The folk tale is a message from our ancestors transmitted from time immemorial. Through the magic plots to us, sacred information about morality and spirituality, traditions and culture is coming. Heroes of Russians folk fairy tales Extremely colorful. They live in the world, full wonders and dangers. It comes the battle of bright and dark forces, as a result of which good and justice always wins.
Ivan-Dol
The main hero of Russian fairy tales is a seeker. He goes into a difficult way to get a magic item or a bride, deal with the monster. In this case, initially the character may occupy a low social situation. As a rule, it is peasant Son., the youngest child in the family.
By the way, the word "fool" in ancient times did not have a negative meaning. From the 14th century, it served as a faith, which was often given to the younger son. He did not get inheritance from his parents. The older brothers in fairy tales are successful and practical. Ivan spends time on the furnace, since it is not interested in living conditions. He is not looking for money or fame, patiently tolerates ridicule others.
However, it is Ivan-fools that, as a result, lucky luck. He is unpredictable, it is able to solve non-standard riddles, the enemy wins cunning. The hero is peculiar to charity and kindness. He cuts out in trouble, letters a pike, for which the magical help is honored. Overcoming all obstacles, Ivan-Fool marries the royal daughter, becomes rich. Behind non-zeepywear is hidden the image of a sage, serving the good and bewildered false.
Bogatyr
This hero was borrowed from the epic. He is beautiful, brazed, noble. Often grows "not by day, but by the hour." It has a huge force, it is capable of settleing the boysk horse. There are many plots where the character enters into a fight with the monster, dies, and then resurrect.
The names of the heroes of Russian fairy tales may be different. We are found by Ilya Muromets, Bova Koruvich, Alyosha Popovich, Nikita Kozhemyaka and other characters. Ivan-Tsarevich can also be attributed to this category. He comes into battle with the snake of Gorynych or Koshchem, saddles Sivka-Burka, protects the weak, cuts out the princess.
It is significant that the hero sometimes allows errors (roughly corresponds to the oncoming grandmother, burns the skin of the frog). Subsequently, he has to repent of this, ask for forgiveness, correct the situation. By the end of the fairy tale, he acquires wisdom, finds the princess and gets fetunding as a reward for exploits.
Miracle Bride
A smart and beautiful girl by the end of the story becomes the wife of a fairy-tale hero. In Russian folk fairy tales, we have Vasilisa torture, Marya Morrevna, Elena beautiful. They are embodied the people's idea of \u200b\u200ba woman standing on guard of a kind.
Heroes are distinguished by resourcefulness and mind. Thanks to their help, the hero solve ingenious riddles, the enemy wins. Often, the power of nature is often improved, it is able to contact the animal (swan, frog), to create real wonders. The powerful forces of the heroine uses for the benefit of his beloved.
Present in fairy tales and the image of the meek of Padder, who achieves success thanks to its hardworking and kindness. Common qualities for all positive female images are loyalty, cleanliness of aspirations and willingness to recover.
What is the hero of Russian fairy tales is the most beloved and popular among children and adults? The first place on the right belongs to the Baba Yaga. This is a very ambiguous character with frightening appearance, hooked nose and bone foot. Baba in antiquity called mother, a senior woman in the family. "Yaga" may be due to the ancient Russian words "fly" ("screaming loudly, swear") or "Yaga" ("Sick, Evil").
Lives an old witch in the forest, on the border of our and outdoor world. Her hut in the curiped legs is fenced with a fence from human bones. The grandmother flies on a stupkey, friendly with unclean power, kidnaps children and keeps many magic items from uninvited guests. According to scientists, it is associated with the kingdom of the dead. This indicates loose hair that broke off to women before burial, bone leg, as well as the house. Slavs did for the dead wooden hut, which put in the forest on the stumps.
In Russia, always respected the ancestors and appealed to them for advice. Therefore, good men come to Baba, and she is experiencing them. Withstand the test witch gives a hint, indicates the path to blast, grants the magic tank, as well as a towel, comb and other wonder. Baba Yaga also does not eat children, but it creates in the oven and spending an old rite of "frogy". In Russia, it was believed that this way could be healing a child from illness.
Koschey
The name of this fabulous hero of Russian fairy tales could occur from the Turkic "Koschey", which is translated as a "slave." The character of three hundred years has been custodized and contained in imprisonment. He himself also likes to kidnap beautiful girls and hide them into the dungeon. According to another version, the name comes from Slavic "to Kosti" (scold, harming) or "bone". Koschey is often depicted as a skinny old man, more like a skeleton.
He is a very strong charger, lives in Dali from other people and owns indiscrect treasures. The death of the hero is in the needle, which is reliable to be covered in subjects and animals attached to each other by type of matryoshki. The prototype of Koschey may be the Winter Deity Karachun, which appeared on the light of the Golden Egg. It was squeezed by ice and brought with him death, forcing our ancestors to move into a warmer terrain. In other myths, the son of a black bog called to the son. The latter could manage the time and commanded the army of the afterlife.
