Russian folk tales with female archetypes. Baba Yaga, Marya Morevna, Vasilisa Wise and others

What unites the warlike Marya Morevna and the melee Vasilisa Beautiful? Why is the stepdaughter - "Virgin in trouble"? What is the axis of the motivation of the fox-sister?

Have you noticed that the appearance, characters and even tests of heroes and heroines of Russian folk tales are typical for many plots?

This collection includes fairy tales collected by the folklorist Alexander Nikolayevich Afanasyev, in which archetypal female characters occupy the central place-from Baba Yaga to the Kno-Khavroshechka. , the enchanted Tsarevna-Snow and other heroines come to life at the illustrations of the talented artist Anteika, who gave a new appearance to the old fairy tales.