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The end of the 3rd para. of the synopsis reads "...and so Baba Yaga found her when she arrived in her mortar." Is this supposed to be the mortar that goes with a pestle? If so, the context needs to be made clear as the illustration doesn't accomplish this. Askari Mark (Talk) 04:06, 17 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

It definitely means a mortar of that sort, since that's how Baba Yaga is supposed to travel. -Sir Ophiuchus 23:55, 7 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The Film[edit]

It should be noted that "Vasillisa the Beautiful" is a generic name for Russian folk-heroines, and the 1930's film is not based on this story. Admittedly, it is a bit unusual that this folktale is one of the few that has never been adapted into a Russian film or animation, when it is likely the most well-known Russian folktale worldwide.

Single or double s?[edit]

Which is it? The article title uses single, but the name of the heroine throughout the article has double. Girlwithgreeneyes (talk) 23:50, 17 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Both spellings seem to be in use, but I have changed to the single s version throughout the article, to match the title. I left unchanged the reference to the story Vasilissa Most Lovely by Ruth Manning-Sanders, as I don't know which spelling Manning-Sanders used. Girlwithgreeneyes (talk) 16:57, 28 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Under Commentary[edit]

Are two whole paragraphs devoted to commentator Clarissa Pinkola Estes curriculum vitae and opinions really needed? It seems excessive. Philip72 (talk) 03:38, 19 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Untitled[edit]

I just want to add that vasilisa (Βασίλισσα) is a greek word meaning "Queen"

nit: Tsar / Czar[edit]

Yes, it might be a bit picky, but I think that the most common written spelling is Tsar, not Czar. However, I've left the spelling as-is for the time being. -andy 2.243.8.87 (talk) 20:08, 23 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Wonderworld Video[edit]

Is this the 1977 film? It certainly is not clear from the packaging. https://www.ebay.com/itm/385434620157?_trkparms=amclksrc%3DITM%26aid%3D1110006%26algo%3DHOMESPLICE.SIM%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D247275%26meid%3D06f1a0b0674a42fcab266552767b59ef%26pid%3D101195%26rk%3D4%26rkt%3D12%26sd%3D265775036494%26itm%3D385434620157%26pmt%3D1%26noa%3D0%26pg%3D2047675%26algv%3DSimplAMLv11WebTrimmedV3MskuWithLambda85KnnRecallV4V5V6ItemNrtInQueryAndCassiniVisualRankerAndBertRecall&_trksid=p2047675.c101195.m1851&amdata=cksum%3A38543462015706f1a0b0674a42fcab266552767b59ef%7Cenc%3AAQAHAAABQBEC%252B8HimpTF6XPanG8lCeF3G6jifrewDlLoKJMPz0RnJH8s%252BUBlIo2cSQSdgSGvSW%252BiypWzATNrgsi2agxJDshTUcICtN84koFIxBjyT3J0Yv2cJO9SxJpCd6oLiUW1WFpLF3ZtVHQyxywf3rDdRkI9sOGHTbSjsPz5112sualcEL2iWiQxclhLewSzJ0IWmUAywJWITTRxrBVQ%252FS2LKyJtpyba9XrLex3L1qpme0a50drGfszq9whXWtomB5d8I0TgVboDJ8eNshf3KE%252Bnzs2nx%252F8M3mcQknXiAA2IO9As5KzHQAL21zbCb%252F%252ByIE7l6BbPyav9SNM1ALeSh7%252B3SdEFDrYGKQdb5P%252BD3AQbVmVp4XDHxg%252FVRDbypOZkK3%252B04LQGc4Ita%252FuySwi2a0C%252BzTECg%252BAGjGDvlzUjZmSRTHmt%7Campid%3APL_CLK%7Cclp%3A2047675

Story sequence[edit]

The text contains: “…whereupon the eye sockets of the skulls began to glow” but the skulls have not been mentioned at this point. Jarvisa (talk) 21:57, 5 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I've read a few versions of the story on different websites. The skull-lantern came from the fence of bones. --Northernhenge (talk) 09:05, 29 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]