This is one of the most ancient images. The hero of Russian fairy tales differs from foreign drains by the presence of several heads. Usually their number is multiple of three. The creature can fly, exhibits fire and kidnaps people. It dwells in the caves, where hides the captives and treasures. Often appears before the positive hero, coming out of the water. The nickname "Gorynych" is associated either with habitat character (mountains), or with the verb "burn".
The image of a terrible snake is borrowed from the ancient myths about the dragon, which protects the entrance to underground kingdom. To become a man, the teenager had to defeat it, i.e. Make a feat, and then enter the world of the dead and return to an adult person. According to another version, Snake Gorynych - collective image Steppe nomads who attacked Russia with huge hordes. At the same time, fire shells were used, burning wooden cities.
Forces of nature
In antiquity, people personified the sun, wind, month, thunder, rain and other phenomena, from which their life depended. They often became the heroes of Russian fairy tales, married the princesses, helped positive heroes. Anthropomorphic rulers of certain elements are also found: Moroz Ivanovich, Leshel, Water. They can play the role of both positive and negative characters.
Nature is depicted spiritualized. The well-being of people largely depends on its actions. So, Frosto awards with gold and a fur coat, the old man's hardworking daughter, which stepmother ordered to throw in the forest. At the same time, her mercenary sister dies from his spell. Slavs bowed before the forces of nature and at the same time beware of them, tried to drag the victims with the help of the victims, were requested.
Grateful animals
In fairy tales, we encounter a speaking wolf, a magical horse and a cow, a goldfish, a pike, executing desires. As well as bear, hare, hedgehog, crow, eagle, etc. All of them understand the speech of man, possess unusual abilities. The hero helps them out of trouble, gives life, and they help defeat the enemy in response.
Traces of Totemism are clearly visible here. Slavs believed that each genus occurred from a certain animal. After the death of a man's soul moves to the beast and vice versa. For example, in a fairy tale "Druzhushka" the soul of the dead mother is reborn in the image of a cow to help the orphaned daughter. Such an animal could not be killed, because it became a relative and defended from trouble. Sometimes the heroes of the fairy tale and themselves can turn around the beast or bird.
Firebird
Many try to take possession of her positive heroes fairy tales A wonderful bird blind eyes like a golden sun, and lives behind a stone wall in rich lands. Freely soaring in the sky, it is a symbol of heavenly shining, which gives good luck, abundance, creative power. This is a representative of another world, which often turns into a kidnapper. Wars the heat-bird Molding apples giving beauty and immortality.
I can catch it only one who is puzzled, believes in a dream and closely connected with the dead ancestors. Usually it is the youngest son who was supposed to care for the old parents and spent a lot of time near the genital focus.
Thus, the heroes of Russian fairy tales teach us to respect the ancestors, listen to their heart, overcome fear, go to the dream, despite mistakes, always help you see for help. And then the divine radiance of the magic fireband will fall on a man, transforming him and giving happiness.
Thinkings are formed thinking, fantasy and worldview of many generations. Fairy tales not only entertain us in childhood, but the actions of the heroes of Russian fairy tales taught us to distinguish good and evil, be brave and act rightly.
At the same time, in fairy tales, high-rise beliefs, views and presentations of the people are displayed. During its development, the fairy tale has significantly changed, its functions have changed. If it was primarily used with a magical intelligence target (urge good luck on the hunt, to protect yourself from enemies or to ensure victory in battle), then over time, losing the ritual value, the fairy tale has acquired aesthetic, training character or entertaining.
Conditional remained I. fairy tale characters. They are types, not individuality, and therefore are described in general terms, are often idealized, exalted, hyperbollays. The main images here are always antagonistic: one embodies good, beautiful; Another - evil forces. From here - their characteristics are actions, actions, intentions, language. Accordingly, with the functions, the heroes of Russian fairy tales shall be conditionally divided on kindergartens, malignors and disadvantaged.
The largest group of fabulous folk epic make up magic, fantastic fairy tales. The explanation of many motifs and features of fabulous heroes can be found only in comparison with long-standing rituals, elements of the socio-religious mistake of the life of Praslavan and the ancient Eurasians. Let's try to analyze some of the most famous characters of Russian fairy tales.
Heroes of Russian fairy tales. Baba Yaga
Baba Yaga is a character of Slavic myflogia and folklore. Usually, the ugliest old woman, endowed with magic power and magic objects. Often the witch, the sorcerer. Most often - a negative character (lures children and good young people in their hut in the curious legs to eat), but sometimes acts as an assistant hero. According to a specialist in the field of folklore, Vladimir Propppe, you can highlight three kinds of Baba Yagi in fairy tales: a donel (gives the chief hero of a fairy-tale horse), the kidnapper of children and the warriper (fights with the main character "not for life, and death").
