Archetypes in Russian Fairy Tales. What Childhood Trauma Does Koschei Have. How Kolobok's Separation Went. Why Wisdom Did Not Save the Frog Princess from an Abuser

How can fairy tales help you understand yourself and other people? Here you’ll find analyses of well-known fairy-tale plots by a practicing family psychologist and teacher at the Moscow Institute of Psychoanalysis—Elena Zhurек. By working with archetypes in fairy tales as elements of the collective unconscious, you’ll be able to explore yourself and your feelings. Heroes you’ve known since childhood will appear in a completely unexpected light. Pleasant bonus: unusual coloring pages that reveal the hidden depths of the fairy-tale world.