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Slavic folklore: Baba Yaga and Vasilisa the Beautiful | Folktales and legends for a scary world 

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The Slavic folklore story of Vasilisa the Beautiful and Baba Yaga explained: folktales and legends make things make sense. Who is Baba Yaga in Slavic mythology, why Vasilisa needed a light, and how we can all become fairytale heroes.
The world is getting scary, but perhaps, we can find a way to face it together.
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Комментарии : 90   
@ailenalma
@ailenalma 2 года назад
What's that one courageous thing you want to do?
@invictvsreinhardtgermanicv9321
@invictvsreinhardtgermanicv9321 2 года назад
Skydive
@ailenalma
@ailenalma 2 года назад
@@invictvsreinhardtgermanicv9321 That sounds awesome! I don't think I could do it but I'm rooting for you 😊
@romyeichhorn1386
@romyeichhorn1386 2 года назад
Trusting a person from university I really like, but therefore am also really afraid of. (Though I am still not sure if that's courageous or stupid 😂) Recently my courage is mostly about that - not fearing people to much. (A bit of caution does not harm, but trust is necessary for a healthy emotional life)
@Flanavision
@Flanavision 2 года назад
Go to the arctic for one last great adventure
@godetonter4764
@godetonter4764 2 года назад
Invent something that can turn back time about 1000 years
@kutkoban
@kutkoban Год назад
Thank you very much for telling this folk tale to English-speaking people. I am Russian and have known this tale since childhood. It deserves millions of views, you present it in a very atmospheric way, as if you were in the tale yourself❤️
@ailenalma
@ailenalma Год назад
thank you so much! I'm so glad you enjoyed this telling ❤ Ps, I also mentioned Baba Yaga in my new video!
@simwritten540
@simwritten540 Год назад
Russian tales are not famous enough for me I really enjoyed discovering Platonov and Afanasyev. You are an amazing story teller!
@ailenalma
@ailenalma Год назад
Thank you so much! And I enjoy Slavic folktales so much, they deserve to be heard!
@spektr540hemi
@spektr540hemi 11 месяцев назад
By and large, I find Baba Yaga to be a rather cordgial Lady of the Woods...
@michellef.1100
@michellef.1100 8 месяцев назад
I am on a self-scripted, self-designed Soul retreat this week. I remembered this folktale from my earlier days and wanted to watch it during my lunch. I found your telling and watched. My dear, it was delightful. You are a gifted storyteller and a gifted wisewoman! I loved your reflection at the end about courage meaning "do it anyway." Blessing upon blessings to you. Much gratitude! Michelle Forsyth, St. Paul, MN
@stevelauda5435
@stevelauda5435 7 месяцев назад
Babba Yagga dwells in Poland 🇵🇱 too!
@Salinda_desilva
@Salinda_desilva Год назад
my sisters used to told me Vasilisa the Beautiful stories when I was little,now I'm 30 still read the book,it always in my bag.now I realized why I'm so obsessed with russian culture
@ailenalma
@ailenalma Год назад
Oh that's amazing! It's so special when we carry stories with us for such a long time
@Jiye4
@Jiye4 3 месяца назад
I enjoyed this a lot! I'm jealous Vas got to call Baba Yaga grandma! I have a mantle altar for her, she visited my dream when I slept by the fireplace. Also, love that your lamp looks like a mushroom.
@CloverNunya
@CloverNunya 9 месяцев назад
this is my favorite fairy tale!!
@curlysue9436
@curlysue9436 2 года назад
I wish I could "like" this a million times. Alma, you have such a great voice, and are so talented at sharing stories! I hope you keep making videos where you read/analyze a story 🙂
@ailenalma
@ailenalma 2 года назад
Thank you so much, I really appreciate that! I definitely will, though my next one is going to be more analysis-driven ❣️
@Joshuazx
@Joshuazx 2 года назад
I enjoyed listening. More please.
@ailenalma
@ailenalma Год назад
Thank you! Long time away but there's a new video up today!
@witoldmilanowskimcloughlin1021
@witoldmilanowskimcloughlin1021 2 года назад
The antiwork movement and its links to folklore sounds very interesting! I look forward in watching that video :D
@ailenalma
@ailenalma 2 года назад
I shall do it then 😁
@lulumoon9
@lulumoon9 Год назад
Just came across your video on Elves and Fairies in folklore, and now this one. I am so happy to come upon a storytelling channel like yours - it's just what I needed! I am always intrigued by the cross-cultural connections in fairy tales. I suppose non-Russians call this the Russian Cinderella story, and Disney's version of Cinderella takes on so many aspects of this Baba Yaga tale, with all the mice and birds helping out. I also can't help but think that Vasalisa's time in Baba Yaga's hut is like an initiatory process which ultimately shows Vasalisa that she can survive despite the obstacles, by calling upon her doll (her ancestors) and nature.
@user-xu3zh5qs9d
@user-xu3zh5qs9d 10 месяцев назад
Не думаю. Кукла - это фигурка богини покровительницы. Василиса не просто кормит куклу, она приносит требу или дар богине, поэтому та ей помогает по закону благодарности.