In modern representations of Baba Yaga - the owner of the forest and the guardian of the borders of the "other world" (the trident kingdom). Therefore, she has a bone foot - to stand in the world of dead. In many fairy tales of Baba Yaga, he drove the bath and evaporates the hero, making the rite of ablution. Then feed him, that is, it makes a trianue with him. And you female image Baba Yagi is connected, according to researchers, with matriarchal ideas about the device of the social world.
Heroes of Russian fairy tales. Water
In Slavic mythology - Spirit living in water, the owner of the waters, the embodiment of the element of water as a negative and dangerous beginning. It appears in front of us in the form of a stupid old man, a puchglase, with a fish tail. It has a huge beard and mustache, sometimes fish features, paws with membranes and horn on the head. He lives in pools, whirlwinds, but especially loves water mills. Therefore, the milbs of them in every way task, and also buried under the log, where there will be a door to a mill, live black rooster or other security attributes. Often, water is associated with the marine king.
Heroes of Russian fairy tales. Firebird
Fabulous bird is usually the goal of finding the hero of the fairy tales. Feathers of heat-birds are shining and amazed by beauty. He lives in the Paradise Garden, in the Golden Cage. It feeds on gold apples, with their singing heals patients and returns sights blind. On the deep mythological level is the personification of fire, light and sun. Therefore, every year in the fall of the fire-bird dies, and in the spring is reborn. In the intercultural level, she has an analogue - Phoenix bird, reborn from ash.
Heroes of Russian fairy tales. Zmey Gorynych
Furgent dragon with several heads, the personification of an evil principle in fairy tales and epic. It usually lives in the mountains, the fiery river and wakes Kalinov Bridge, which fall into the kingdom of the dead. The number of Snake-Gorynych's head is usually equal to three (3, 6, 9 or 12). In fairy tales with the snake, the fiery element is usually associated. Zmey-Gorynych kidnates girls (often it is princes) to enjoy. After that, the main characters comes to him for a fight, before killing his cub-guy.
Heroes of Russian fairy tales. Ivan-Dol
A very popular image in mythology, which in solving problems is guided by its own, non-standard solutions, often contradictory common sense, but bringing success. The designation "Fool" is interpreted in different ways. Some of the researchers consider it to be a guard from the evil. According to another version of Ivan, they are called a fool, since it is usually in fairy tales, he is the third son who does not have the proportion of the parental inheritance (hence and the ability to think unusual, find a way out of difficult situations). Etymologically, the image of Ivan-fool is associated with the image of the priest, because he can sing and play on different tools, and also speaks riddles. In the final of the fairy tales, Ivan-Durak receives wealth and princess in wives.
Heroes of Russian fairy tales. Cat Baiyun
A huge cat-eater holding a magic voice. On the one hand, he speaks and shifts his tales of trails, on the other, his fairy tales may heal. The word "Bayun" means "Govorun, Frame". In fairy tales, Baun's cat sits on a high post for the thirty lands in the thirty kingdom or in a lifeless forest where there are no animals. In one of the fairy tales, he lives with Baba-Yaga.
Catch the cat Bayun is usually a test for the main character who catches it in the iron cap and iron mittens. But the caught cat Baun then serves as a royal yard, heals patients with his stories.
Heroes of Russian fairy tales. Kolobok
The fairy-tale character in the form of a wheat bread-shaped bread, which runs away from grandparents, from different animals, but at the end eaten fox. This character clearly personifies the reverent attitude of the Slavic people to bread, and its sacred value. Namely, the round shape of a kolobka, which is also rolling, which refers us to the cult of the sun.
Heroes of Russian fairy tales. Koschey (Kashing) Immortal
An evil magician whose death is hidden in several magic animals and objects in each other. "On the sea, there is an island on the ocean, on the Tom Island of Oak stands, under the oak, the chest buried, in the cheese trunk, in the hare - a duck, in a duck - an egg, in the egg - death of Koschey." Often kidnates the bride of the main character. The view is thin (blasting - from the word "bone") a high old man or a living skeleton. Sometimes on a speaker and flying horse. Mighty magicians, which also allows its prototypes to call priests.
Heroes of Russian fairy tales. Led
Spirit-owner of the forest in the mythology of Slavs. The appearance of it is different, the breeds even opposite in different fairy tales - then it is a small growth, then a giant, then an anthropomorphic creature, it has an animal appearance. In any case, the nature of its otherworldly. The attitude of people to him is also dual. On the one hand, he is afraid of him, he can make a person to bother, sometimes refunds, can punish for improper behavior in his possessions. At the same time, it was the Lessel guard that the life of a person depends on a large extent.
Heroes of Russian fairy tales. Miracle Yudo
Character of folk fairy tales and epic, and even Praslavyan mythology. The positive or negative character of the character is not clearly designated, as well as his genus - in different epochs he was both female, and male, and middle. Miracle Yudo - the character is so ancient that researchers find it difficult to bind it to any phenomenon.
It may be a marine animal, mythical snake, dragon. And in the author's fairy tale, Peter Yershova "Konon-Gorbok" (1834) there is a miracle yudo fish-whale - the island.
