Reading Notes: Russian Folktales, Part A



Stories derived from Russian Fairy Tales by W. R. S. Ralston 

Russia: The Dead Mother

  • There is mentioned a certain village but did not specifically mention the name of the village 
    • This can add to the anonymous atmosphere of the story, which creates a good introduction to the rest of the story
  • Mentioned terminology that was specific to the region of the origin of the story
    • In this case, it was the "moujik" which directly refers to a Russian serf -- basically an unfree peasant of Russia
  • This could categorize as a horror story, something that could invoke terror in the readers
    • Mentions the dead mother next to the cradle of the baby, which was something that the reader did not expect because the story started with the dead mother dying after childbirth!
    • Maybe there's an all-encompassing theme to the rest of the story about the relationship between the baby and the mother, which in this case, can expand passed the limited time on Earth

(Mother and Her Child. Source: Fairy Tale Night)


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