairy tale... Glad you enjoyed it Bob...such a whacky tale I had to tell it. The book of Russian Fairy Tales opened me to so many aspects of the Russian psyche thus was certainly ten bucks well spent. That how I got it comes with such a great story still makes me shake my head...could be a fairy tale itself, but 'twas true!
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Hi Dave, love the kitty cat - now that is wall art. Also enjoyed the true/false story and "chef". As for you not being a drinker I'd say that was "false"...