Russian folk fairy tales - this is a significant element national History, through the prism of which, not only the people can consider, as a holistic education, but also its individuals. Faith in good and evil, justice, family foundations, religious views, awareness of your own place in the surrounding world. Russian folktale Always carries a training component, hiding it under the shell of a lung, unpaired narration.
Heroes of Russian folk fairy tales - These are the collective images of the most typical folk traits. The latitude of the Russian soul, the impressive by the proverbs of Avos or a fool, riching with letters - everything is reflected in folk narratives. Whatever the fairy tale, we will hide a deep meaning around. Often, under the larger clumsy closure bear, a gullible hare or cunning fox, you can see the vices of a human character, much more clearly than it would be noticeable in the "adult" narratives.
After all, not a gift they say - Fairy tale lies, yes in it hint ...
Heroes animals in Russian folk tales Closely related to the ideas about the world of the ancient Slavs. A close neighborhood with a natural medium, extensive forests and valleys of full-flow rivers, settled in fairy tales of typical representatives of the surrounding landscape - foxes, bears, wolves, hares. Large and finely horned cattle, also often acts as fabulous characters. Especially in cases where the cult of homemade focus, prosperity, family of family is emphasized ( for example, in the tale of a tiny havel). Revered and poultry ( Digger Ryaba), and small rodents ( Mouse Norushka).
It is important to remember that the ability is not easy to listen, but hear and understand what is hidden in russian folk tales, also valuable, like, for example, understanding foreign language. Word-symbols themselves do not matter. Much more important, what depth they are stored in themselves. And, since they have been preserved, fabulous legends experienced troubled and full times, then they are in fact the population of folk knowledge.
List of heroes of Russian folk fairy tales
1. Baba Yaga
Evil Baba in the mythology of Slavic peoples. Acts as a negative hero. Endowed with magical power. Its main attributes: black cat, hut on curious legs, stupa with a larger.
In various fairy tales, the Yaga woman is wearing a different emotional color. Sometimes she opposes the chief hero; In some cases, it supports it; Less often - herself opposes evil.
Baba Yaga is a very ancient mythological image. It makes it out otherwise to take a look at the life and philosophy of our ancestors.
Tales about Babu Yagu:
2.Vasilisa beautiful
Collective idealized image of a female start in fairy tales. Combines the mind - everyday wisdom and beauty. Considered daughter Sea kingAnd gets the chief hero as a reward for victory over evil. Other names: Elena Revinda, Vasilisa Persudya, Marya Skarnist, Marya Morrevna. Often changes images, reincarnating in animals.
Vasilisa is a very ancient Slavic image idealizing the feminine. Carefully reading fabulous stories, you can learn a lot about the ancient public institutions, relationships between men and women.
Fairy tales about Vasilisa beautiful (wisely):
3. Water
Lord of the aquatic element in the presentation of Slavic peoples. And in counterweight Marine Tsar., dominates over standing, silent waters: waters, swamps, cramps. Usually depicted in the form of an old man with fish features, a long rude beard dressed in Tina.
Lands about water are very diverse. It is powerful and, despite his bad temper, favored beekeepers. He does not touch fishermen, ready to divide his catch with him. But unresolved or those who forgot to put themselves with the procession before bathing does not regret anything.
Tale of water:
4. Firebird
A fire bird; Usually - search object the main hero of the fairy tales. It can not be taken with bare hands. The singing of heat-birds heals patients, returns youth, distinguishes sorrow. Reasonable riches can give its owner.
5. Snake Gorynych
Mythical dragon in Slavic mythology. It has several heads. Created to erupt the flame. Lives in the area Fire river and wakes pass to The kingdom of the dead. In fairy tales, it acts as a negative character, an integral equilibrium link of good and evil forces.
6. Ivan Fool
Comic character in Russian folk fairy tales. This is a collective image of the poorest peasant class - illiterate, infertility and to the disgrace of simple in everyday affairs. It is for these qualities to Ivan-Fool and is rewarded. In this image, an important role is played by the late Christian cultural layer.
True I tell you if you do not consult and you will not like children, you will not enter the kingdom of heaven "(Mattp.18: 3)
7. Ivan-Tsarevich
Hero of Russian folk fairy tales. In most plots - positive character. Name "Tsarevich" Specifies rather to the royalness of intentions and actions rather than on the real title. Usually in the plot performs a difficult task for which the remuneration receives.
8. Kolobok
The protagonist of the same name of the Russian folk fairy tale; Rated ball from the dough symbol of contentment and satiety of the Russian people. For its preparation, a limited amount of ingredients is used, but despite this, the bunker is obtained by ruddy and appetizing. In this hidden main Moral Tales. True, as a result, for your arrogance, the ridge overtakes the payroll.
But still, emphasizes - the bread of the head.
