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The historical roots of the fairy tale

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How far back into the mists of time do the roots of the magical folk tale reach? What is the hidden, original meaning behind the actions of its heroes, erased from folk memory thousands of years ago, preserving only the fairy tale plots? Why did Ivan the Fool or Ivan Tsarevich really journey to the Far Far Away Kingdom? Who is the mysterious Baba Yaga from the equally mysterious Hut on Chicken Legs?

The importance of the book "The Historical Roots of the Fairy Tale" for folklore studies is difficult to overestimate. In this work, translated into many languages (from English to Japanese) and reprinted many times, V.Ya. Propp invites readers to peer into the mists of antiquity and understand how meanings and archetypes move through time.
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