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'Crept along with cold and hunger, a very picture of sorrow, the poor little thing' . . . sentimental romance of Hans Christian Anderson's 'Little Match Girl'. See, the dead body of the blonde child smiles, surrounded by her spent matches. #FairytaleTuesday
Jiří Trnka's illustrations for 'Hans Christian Andersen's Fairytales' 1959 #soviet #sovietart
"Toys" written by Aleksandra Olsufieva and illustrated by Lydia Popova, who was a student of Aleksandra Ekster, in 1928. #soviet #sovietart
In Poland the drowning and burning of Marzanna in the spring has been taken on as an important festival of neo-paganism. Photos of the Marzanna doll and stage re-enactments https://t.co/JfRejGAJYy and stage design #faustianfriday
There are some lovely contemporary versions of lubki (Lubok singular) - the medieval traditions are strong #WyrdWednesday - sharing for the designers among us
"The Lion Left Home" written by Yuri Yakovlev and illustrated by Yuri Zaltsman in 1971.#soviet #sovietart
"František Halas dětem" written by František Halas one of the most significant Czech lyric poets of the 20th century, an essayist, and a translator and illustrated by Ota Janeček a Czech painter, sculptor and illustrator in 1961. #soviet #sovietart
"František Halas dětem" written by František Halas one of the most significant Czech lyric poets of the 20th century, an essayist, and a translator and illustrated by Ota Janeček a Czech painter, sculptor and illustrator in 1961. #soviet #sovietart
Croak! The old man of the pond is only seen at night, but Bilibin managed to capture a Vodyanoy one evening in his skazka style. His toadness is blamed for drownings if no corpse is found. Appease - tobacco/salt. Marriage photo by Soviet child Victor Korolkov #FaustianFriday