Russian skazki

[Robert Chandler]

Dear Muireann,

I don't know anything about him at all, but I am certainly curious.  So yes,
I'll be very grateful for some sources!

All the best,

Robert




> Dear Robert,
> 
> Are you including any stories about Iakov Brius' (Jacob Bruce), the
> real-life general/alchemist/astronomer, who enjoyed a folkloric afterlife
> as all of the above and as a black magician as well? When I was researching
> him earlier this year, I came across some startlingly vivid folk tales
> about Brius' infamous magical exploits. Apparently ordinary people in
> Moscow and the peasants on Brius' estate continued to tell tall tales about
> him well into the twentieth century. I am happy to look up the sources if
> you are interested.
> 
> Best wishes,
> 
> Muireann
> 
> Dr Muireann Maguire
> Jesus College
> Cambridge 
> 
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