Bawdy Tales
1 hr. 4 min.
Description
In the late nineteen-nineties of the century that has just left us, on the shelves of shops and kiosks appeared the first attempts to publish audio editions of fairy tales by the Russian folklorist and connoisseur of Russian language A. N. Afanasyev. For those in the know, it would not be difficult to recall them under the title “Cherished Tales.”
The fairy tales released on cassettes were a direct transmission of the “author’s”—or more precisely, folk—text: without censorship editing and without adaptation to modern language. In such a reading, the rich and juicy Russian language cut the ears with its unmistakable “folkness.”
Recently, another audio reading of Afanasyev’s fairy tales saw the light. It should be noted immediately that its appearance—on both cassettes and compact discs—is owed to three people of our time: writer A. Korovkin and theater and film actors Stanislav Sadalsky and Andrey Martynov.
These enthusiasts of Russian folklore quickly responded to words from the head of state about the need to stop reforming Russian literature, in favor of preserving the original lightness of turns of phrase and the exactness of statements. There even appeared information about the necessity of creating explanatory dictionaries for people in elected office and state officials in order to filter their public statements. And during the surge of popular enthusiasm for regaining the Russian language, which had almost been lost, the named trio created the first “audio dictionary” called “Shameless Tales.”
An unknown writer, A. Korovkin, according to his own account, produced an adaptation of the authorial texts of nine Afanasyev tales. He replaced the three-story—multi-layered—phrases with simpler single-story or semi-basement ones, and stopped his energetic pen at seven.
With this edit, the fairy tales practically balance on the edge between outright vulgarity and free, adult fairy-tale storytelling.
The collection includes: Horror, “About Ivan and the Lady,” The Magic Ring, The Bear and the Woman, The Fool, “Pike’s Head,” Scared-Of-Her-Fiancee Bride, etc. Contains profanity.
Not recommended for public listening and for persons under 18 years of age—the works contain profanity.
The fairy tales released on cassettes were a direct transmission of the “author’s”—or more precisely, folk—text: without censorship editing and without adaptation to modern language. In such a reading, the rich and juicy Russian language cut the ears with its unmistakable “folkness.”
Recently, another audio reading of Afanasyev’s fairy tales saw the light. It should be noted immediately that its appearance—on both cassettes and compact discs—is owed to three people of our time: writer A. Korovkin and theater and film actors Stanislav Sadalsky and Andrey Martynov.
These enthusiasts of Russian folklore quickly responded to words from the head of state about the need to stop reforming Russian literature, in favor of preserving the original lightness of turns of phrase and the exactness of statements. There even appeared information about the necessity of creating explanatory dictionaries for people in elected office and state officials in order to filter their public statements. And during the surge of popular enthusiasm for regaining the Russian language, which had almost been lost, the named trio created the first “audio dictionary” called “Shameless Tales.”
An unknown writer, A. Korovkin, according to his own account, produced an adaptation of the authorial texts of nine Afanasyev tales. He replaced the three-story—multi-layered—phrases with simpler single-story or semi-basement ones, and stopped his energetic pen at seven.
With this edit, the fairy tales practically balance on the edge between outright vulgarity and free, adult fairy-tale storytelling.
The collection includes: Horror, “About Ivan and the Lady,” The Magic Ring, The Bear and the Woman, The Fool, “Pike’s Head,” Scared-Of-Her-Fiancee Bride, etc. Contains profanity.
Not recommended for public listening and for persons under 18 years of age—the works contain profanity.
16:22
1.Uzhas
08:25
2.Pro Ivana i barynyu
15:14
3.Volshebnoe kol'tso
05:59
4.Medved' i Baba
04:18
5.Duren'
07:15
6.SHCHuch'ya Golova
06:59
7.Boyazlivaya nevesta
