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The Witches of Kyiv

Author : Orest Somov
Publisher : Sova Books
ISBN 13 : 0987594397
Total Pages : 85 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (875 download)

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Download or read book The Witches of Kyiv written by Orest Somov and published by Sova Books. This book was released on 2016-11-04 with total page 85 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In The Witches of Kyiv and Other Gothic Tales by Orest Somov the supernatural is present throughout Ukraine, from a cemetery in Kyivan Rus, to an isolated forest cottage in the seventeenth century Kozak era, to the society ballrooms of Somov’s own world – the early nineteenth century. Gothic horror appears in many guises including witches, warlocks, demons and vengeful ‘rusalka’. Strange soothsayers and malevolent visitors represent the forces of good and evil. In her foreword Dr Svitlana Krys describes Somov “as an initiator of an indigenous literary tradition of the Gothic in the Ukrainian literary canon”. Native folk traditions, ghost stories and European Romanticism are twisted together in Somov’s imaginative tales, most of which are published here in English for the first time.

Ukrainian Witchcraft Trials

Author : Kateryna Dysa
Publisher : Central European University Press
ISBN 13 : 615505312X
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (55 download)

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Download or read book Ukrainian Witchcraft Trials written by Kateryna Dysa and published by Central European University Press. This book was released on 2020-09-01 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ukrainian Witchcraft Trials is an analysis of early modern witchcraft trials and legal procedures in Ukrainian lands, along with an examination of quantitative data drawn from the different trials. Kateryna Dysa first describes the ideological background of the tribunals based on works written by priests and theologians that reflect attitudes towards the devil and witches. The main focus of her work, however, is the process leading to witchcraft accusations. From the stories of participants of the trials she shows what led people to enunciate first suspicions then accusations of witchcraft. Finally, she presents a microhistory from one Volhynian village, comparing attitudes towards two "female crimes" in the Ukrainian courts. The study is based on archival research together with previously published witch trials transcripts. Dysa approaches the trials as indications of belief and practice, attempting to understand the actors involved rather than dismiss or condemn them. She takes care to situate Ukrainian witchcraft and its accompanying trials in a broader European context, with comparisons to some African cases as well.

The Biddings of Mara

Author : Scot N. George
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781544053981
Total Pages : 158 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (539 download)

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Download or read book The Biddings of Mara written by Scot N. George and published by . This book was released on 2017-03-16 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I hope you will be captivated by the mythological characters of Slavic folklore as much as I have been after my initial introduction to their magical charm through the writings of Lesya Ukrainka's Dramatis Person�, "The Forest Song". I pray I do them justice in my tale of two witches, a tale of half-sisters, whose clash of wills become hopelessly entangled in the eternal struggle between good and evil.The setting takes place in and around the city of Kyiv in the mid to late 1800's. The two sisters reside in a stately manor situated upon a rocky precipice where the Gothic mansion culminates into three spires that tower over their surroundings. The iconic landmark, located just north of the historic Golden Gate in Kyiv, served as the inspiration in concocting my story. It stands there still today in slight disarray and can be easily seen on a leisurely walking tour about the city center.Part one will introduce you to the wicked Mara as she plies her cunning wiles to manipulate events thereby swaying a young paladin, Yuri, into doing her biddings. He follows his heart, enabling him to summon the courage to overcome self doubt and retrieve three sacred relics empowering Mara with untold abilities in marshalling the dark arts to command at her beck and call.Fate and destiny intertwine their resolve, wrestling over which will control the outcome of Yuri's efforts. Shall it be hope or shall it be despair in the end that wins the day?

