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EP 77: Russia- The Fiend (Упырь Upyr)
In this story, Marusia falls in love and is to be wed to a mysterious young man. It turns out that he is not a good guy. He likes to have forbidden snacks in church. Marusia sees him snacking and he confronts her. When she lies to him, he curses her mother, father, and Marusia herself. Babushka to the rescue! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fiend
Source: A Choice Collection of Muscovite Folk-Lore collected by W. R. S. RALSTON
Narrator: Dustin Steichmann
Music: Russian folk song "Luchinushka" / Rachlevsky, RSO
Russian folk song "Luchinushka" (Torch-light). RUSSIAN STRING ORCHESTRA (formerly…
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