Fairytale quotation

[Natalie Kononenko]

The signpost appears in many tales.  Which film do you have in mind?  It
appears in Ivan Tsarevich i Seryi Volk, which was recently made into a
feature-length animated film, but not with the Firebird plot line that is
in most Ivan Tsarevich films

NK

On Fri, Nov 16, 2012 at 8:08 PM, dusty wilmes <upthera44 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Actually what I'd like to know is not the phrase's origin, but in which
> fairytale(s) it appears. It is quoted in a recent Russian film.
>
> Best,
>
> Justin
>
>
> On Fri, Nov 16, 2012 at 9:33 PM, Natalie Kononenko <nataliek at ualberta.ca>wrote:
>
>> Things like this don't really have sources.  If you are trying to see
>> where a particular author found this motif, that may welll be possible.
>> But in general terms - no.  The signpost or stone or other marker at a
>> crossroads appears in a number of cultures.  If anyone can trace specific
>> uses of a praticular motif, it would probably be Will Ryan.  Hopefully he
>> will also reply to this query.
>>
>> Natalie Kononenko
>>
>> On Fri, Nov 16, 2012 at 7:11 PM, dusty wilmes <upthera44 at gmail.com>wrote:
>>
>>> Dear Colleagues,
>>>
>>> Does anyone know the origin (or any sources, for that matter) of the
>>> fairytale motif in Russian that begins: "На лево пойдешь - пропадешь.
>>> На право пойдешь..."
>>>
>>> Thanks in advance.
>>>
>>> Sincerely,
>>>
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>>> Justin Wilmes
>>> Ph. D. Student/Graduate Teaching Associate
>>> Dept. of Slavic and E. European Languages and Literatures
>>> Ohio State University
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>> Natalie Kononenko
>> Kule Chair of Ukrainian Ethnography
>> University of Alberta
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> Ohio State University
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Natalie Kononenko
Kule Chair of Ukrainian Ethnography
University of Alberta
200 Arts Building
Edmonton AB Canada T6G 2E6
780-492-6810
http://www.arts.ualberta.ca/uvp/

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