Treasure of the Ages

Author : Klym Polischuk
Publisher : Sova Books
ISBN 13 : 0987594338
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (875 download)

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Download or read book Treasure of the Ages written by Klym Polischuk and published by Sova Books. This book was released on 2015-05-17 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Behold the fury is raging… Under the glow of a burning red sky a fugitive from war learns of a malevolent serpent that once inhabited the caves outside Kyiv. In the dark ages of Ukraine a charismatic tribal leader defies supernatural sacrificial rituals and counsels his people to live in unity and peace so that a nation can arise. A cemetery in the old city of Khastiv stirs with the ghostly Haidamaka people who keep vigil every Easter, awaiting their promised liberator. In medieval Vinnytsia a powerful and sadistic monk mutilates local women, invoking the fury of the tormented villagers. On a quiet summer’s evening flickering lights reveal a mass of pilgrims paying homage with a prayer and song at a life-giving sacred well. A man returning to his homeland, ravaged by Tsarism and the Bolshevik revolution, visits the ruins of an ancient castle where treasure is said to be hidden for posterity, protected by ferocious flames. Treasure of the Ages invites the reader into a mystical, ancient world but one that also reflects the harsh reality of the lives of ordinary Ukrainians during the turbulent times of the socialist revolution that the author Klym Polischuk inhabited.

Ukrainian Womens Magic Traditions

Author : Lada Luzina
Publisher : Glagoslav Publications
ISBN 13 : 9660389574
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (63 download)

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Download or read book Ukrainian Womens Magic Traditions written by Lada Luzina and published by Glagoslav Publications. This book was released on 2020-10-16 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lada Luzina — Golden Writer of Ukraine: “The folk rites of our great-grandmothers are so riddled with magic that there is no doubt — it was these real holidays and rituals that became the basis for all the famous legends and tales of Kiev witches. Reading now about the magical traditions of Ukrainians, you never cease to be amazed at what unique ancestors and knowledge our ancestors possessed! What a special, unique role a woman played in the Ukrainian community! And from what great depths these or other customs come!”

A Book of Exotic Dreams and Real Events

Author : Vasyl Gabor
Publisher : Sova Books
ISBN 13 : 0648948595
Total Pages : 190 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (489 download)

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Download or read book A Book of Exotic Dreams and Real Events written by Vasyl Gabor and published by Sova Books. This book was released on 2024-03-03 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Embark on an unforgettable literary journey with “A Book of Exotic Dreams and Real Events”, a mesmerising collection of novellas and short stories by the acclaimed Ukrainian author Vasyl Gabor. This second, revised English edition brings Gabor’s profound and imaginative works to a broader audience, first published in Ukrainian in 1999 and translated into English in 2012 by the adept British translator Patrick Corness, assisted by Ukrainian experts Natalia Pomirko and Oksana Bunio. Vasyl Gabor masterfully blends mysticism, folklore fantasy, detective intrigue, and adventure with phantasmagoric surrealism. His stories create a rich, complex tapestry where reality intertwines with the otherworldly, enveloping the reader in an atmosphere of wonder and mystery. Gabor’s intricate narrative design challenges and captivates, ensuring each story remains etched in your memory long after the last page is turned. This collection is not just a reading experience; it’s a journey through a realm of intense emotions and existential contemplations. The stories resonate with a sense of anxiety and unease, compelling you to live through them rather than merely read them. Finishing this book is a transformative experience, leaving you feeling changed, refreshed, and deeply moved. Written over more than two decades, this collection showcases Gabor’s evolution as a writer and his unique ability to capture the complexities of the human condition. Whether you’re a lover of surreal narratives, deep existential themes, or simply looking for a book that challenges the norms, “A Book of Exotic Dreams and Real Events” is an essential addition to your library. Dive into this extraordinary collection and let Vasyl Gabor’s vivid storytelling awaken your imagination and stir your soul.