9. Cat Baun.
Endowed with a magical force of a mythical creature. Usually, negative hero
. It has huge sizes and ability to speak a human voice. "Bayun" Means Govorun. With his stories - fairy tales, the cat can death to squeeze the interlocutor. However, for the one who will be able to tame him or get as a trophy, the cat will give eternal health, youth and strength.
10. Koschey (Kashing) Immortal
Skinny, smashed old man. Always a negative character in fairy tales. It has a magical force. Immortense. Its life is enclosed in several items placed one in another. For example, oak, under it Cave, there is a chest, in the chest - a box, in the box - an egg, in the egg - needle. In the mythology of Slavs guard the passage to the kingdom of the dead. Enters the union with the snake of Gorynych.
According to the plot of fairy tales, often kidnates the bride of the main character.
11. Ryaba chicken
Magic chicken from the fairy tale eponymous. Carries golden Eggs. The special role of pets in the peasant economy personifies. Express and wise. Shows that not always gold can be more important than ordinary eggswhich is used in food.
12. Lesy
Owner of the forest, disembodied or bodily creature. Able to change the appearance. Reincarnated in animals, trees, dwarfs, giants and even takes the kind of familiar people. Led neutral. And depending on his attitude towards the hero, it becomes a kind, then an evil character. Able to emit all the sounds of the forest. Often, Leshego's approach is guessing in the rustle of foliage into mad weather.
13. Liho
Live embodiment difficult human fraction, fate. Usually appears in the image one-eyed ugly monster with a slumping toothstay. The prototype of Likha in Slavic mythology is the Greek myths about one-eyed cyclop.
14. Moroza
Frost, Santa Claus. it sedo-standard old man In a long fur coat with a staff in his hands. Is an patron Cold. He is obeyed by snowfalls, blizzards and blizzards. Usually fair. Gifts the gifts of those who like him. Helps in difficult situations and punishes those who deserve it. Rides on large sleigh, harvested by the top of the horses.
(In the Western tradition - Santa Claus, rides a sleigh with deer).
15. Sea king
Lord of all terrestrial waters. Possessed indecent wealthremaining after sunken in different historical era of ships. The king lives in a huge palace in the very depths of the sea. His surround marine virginswho are able to carry sailors and just incidentally walking along the shore of men. The king is subject to the storm. He is driving ships in his will.
16. Snow Maiden
Granddaughter of Santa Claus. In Slavic mythology is mentioned as a girl made from snow. In winter, the Snow Maiden is having fun and behaves like the most ordinary child. And as soon as the sun prigeshes - melts, turning into a cloud until the next winter.
Winter scares winter, but still melts.
17. Soldier
The hero of Russian fairy tales, devoid of all the supernatural power. He is an personification simple Russian nation. As a rule, after the end of the service, it falls into difficult situations from which it helps to get out magic Beings and Items.
The soldier flows fire, rain is washed, the wind blows, frost burns, and he is all the same.
18. Tsarevna-Nesmeyana
Tsarist daughterthat never smiled. According to the plan of fairy tales, the main character comes up with how to laugh princess and for it gets her wife, together with half kingdom.
Laughter is not a sin, row is pleasant for everyone.
19. Tsarevna Frog
Usually, under the appearance of the printed frog hides Vasilisa Vasilisa. It is forced to be in the body of amphibians until then, until she is released by the main character. It has magical abilities and everyday wisdom.
20. Miracle Yudo
Unusual fabulous character inhabitant of the seas and oceanov. Does not carry pronounced emotional coloring ( not good and not evil). Usually perceived as a wonderful fishing.
The characters invented in Russia are the symbols of childhood of each of us, while in different countries of the world they are absolutely different. For example, if in the Russian Mythology, Baba Yaga is evil spirits, then the Scandinavians have a similar character - this is the goddess of the kingdom of the dead, Hel.
Female Images: "My Light, Mirror, Say ..."
Vasilisa Revinda, Elena Beautiful, Marya-Skinnik, Tsarevna-Frog, Snow Maiden, Alenushka - Women's images, which have not only stunning female logic, but also kindness, wisdom, beauty, sincerity. The brightest of them, it is:
1 fragile, little girl, Santa Claus's assistant - Favorite New Year guest, an example to imitate naughty children. From the mid-19th century, a young beauty comes to change a small granddaughter, with a mandatory kokoshnik or fur hat, preferred jurisders of Russian women.
No country of the world boasts the same magic and romantic biography as Russian Snow Moon. In Italy, this is Fairy Befana, an old woman with a hooked nose, which flies to the defector on the broom, giving gifts. Acknowledged, "Santa Claus" in the skirt. Mongols are called Okhin's Snow Maiden, the girl is snow. A tradition heroine makes the riddles and gives gifts only after hearing a randering. In the USA, Santa from the assistants are one deer, and there are no Snow Maiden.
It is curious that if you try to translate the word Snow Maiden into English, taking advantage of the Google Translator service, then the result will always be different. Yesterday, the Snow Maiden was transferred as "Snow - Boy" (if literally - a snowy boy). Today, the Snow Maiden in the database is translated as Snow-Maiden (made of snow).
