Fairytale quotation

[dusty wilmes]

Thanks very much for your responses. The quote appears in
Serebrennikov's *Iur'ev
den'* (2008).

All best,

Justin


On Fri, Nov 16, 2012 at 11:19 PM, Natalie Kononenko <nataliek at ualberta.ca>wrote:

> 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,
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Justin Wilmes
>>>> Ph. D. Student/Graduate Teaching Associate
>>>> Dept. of Slavic and E. European Languages and Literatures
>>>> Ohio State University
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>> Dept. of Slavic and E. European Languages and Literatures
>> Ohio State University
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> Edmonton AB Canada T6G 2E6
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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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