Begone the Raggedy Witches (The Wild Magic Trilogy, Book One)

Author : Celine Kiernan
Publisher : Candlewick Press
ISBN 13 : 1536204870
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (362 download)

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Download or read book Begone the Raggedy Witches (The Wild Magic Trilogy, Book One) written by Celine Kiernan and published by Candlewick Press. This book was released on 2018-09-11 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When witches kidnap her dad, Mup is swept up in a wild tide of magic that carries her to another world. Can she reunite her family and find her way back? On the night that Aunty dies, the raggedy witches come for Mup’s family. Pale, cold, and relentless, the witches will do anything for the tyrannical queen who has outlawed most magic and enforces her laws with terror and cruelty — and who happens to be Mup’s grandmother. When witches carry off her dad, Mup and her mam leave the mundane world to rescue him. But everything is odd in the strange, glittering Witches Borough, even Mam. Even Mup herself. In a world of rhyming crows, talking cats, and golden forests, it’s all Mup can do to keep her wits about her. And even if she can save her dad, Mup’s not sure if anything will ever be the same again. First in a new trilogy by Irish author Celine Kiernan, this tale of family and forbidden magic charts a fresh path through the landscape of beloved fantasy tradition — and promises to bewitch any reader in search of stories to love.

Interesting UKRAINE

Author : Victoria Ugryumova
Publisher : Nahs Haus
ISBN 13 : 9662536426
Total Pages : 105 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (625 download)

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Download or read book Interesting UKRAINE written by Victoria Ugryumova and published by Nahs Haus. This book was released on 2022-03-04 with total page 105 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book contains 100 fascinating articles about the most vivid symbols of Ukraine – from official, such as the national emblem and flag, to folk, like borsch and horilka; the main Ukrainian cities, outstanding historical figures, the most popular dishes of the national cuisine, handicrafts, natural beauty, and achievements in science and technology. Why did we post this books for free? You know that our country is going through a difficult time right now, and today we really need the recognition of Ukraine as a full-fledged civilised European state. I hope that after reading (or just looking through) these books, you will be convinced that Ukraine is not a “third world” country, but a strong, beautiful state, with its own interesting history, worthy of being a member of the EU.

Folk Horror

Author : Dawn Keetley
Publisher : University of Wales Press
ISBN 13 : 1786839806
Total Pages : 322 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (868 download)

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Download or read book Folk Horror written by Dawn Keetley and published by University of Wales Press. This book was released on 2023-04-15 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While the undisputed heyday of folk horror was Britain in the 1960s and 1970s, the genre has not only a rich cinematic and literary prehistory, but directors and novelists around the world have also been reinventing folk horror for the contemporary moment. This study sets out to rethink the assumptions that have guided critical writing on the genre in the face of such expansions, with chapters exploring a range of subjects from the fiction of E. F. Benson to Scooby-Doo, video games, and community engagement with the Lancashire witches. In looking beyond Britain, the essays collected here extend folk horror's geographic terrain to map new conceptualisations of the genre now seen emerging from Italy, Ukraine, Thailand, Mexico and the Appalachian region of the US.

The Master and Margarita

Author : Mikhail Bulgakov
Publisher : Grove/Atlantic, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 0802190510
Total Pages : 306 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (21 download)

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Download or read book The Master and Margarita written by Mikhail Bulgakov and published by Grove/Atlantic, Inc.. This book was released on 2016-03-18 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Satan comes to Soviet Moscow in this critically acclaimed translation of one of the most important and best-loved modern classics in world literature. The Master and Margarita has been captivating readers around the world ever since its first publication in 1967. Written during Stalin’s time in power but suppressed in the Soviet Union for decades, Bulgakov’s masterpiece is an ironic parable on power and its corruption, on good and evil, and on human frailty and the strength of love. In The Master and Margarita, the Devil himself pays a visit to Soviet Moscow. Accompanied by a retinue that includes the fast-talking, vodka-drinking, giant tomcat Behemoth, he sets about creating a whirlwind of chaos that soon involves the beautiful Margarita and her beloved, a distraught writer known only as the Master, and even Jesus Christ and Pontius Pilate. The Master and Margarita combines fable, fantasy, political satire, and slapstick comedy to create a wildly entertaining and unforgettable tale that is commonly considered the greatest novel to come out of the Soviet Union. It appears in this edition in a translation by Mirra Ginsburg that was judged “brilliant” by Publishers Weekly. Praise for The Master and Margarita “A wild surrealistic romp. . . . Brilliantly flamboyant and outrageous.” —Joyce Carol Oates, The Detroit News “Fine, funny, imaginative. . . . The Master and Margarita stands squarely in the great Gogolesque tradition of satiric narrative.” —Saul Maloff, Newsweek “A rich, funny, moving and bitter novel. . . . Vast and boisterous entertainment.” —The New York Times “The book is by turns hilarious, mysterious, contemplative and poignant. . . . A great work.” —Chicago Tribune “Funny, devilish, brilliant satire. . . . It’s literature of the highest order and . . . it will deliver a full measure of enjoyment and enlightenment.” —Publishers Weekly

