Folklore

Muzhik-Maslenitsa: A Maslenitsa Figure of a Man Dressed as a Woman

A cross-dressed Maslenitsa figure described in early twentieth-century Russian folklore materials.

Uncensored Russian Folklore: Highlights from Afanasyev’s “Russian Secret Tales”

“Sowing Dicks,” “The Fool,” and “The Soldier and the Priest.”

The Cross-Dressing Bogatyr: A Russian Bylina About Mikhailo Potyk, Who Disguises Himself as a Woman

Why does the hero put on “women’s clothing”?