Russian culture has a long history. Russia claimed a long tradition of dividend in many aspects of the arts, especially when it comes to literature, philosophy, classical music, ballet, architecture, painting, cinema, animation and politics, which all had considerable influence on world culture.
The Skoptsy (Russian: скопцы; singular скопец “castrate”; also transliterated as Skoptzy, Skoptzi, Skoptsi, Skopzi, Scoptsy, etc.) were a heretical sect, within the larger Spiritual Christianity movement in Tsarist Russia, best known for practicing castration of men and the mastectomy of women in accordance with their teachings
Folk Tales From the Russian, by Verra Xenophontovna Kalamatiano de Blumenthal, [1903], full text etext at sacred-texts.com
Embroidery >>> Dictionary of symbols >>> Birds. In Russian folklore The Bird carries a lot of meanings. It symbolizes the spring, The Sun itself, and different aspects of The Sun (its warmth, light, and power).
Chonguita the Monkey Wife Philippines There was a king who had three sons, named Pedro, Diego, and Juan. One day the king ordered these three gentlemen to set out from the kingdom and seek their fortunes.
Folktales (or folk tales) — including fairy tales, tall tales, trickster tales, and legends — retold by award-winning author Aaron Shepard.
Reader’s Theater Editions are free scripts for reader’s theater (or readers theatre) adapted from stories written by Aaron Shepard and others—mostly humor, fantasy, and world tales from a variety of cultures.
Cinderella, Aarne-Thompson-Uther folktale type 510A and related stories of persecuted heroines translated and/or edited by D. L. Ashliman.
Active Heroines in Folktales. teens’ Choice Home for Storytelling, Music and Activities for s . In most familiar folk tales with female protagonists, the woman or teen plays a passive role, waiting to be rescued or, at most, helping her male rescuer by her special knowledge of her captor.
A small press specializing in world literature and poetry in English and translation from Russian, East/Central European languages, Korean, and Chinese.
