Baba Yaga in Russia | Meaning, Story & Folklore

Baba Yaga: The Wild Witch of the East // (and Miso “helping”) An ambiguous and fascinating figure, Baba Yaga appears in traditional slavic folktales as a monstrous and hungry cannibal, or as a canny inquisitor of the adolescent hero or heroine of the tale. In new translations and with an introduction by Sibelan Forrester, Baba Yaga: The Wild Witch of the East in Russian Fairy Tales is a selection of tales that draws from the famous collection of Aleksandr Afanas’ev, but also includes some tales

Baba Yaga

Explore the folklore of Baba Yaga in a new light