Ivan and the firebird

The plots of these fairy tales have become part of the national psyche. Their meaning may seem somewhat obscure today but that in no way diminishes the love and popularity these traditional folk tales still enjoy.

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The Tale of the Firebird – Gennady Spirin translated by Tatiana Popova Art Passions, the website, focuses primarily on late 19th century and Golden Age illustrators. However, I sometimes run …

Here are a few must-read fairy tales from Russia to better understand the Russian culture.

The Archer and the Firebird

Firebird ash shoes - holy..! These pumps, crafted by Mexican designer Lucita Abarca, caused quite a stir at a recent Sixth Borough fashion show. These crystalline high-heels were grown by Wyrm’s Pass artisans, deep below the Rocky Mountains, using a mixture of firebird ash, waters from the springs at Paradiso, and a variety of secret ingredients, rumored to include Australian fire opals and powdered moonstone. The result of using the firebird ash become immediately recognizable when the heel…

Ivan Bilibin lived in the XIX – XX cent., a remarkable figure of Russian Art Nouveau. Find more works of this artist at Wikiart.org – best visual art database.

View Tsarevitch at the Crossroads. Illustration to the Russian folk tale The Tale of Tsarevich Ivan, the Firebird and the Gray Wolf (1900) By Ivan Iakovlevitch Bilibine; Watercolour on paper; 27,5 x 22 cm; Signed; Edition. Access more artwork lots and estimated & realized auction prices on MutualArt.

Ivan Tsarevich is a placeholder of sorts for the male protagonist of many famous Russian folk, myths and legends (Ivan is one of the most common names in Russia). Sometimes Ivan is the son of a peasant, sometimes he is the son of a tsar, (“tsarevich” means “tsar’s son”) but he is just about always the youngest of three sons.