Witchcraft in Russia and Ukraine, 1000–1900

Author : Valerie A. Kivelson
Publisher : Cornell University Press
ISBN 13 : 1501750666
Total Pages : 471 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (17 download)

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Download or read book Witchcraft in Russia and Ukraine, 1000–1900 written by Valerie A. Kivelson and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 2020-11-15 with total page 471 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This sourcebook provides the first systematic overview of witchcraft laws and trials in Russia and Ukraine from medieval times to the late nineteenth century. Witchcraft in Russia and Ukraine, 1000–1900 weaves scholarly commentary with never-before-published primary source materials translated from Polish, Russian, and Ukrainian. These sources include the earliest references to witchcraft and sorcery, secular and religious laws regarding witchcraft and possession, full trial transcripts, and a wealth of magical spells. The documents present a rich panorama of daily life and reveal the extraordinary power of magical words. Editors Valerie A. Kivelson and Christine D. Worobec present new analyses of the workings and evolution of legal systems, the interplay and tensions between church and state, and the prosaic concerns of the women and men involved in witchcraft proceedings. The extended documentary commentaries also explore the shifting boundaries and fraught political relations between Russia and Ukraine.

Raven's Way

Author : Vasyl Shkliar
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780993197208
Total Pages : 416 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (972 download)

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Download or read book Raven's Way written by Vasyl Shkliar and published by . This book was released on 2015-04 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1921 after four years of war the Bolsheviks conquer Ukraine, but Raven and Veremii hide in the forests with other Cossacks and continue their struggle. When Veremii dies in battle the communists secretly follow the burial party, but when they dig up the coffin they find a cryptic note instead of a corpse. Meanwhile Raven, thinks he is dead when a grenade blows him off his horse, so is surprised to wake up in the witch Yevdosia's house.... That night a woman appears in his dreams and makes love to him, only to disappear, leaving him with the scent of orchids. Vasyl Shkliar has used authentic KGB reports to tell the story of Europe's most remarkable resistance movement for the first time.

Desperate Magic

Author : Valerie Kivelson
Publisher : Cornell University Press
ISBN 13 : 0801469384
Total Pages : 376 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (14 download)

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Download or read book Desperate Magic written by Valerie Kivelson and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 2013-10-30 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the courtrooms of seventeenth-century Russia, the great majority of those accused of witchcraft were male, in sharp contrast to the profile of accused witches across Catholic and Protestant Europe in the same period. While European courts targeted and executed overwhelmingly female suspects, often on charges of compacting with the devil, the tsars' courts vigorously pursued men and some women accused of practicing more down-to-earth magic, using poetic spells and home-grown potions. Instead of Satanism or heresy, the primary concern in witchcraft testimony in Russia involved efforts to use magic to subvert, mitigate, or avenge the harsh conditions of patriarchy, serfdom, and social hierarchy. Broadly comparative and richly illustrated with color plates, Desperate Magic places the trials of witches in the context of early modern Russian law, religion, and society. Piecing together evidence from trial records to illuminate some of the central puzzles of Muscovite history, Kivelson explores the interplay among the testimony of accusers, the leading questions of the interrogators, and the confessions of the accused. Assembled, they create a picture of a shared moral vision of the world that crossed social divides. Because of the routine use of torture in extracting and shaping confessions, Kivelson addresses methodological and ideological questions about the Muscovite courts’ equation of pain and truth, questions with continuing resonance in the world today. Within a moral economy that paired unquestioned hierarchical inequities with expectations of reciprocity, magic and suspicions of magic emerged where those expectations were most egregiously violated. Witchcraft in Russia surfaces as one of the ways that oppression was contested by ordinary people scrambling to survive in a fiercely inequitable world. Masters and slaves, husbands and wives, and officers and soldiers alike believed there should be limits to exploitation and saw magic deployed at the junctures where hierarchical order veered into violent excess.

