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Russian Fairy Tales

Many Russian lacquer boxes illustrate Russian fairy tales. Actually maybe "folk tales" is a more appropriate term since Russian tales have no fairies. Whatever you call them, knowing the story always makes you appreciate the artwork on the doll or box all the more.

Here are a few translated summaries of some of those tales.


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Alyonushka (Alenushka)
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Emelya and the Will of the Pike
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The Fisherman and the Golden Fish
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The Fox and The Wolf
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The Frog Princess
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The Geese and The Swans
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The Golden Cockerel
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Ivan, the Firebird, and the Gray Wolf
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Ivan and the Humpbacked Pony
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Kolobok
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Morozko (Father Frost)
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Sadko
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The Scarlet Flower
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Silver Hoof
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The Sleeping Princess and the 7 Bogatyrs
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The Snowmaiden - Version I
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The Snowmaiden - Version 2
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Tsar Saltan (Swan Princess, Magic Squirrel)
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