Baba Yaga, illustrated at the top by Russian artist Ivan Yakovlevich Bilibin (1876-1942) in our
Baba Yaga, illustrated at the top by Russian artist Ivan Yakovlevich Bilibin (1876-1942) in our special collections copy of Василиса Прекрасная - Vasilisa Prekrasnai͡a published in St. Petersburg in 1902, is one scary supernatural being. But at times, she’s also known to be helpful. Baba Yaga, who lives in a house described as having chicken legs (seen behind Vasilisa the Beautiful in the bottom image), is one of the most prevalent characters in eastern European folklore, going back at least until 1755… -- source link
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