2 Masha, the restless companion of the bear, a naughty character hitting all the records of the Cartoon ZD.
Green-eyed fidget perfectly owns hand-to-hand combat, adores capricious and hooligan, asks questions to which it is difficult to answer. The prototype of the animated series, became a folk heroine of the Russian folk fairy tale. Character features directed by O. Kuznetsov borrowed from the hero of the story O. Henry "Leader of Redheads". The team of the creators of the series does not adapt the original Russian heroes to broadcast in various countries.
3 Baba Yaga - Witch, heroine of Slavic mythology, endowed with magical power. A negative character lures good young people into his hut in the couch legs, necessarily gives the heroes of the fairytale horse and the magic navigator of those times - a tangle with threads. The Russian witch is not always friendly, but if you are endowed with a gift of eloquence, she can help.
4 FirebirdA fabulous bird that healing patients and returning sight is blind, falls by the native sister of the Western European Bird Phoenix, who knew how to revive from the ash. Pope of the two fiery heroines, most likely, was peacock.
Each heroine is the individuality that embodies good or evil, its actions and acts are directly related to the character and the mission being performed.
Men's images: "There was no more bogatyr on the land of Russian!"
No less colorful top positive male images, brightly transmitting the spirit of the Russian man. The main images are always antagonistic: in the counterweight, it will definitely be bad. With any male images are unthinkable Russian fairy tales:
1 Santa Claus.
In the Russian version - Morozko, a student, the mighty Lord of the Winter Blizzard. A adorable defender character travels on the top of the horses, the stuffing of the crown of the reservoirs and rivers, the city and sat down by cold breathing. IN New Year Together with the Snow Maiden gives gifts. In the time of the USSR, the grandfather changed into a red fur coat, the color of the country's flag. The image of the popular grandfather, which "wanders in the forests and meadows" in different countries, beaten in different ways: Santa Claus, Joulupuki, Juluwan.
It is interesting:
According to the most modest estimates of scientists, Santa Claus has been over 2,000 years old. For two thousand years, Santa Claus has repeatedly appeared in different images. At first - in the guise of the pagan God of the Winter: old man, with white hair and a long gray beard, with a uncoated head, in warm white clothes and with an iron beam in his hands. And in the fourth century, Santa Claus reminded Saint Nikolai-Wonderworker, who lived in Malaya Asia in the city of Patary.
To come to the house with gifts grandfather began with the beginning of the New Year celebration in Russia. Previously, he gave gifts obedient and smart, and mischievous pounds. But the years made Santa Claus fellowly: he replaced a stick to a magical staff.
By the way, on the pages of Books, Santa Claus first appeared in 1840, when "children's fairy tales of grandfather Irinea" were published by Vladimir Odoyevsky. The book became aware of the name and middle of the Winter Cudesman - Moroz Ivanovich.
In the twentieth century, Santa Claus almost disappeared. After the revolution, they counted that Christmas is harmful to the people, because this is the real "Popovsky" holiday. However, in 1935, Opalu was finally removed, and Santa Claus and Snow Maidochochka soon appeared together for the feast of the Christmas tree in the Moscow House of Unions.
2 Three heroes.Strong, brave, cheerful heroes have long become a symbol of Russia, thanks to the series of full-length adventures of Alesh Popovich, Dobryni Nikitich and Ilya Muromets. In fact, brave men never met in life, according to the episodes, they even lived in different centuries.
It is interesting:
In 2015, the 6th part of the Sagi - "Three Bogatiors: Structure Kone" gathered 962,961,596 rubles. Almost 1 billion rubles! Thus, the picture became the most cash animation film of the year. Although everything began modestly: the ticket office of the first part - "Alyosha Popovich and Tugarin Snake" (2004) - amounted to 48,376,440 rubles. Further fees were steadily grew.
3 Ivan-Dol (the third son) is a character that embodies a special "magic strategy": the hero acts contrary to common sense and always achieves success! The fool greatly solve the riddles, wins the unclean strength and the main heroine saves.
Pyratino, crocodile gene, Dr. Aibolit, Barmalei, Winnie Pooh, Cat Leopold and Cat Matroskin - are also among the most popular and favorite heroes of Russian cinema, which rightfully occupy high positions of fabulous characters.
Excellence: Koremen of forests, swamps and houses
The largest group of Russian folk epic is mythical creatures. Water, Kimikora, Leshel, Mermaids, House, Baba Yaga - Magic Images, which appeared together with the inexplicable forces of nature. According to his actions and character - it is more negative charactersBut at the same time, they are charming and charismatic in modern films and cartoons, they include:
1 Koschei the Deathless. Character with supernatural power. According to beliefs, this is a cunning old man who kills pets. The magician often abducts the bride of the main character in the hope of "mutual love."
