1975

The Tinderbox

The Tinderbox

Original title: Ognivo Andersen’s tale of the soldier, the witch, and the magical tinderbox is one of his earliest works, first published in 1835. Behind its simple plot of greed, chance, and power lies a story about desire and its consequences, about how quickly fortune can turn. Viktor Chizhikov’s illustrations […]

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Sleeping Beauty

Spyashchaya krasavitsa

Original title: Spyashchaya krasavitsa The main thing is the idea of ​​a fairy tale in general and the child’s memory of what a real fairy-tale prince should be like, what a real fairy-tale princess should be like. I am convinced that children’s illustrations should not be stylized to match the […]

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