Ukraine's Quest for Identity

Author : Maria G. Rewakowicz
Publisher : Lexington Books
ISBN 13 : 1498538827
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (985 download)

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Download or read book Ukraine's Quest for Identity written by Maria G. Rewakowicz and published by Lexington Books. This book was released on 2017-10-18 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study examines the connections between literature and national identity in post-Soviet Ukraine. The author conceives of literary production as a social institution and analyzes such topics as gender, regionalism, language politics, and popular culture. This work also situates Ukraine’s post-Soviet development within a broader regional context.

Penguin Lost

Author : Andrey Kurkov
Publisher : Melville House
ISBN 13 : 1612190758
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (121 download)

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Download or read book Penguin Lost written by Andrey Kurkov and published by Melville House. This book was released on 2011-06-07 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Penguin Lost finds Viktor Zolotaryov sneaking back into Kiev under an assumed identity to undertake a dangerous mission: He wants to find Misha, his penguin, whom he fears has fallen into the hands of the criminal mob looking for Viktor himself. Guilt-ridden and determined to do what it takes, Viktor falls in with a Mafia boss who employs him in an election-rigging campaign, in return for introducing Viktor to other mobsters who can help him find Misha. And as Viktor goes from mobster to mobster, trying to survive in Kiev’s criminal underground, the evidence mounts that Misha may be someplace even worse: the zoo of a Chechen warlord. What ensues is for Viktor both a quest and an odyssey of atonement, and for the reader, a stirring mix of the comic and the tragic, the heartbreaking and the inspiring.

Baba Yaga's Book of Witchcraft

Author : Madame Pamita
Publisher : Llewellyn Worldwide
ISBN 13 : 0738768170
Total Pages : 405 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (387 download)

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Download or read book Baba Yaga's Book of Witchcraft written by Madame Pamita and published by Llewellyn Worldwide. This book was released on 2022-04-08 with total page 405 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Move Swiftly On Your Own Two Feet, for Baba Yaga You Must Meet Discover ancient and modern Slavic magical practices through stories told by the legendary Baba Yaga herself. Learn about the magic of the sun, moon, and stars, as well as the magic of weather, animals, seasons, stones, food, beeswax, and more. Each chapter includes a piece of the fairy tale of Vasylyna, comments from Baba Yaga, and hands-on tips and techniques from author Madame Pamita. Explore magical activities alongside authentic folktales about the birth of the sun and the land of the blessed ones. Step-by-step instructions show you how to stitch Ukrainian folk embroidery motifs into protective charms, weave wreaths from herbs, make enchanted poppets, and work with the spirits of the forest, the hearth, and the sauna. With a bounty of tips and information, this book teaches you to embrace the beauty of these traditional practices and reclaim your personal magic.

The Scar

Author : Sergey Dyachenko
Publisher : St. Martin's Press
ISBN 13 : 9780765367907
Total Pages : 452 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (679 download)

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Download or read book The Scar written by Sergey Dyachenko and published by St. Martin's Press. This book was released on 2012-11-27 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Originally published as IIIPAM in 1997 by ACT in Moscow"--Title page verso.