It is interesting:
In the Soviet cinema of the cat, the actor Georgy Millyar played brilliantly. Basically, he played any evil and had to impose complex makes. But for the role of the blasphemy of immortal makes, it was practically not needed, since the actor himself resembled a living skeleton (after the disease malaria, the weight of the actor was only 45 kg).
Koschey Immortal - Georgy Millar - Article
Speech - about the bride of the main character. Whether he is Ivan-Tsarevich or Ivanushka-fool, he will certainly find Vasilisa to do or Vasilisa lovely. The girl is relying first to save, and then marry - all honor on honor. That's just a gigless girl. It can hide in the image of a frog, possess some kind of wizard and abilities, be able to talk with animals, sun, wind and moon ... In general, she is clearly a difficult girl. At the same time, some kind of "classified". Judge for yourself: finding information about it is much more difficult than any other fabulous character. In the encyclopedias (both in classical, paper and new, networks), extensive articles about Ilya Muromster and Dobryne Nikitich, about the blazes of the Immortal and Baba Yaga, about mermaids, ledgers and water, but there is nothing about Vasilis and not . On the surface there is only a short article in a large Soviet encyclopedia, which says:
"Vasilisa Revinde - a character of Russian folk magical fairy tales. In most of them, Vasilisa recreately - the daughter of the sea king, endowed with the wisdom and the ability to transform. The same female appears under the name of Marya-Tsarevna, Maryia Morava, Elena beautiful. Maxim Gorky called Vasilis, wise one Of the most advanced images created by the folk fantasy. In nature, the disadvantaged sirot - Vasilisa is beautiful in the unique text of Afanasyev. "
Let's start, perhaps, with Vasilisa-senior, with the one that the bitter identified with Marya-Princess, Marya Morrevoy and Elena beautiful. And there were all the foundations. All these characters are very similar, for example, by the fact that nothing about them in fairy tales is not said. Like, the Red Maiden, which light did not see - and that's it. Neither a detailed description of appearance, no character traits. Just a female function, without which there will be no fairy tale: because the hero must win the princess, and who she is there - the tenth thing. Let Vasilisa be.
The name, by the way, hints at high origin. The name "Vasilisa" can be translated from Greek as "royal." And this royal girl (sometimes in fairy tales it is called - the tsar-maiden) begins to expose hero to the trials. That is, sometimes it does it not, and some fabulous villain like the blasphemy of the immortal or snake of Gorynych, who kidnapped the princess and keeps in captivity (at best) or is going to die out (at worst).
Sometimes the Father of the Potential Bride speaks as a villain. In a fairy tale, where Vasilisa appears the daughter of the Water Tsar, the Lord of the Sea Waters repairs the hero of obstacles to destroy him, but loses, because the enemy suddenly turns out to be his daughter's heart, and no witchcraft can overcome him. But everything is more or less clear: there is some evil power (dragon, magicians or evil parents of the girl), and the hero must fight the enemy. Actually, this is how he becomes a hero. And the princess, the Kingdom or Tsarevna (no matter) - award for the hero.
However, it also happens that Ivan-Tsarevich or Ivan-Fool or another central fabulous character is forced to undergo tests not because of the dragons or sorcerers - he is tormented by the bride itself. Then the hero needs to be buried to the windows of her Svetlitsy and kiss the beauty in the mouth of sugar, then you know the girl among the twelve girlfriends who look like her, then you need to catch a fuzzy - or demonstrate enviable hemita to hide from proud so that That did not find it. At worst, the hero is invited to solve riddles. But in one or another form of Vasilisa will be checked.
It would seem that unusual in trials? Testing a man - is it in general in the female character: is he good enough to tie his life with him or give birth to him offspring, does he have strength and mind to be a decent spouse and father? From a biological point of view, everything is completely correct. However, there is one small detail. If the unfortunate Ivan does not fulfill the tasks, then death awaits him - and it is repeatedly emphasized in dozens of Russian fairy tales.
It is asked why the beautiful princess demonstrates bloodthirstiness, which is more likely to the face of the snake of Gorynych? Because in fact she does not want to marry at all. Moreover, she ends with the hero, believes the famous researcher of Russian folklore Vladimir Prippet in his book "Historical roots of a magical fairy tale":
"The task is asked as the test of the groom ... But these tasks are also interesting to others. They contain a moment of threats:" If you don't do - cut down the head of the head. "This threat gives another motivation. In tasks and threats it is not only a desire to have the best groom to have the best groom. But the secret, hidden hope that there will be no such a groom at all.
The words "perhaps, I agree, only performing three tasks" full of cunning. The bridegroom is sent to death ... In some cases, this hostility is completely pronounced. It manifests itself out when the task has already been completed and when all new and new and more dangerous tasks are set. "
Why is Vasilisa, she is Marya Morrevna, she is Elena beautiful, against marriage? Perhaps in fairy tales, where she constantly chintes the goat to the main hero, this marriage is simply not necessary. She or himself rules the country - and she does not need a husband as a competitor to power, or she is a king's daughter who will overthrow her with a potential spouse to capture the throne. Quite logical version.