@romyeichhorn1386
@romyeichhorn1386 2 года назад
Beautiful story 😊🍃
@ailenalma
@ailenalma Год назад
Thank you, Romy!
@tori6105
@tori6105 Год назад
recently discovered your channel and I love all your story telling ❤🎉
@ailenalma
@ailenalma Год назад
This means so much to me! Thank you 🥰
@jimlast8122
@jimlast8122 2 года назад
So so so awesome! I wonder if you have narrated any other Slavic tales??? I was mesmerized....well done well done well done!
@ailenalma
@ailenalma 2 года назад
So glad you enjoyed my little narration! I haven't done any other Slavic ones yet (though I have a Celtic one and a Scottish-Norse one posted). Is there any that you'd like to see and listen to?
@jimlast8122
@jimlast8122 2 года назад
I have wondered if there is a background to Father Frost and the Snow Maiden. I am catching up on Slavic tradition and folklore...it's really been an amazing journey. Excellent job narrating Vasilisa :-). !!!
@ailenalma
@ailenalma 2 года назад
@@jimlast8122 Oh they're so interesting! Back in the day when I attempted to learn Russian, my Ukrainian teacher would tell me all about them. I should do more research! It's not Slavic folklore but, in case you're interested, I have a Santa Claus folk history video!
@jessesmith-garcia5313
@jessesmith-garcia5313 Год назад
Great story Alma, look forward to seeing your other videos.
@ailenalma
@ailenalma Год назад
So glad you enjoyed it!
@galengene5828
@galengene5828 10 месяцев назад
Most awesome story telling. I enjoyed very much. Three times. 🥰
@bobcommin4142
@bobcommin4142 2 года назад
This is so good. Well done and may many people find it and be mesmerised by the story teller.
@ailenalma
@ailenalma Год назад
Thank you for the good wishes!
@StillGamingTM
@StillGamingTM 2 года назад
This was awesome. Doing stuff DESPITE them being scary - tis required if we want to progress. Can't be comfortable all the time. Thanks for sharing your analysis
@ailenalma
@ailenalma 2 года назад
I'm so happy you enjoyed it 😊 I'll be uploading a new story video very soon!
@StillGamingTM
@StillGamingTM 2 года назад
@@ailenalma … WELL????
@ailenalma
@ailenalma 2 года назад
@@StillGamingTM lol sorry! Life happened! I'm working on editing as I type 😅😊
@StillGamingTM
@StillGamingTM 2 года назад
@@ailenalma Don't apologise, now I feel bad! You'll take as long as you very well want to of course. In fact, perhaps you'll decide youtube will no longer be graced by your presence if its vile community continues to behave like this! But the videos up here so far were great, so if making videos is still something that serves you, then I shall be looking forward to them 😊
@ailenalma
@ailenalma 2 года назад
@@StillGamingTM nooo don't feel bad! I appreciate that you care enough to ask 😊 Actually the new video is up now! And already working on the next one, which will be much more deep analysis
@JamiesonHorton
@JamiesonHorton 2 года назад
Great video! I'm so fascinated with the magical doll character and the witch Baba Yaga, that I adapted this tale to the stage.
@ailenalma
@ailenalma Год назад
Really?! that's so cool! What's the name of the play?
@user-xu3zh5qs9d
@user-xu3zh5qs9d 10 месяцев назад
Не нужно играть с Бабушкой Ягой. Это не сказочный персонаж, это славянская богиня, олицетворяющая клиническую смерть.
@inconspicuous-new--account
@inconspicuous-new--account Год назад
That story is ideal. Baba Yaga has been causing me some trouble for quite some time now. Bypassing the Birch is difficult. I have perhaps been tying a beautiful ribbon in her branches. The cat and dog, simply don't bear thinking about, but the Birch, I really like. The whole progression of the events has been a yarn I have been spinning, and I do intend to create two pure white garments from it, because I have the full intention of making a princess fall in love with me. There is little else to do in this world. She is too distracting.
@bearspeakstothestars
@bearspeakstothestars 2 года назад
One of the earliest stories I remember hearing and one of the very best of them all. Thanks for telling it here!
@ailenalma
@ailenalma 2 года назад
I came to it later by myself, but it always felt like something wonderfully alive that I'd unearthed 🖤
@elsarovida4195
@elsarovida4195 2 года назад
I loved it! I used to read the this tales and others from Afanasiev's books to my grabd children 😁
@ailenalma
@ailenalma 2 года назад
That's fascinating! The illustrated edition?
@imaginadora4893
@imaginadora4893 2 года назад
Hermoso cuento! Uno de mis favoritos, junto con el de Madre Nieve de los hnos. Grimm. Y tu narración preciosa y muy entretenida! Y las ilustraciones de Bilibin son una maravilla! Por este cuento tuve una obsesión con las muñecas de bruja y pasé varios años cosiendo👵
@ailenalma
@ailenalma 2 года назад
¡Me encanta eso! Quiero ver esas muñecas 😍 El de Frau Holle también me fascina.