As all the same proppage writes, the plot of the goat, which hero rejuvenates the future father-in-law with her daughter or in order to her, could well have real foundations. According to proppap, the struggle for the throne between the hero and the old king there is a phenomenon is quite historical. The fairy tale here reflects the transfer of power from the testing towards the son-in-law through a woman, through daughter. And this once again explains why in fairy tales there is so little about the appearance and character of the bride - this is a character-function: or a prize of a hero, or a means of achieving power. Sad story.
Meanwhile, in the Russian tradition there is a fairy tale that tells about childhood, adolescence and youth Vasilisa. Just about it mentioned bitter, saying that it is not like the usual image of the princes, which tries to conquer the hero. In this fairy tale Vasilisa - orphan girl. Not the fact that it is the same character. Nevertheless, this Vasilisa, unlike other fairy tale sick, is absolutely a full-blooded heroine - with a biography, character and so on.
Dotted line sketching the storyline. A spouse dies at the merchant, leaving him a little daughter. Father decides to marry again. Maghi has his daughters, and the whole new company begins to Tyraen Vasilis, loading it with unbearable work. In general, it is very similar to a fairy tale about Cinderella. It seems that yes not quite, because the Fairy-godfather helped Cinderella, and Vasilisa was a terrible witch from the forest.
It turned out this is like. Stepmother and her daughters said that there was no more fire in the house, and sent Vasilis to the forest to Baba Yaga, of course, hoping that she would not return. The girl listened. Her road through the dark forest was terrible - and strange: she met three riders, one whites, another red, and the third black, and they were all drove towards Yaga.
When Vasilisa got to her dwelling, she met her a high fence from stakes seated by human skulls. No less terrible was the house of Jagi: for example, instead of servants, the witch had three pairs of hands that appeared nowhere and disappeared anywhere. But the most terrible thing in this house was Baba Yaga.
The witch, however, accepted Vasilis favorably and promised that the fire would give her if Vasilisa would fulfill all her tasks. Performing difficult tasks - the indispensable path of the hero. Unlike fairy tales, a woman passes in this, there is a woman, therefore her tasks for her female, just their too much: the courtyard is cleaned, and the hut is reciprocating, and take the lingerie, and cook dinner, and get the grains, and all - in a day. Of course, if the tasks be performed badly, Baba Yaga promised Vasilis to eat.
Vasilisa wrapped the clothes of Yagi, removes her house, prepared her food, then learned to separate healthy grains from infected, and Mac - from dirt. After Yaga allowed Vasilis to ask her a few questions. Vasilisa asked about three mysterious riders - white, red and black. The witch replied that this is a clear day, the Red Sun and the Black Night, and all of them - her faithful servants. That is, Baba Yaga in this fairy tale is an extremely powerful sorceress.
After she asked Vasilisa, that she does not ask further, about dead hands, for example, and Vasilisa replies that, they say, if you know a lot - soon you will build up. Yaga looked at her and, squinting, said that the answer was faithful: she did not like too curious and eats. And after asked how this Vasilisa manages to answer her questions without mistakes and how she managed to fully fulfill all the work.
Vasilisa replied that her mother blessing helped her, and then the witch pushed her for the threshold: "I don't need a blessed here." But in addition gave the girl of the fire - she took off the skull from the fence, whose socies were fluent in the flame. And when Vasilisa returned home, the skull burned her tormentors.
Creepy fairy tale. And her essence is that Vasilisa is beautiful, performing the tasks of Baba Yaga, she learned a lot. For example, the erasing of the clothes of Yagi, Vasilisa literally saw, from which the old woman was stitched, writes in his book "Running with Wolves" a well-known researcher in the fairy tales of Clarissa Estes:
"In the symbols of archetype, clothing corresponds to the person, the first impression we produce on others. Person is something like camouflage, which allows other things that we ourselves, and no more. But ... person is not only a mask for which You can hide, but the presence of the eclipse of the usual person.
In this sense, a person or mask is a sign of rank, dignity, character and power. This is an external pointer, an external manifestation of skill. Erasing the clothes of the jagi, dedicated to the sideline, see how the person's seams look like a dress crouched. "
And so - in everything. Vasilisa sees how and that Yaga eats, how forces the world to spin around him, and the day, the sun and night - to walk in my service cereals. And a terrible skull, having a fire, who witch hands a girl, in this case - a symbol of a special witchcraft knowledge that she received, being at Jagi in novice.
The sorceress, by the way, maybe he would continue their training, will not be Vasilisa Blessed daughter. But it did not work out. And Vasilisa, armed with force and secret knowledge, went back to the world. In this case, it is clear from where Vasilisa magic skills, which are often mentioned in other fairy tales. It is also clear why it can be both kind, and evil.
She is still a blessed child, but the Yaga's Baba School is also not going anywhere. Because Vasilisa ceased to be a meek lipstick: her enemies died, and she herself married Tsarevich and sat down on the throne ...