@user-xu3zh5qs9d
@user-xu3zh5qs9d 10 месяцев назад
Кукла не ведьма, это изображение славянской богини 🤦
@imaginadora4893
@imaginadora4893 10 месяцев назад
@@user-xu3zh5qs9d hola, lo siento si confundimos conceptos, no hablaba particularmente de la muñeca de Vasilisa, me refería a que a partir de este cuento, me obsesione con las muñecas, comúnmente llamadas muñecas de brujas, entiendo que para el purismo sea inexacto, lo siento. Hago referencia a todas las muñecas de tradiciones paganas en las que se deposita mucha magia, mitos y creencia. Tampoco sabia que la muñeca de Vasilisa representaba específicamente a una diosa, siempre interpreté que era una representación de su propio poder, o algo por el estilo, me abres una gran curiosidad ahora sobre el tema🤗
@Flanavision
@Flanavision 2 года назад
Thank you for another great story
@ailenalma
@ailenalma Год назад
Thanks so much, Brandon! I'm so glad you enjoyed this one!
@esterherschkovich6499
@esterherschkovich6499 4 месяца назад
Well your channel came up, I guess because I was watching Cossack music😊. I like folk stories...
@felicitygillespie5247
@felicitygillespie5247 9 месяцев назад
Came across your tam pin story. Thank you for telling these tales. I love sharing old stories with my children.
@lonerangerz777
@lonerangerz777 10 месяцев назад
Oh Alma! ❤
@user-eg3mo3dy5y
@user-eg3mo3dy5y 7 месяцев назад
Heel goed dankjewel! 😊
@ScarTheADDProblem
@ScarTheADDProblem 14 часов назад
3:44 "And pouring with rain" Rain audio, check Snow video, che- Wait what?
@cassiefriedman1446
@cassiefriedman1446 9 месяцев назад
I love listening to your stories
@ashleydawn48
@ashleydawn48 2 года назад
I really enjoyed the way you told the story! Thank you.
@ailenalma
@ailenalma 2 года назад
I'm so glad! Planning another story already 😊
@Beef159
@Beef159 2 месяца назад
I would say she was brave❤
@susanmoyra3021
@susanmoyra3021 Год назад
Great story
@ailenalma
@ailenalma Год назад
Thank you, Susan!
@katymeigs5290
@katymeigs5290 Год назад
Baba yaga is a shaman who leads Vasilisa in an initiation rite. Baba yaga has been given a bum rap by conquering Christians.
@aceharlan3422
@aceharlan3422 2 года назад
bravo very kool story
@ailenalma
@ailenalma 2 года назад
Thanks! So happy you liked it! Is there any story you'd like me to record?
@andrewvelonis5940
@andrewvelonis5940 6 месяцев назад
Weren't there also three knights? A black one a red one and I think a golden one.
@babbisp1
@babbisp1 Год назад
Why was Vasilisa's step-family unable to light a fire in their house upon her leaving? And what was the meaning of that?
@user-xu3zh5qs9d
@user-xu3zh5qs9d 10 месяцев назад
Дело в том, что мачеха послала Василису к Бабе Яге, славянской темной богине, которая олицетворяет клиническую смерть. То есть мачеха своим поступком спровоцировала действие потустороннего мира. Она призвала силы Нави, нижнего царства, и они стали творить свою справедливость. Мачеха, желая избавиться от Василисы, обратилась к темным силам, в русской мифологии справедливость творят в том числе и темные боги, и абсолютно все боги, и темные и светлые, соблюдают закон благодарности.
@susanmoyra3021
@susanmoyra3021 Год назад
Thank you for saying that not everything happens for a reason
@ailenalma
@ailenalma Год назад
It's very important to remember that!
@shayanulhaque007
@shayanulhaque007 Год назад
Do you want to try indian folktales?
@paulmears5330
@paulmears5330 Год назад
You’ve an old head on young shoulders❤
@juliereminiec4937
@juliereminiec4937 2 года назад
Vasilisa is another name for the Slavic Goddess of the woods &'animals Devana
@ailenalma
@ailenalma 2 года назад
Awesome addition, thank you for sharing this!
@juliereminiec4937
@juliereminiec4937 2 года назад
@@ailenalma You're Welcome
@leekaminker1931
@leekaminker1931 2 года назад
i do want to hear about the anti work movement please!!
@ailenalma
@ailenalma Год назад
Woo! I still owe you this one but I just posted a new video after all this time!
@Allan_aka_RocKITEman
@Allan_aka_RocKITEman Год назад
@ailenalma >>> I just found your channel, and subbed. BTW, _"book-obsessed hobbit"?_ At 5'5" {165 cm} tall, I am NOT that far behind you...😊
@lonerangerz777
@lonerangerz777 10 месяцев назад
Do you need a man? Lol. I can fix that hole in your wall and repaint it! I'll be your "Handy Man". I'm good at all kinds of things.
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