Version-prediction of Professor Garin
According to the fairy tale about Koshchei the Immortal, Koschey's death is at the end of a needle, that needle is in an egg, that egg is in a duck, that duck is in a hare, that hare is in a chest, and the chest stands on a tall oak tree, and Koschey protects that tree like his own eye.
Omitting the cultural and mythological meaning of the attributes of death of a fairy-tale character and his personal specificity or nationality, I dare to challenge the fairy-tale version of the needle and the oak, although the symbol of the needle as an instrument of damage or destruction is extremely multifaceted.
The main needle in our times has become information, or more precisely, the means of its dissemination. If you want, the last of a long line of Koshchei was destroyed by the Internet: the first protests in Ukraine began after the call of journalist Mustafa Nayem on the social network Facebook. This one and others social media provided access to the Kyiv Maidan for a million Ukrainians. The result is well known and far from unique: unkilled social networks played a similar role in the overthrow of Mubarak and Gaddafi.
I have little faith in behind-the-scenes intrigues, palace coups (even in the absence of palaces) or in antediluvian versions of the Brutes, but I am aware of the impossibility in our times of hiding the needle from the people in the presence of tens of millions of computers, even with the staggering costs of security web teams or mass zombie show.
Therefore, I have no doubt that Koshcheev’s death is at the end of a needle, that needle in the virtual, that virtual in the monitor, that monitor in the computer, that computer in every home, and the houses are located in the cities and villages of the country that the next one did not save Koschey. Koschey understands this, so access to the needle will be severely limited and no expense will be spared for this limitation...
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On the Internet, it is difficult to store information that is inconvenient for speech. Unless the zombie is faithful to the propaganda of the television screen. I think such people do not visit the pages of free online magazines. Why, if for them the whole truth is in the TV news. But armchair patriots are not the whole people.
I agree with you, dear Igor - the freely accessible Internet has incredible power, and restricting Internet freedoms can lead to mass protests. And where there are protests, there is shaky power.
All authoritarian regimes are an attempt to stop or freeze time. Koshchei do not understand that this was easy to do in primitive times or ancient Egypt, but it's getting harder and harder these days. Of course, the DPRK still exists, but even there, as far as I know, changes have begun, albeit minor ones, but deep ones that have not yet come to the surface. When the hour “x” comes, and it comes inevitably, no one has ever managed to resist time, although it is always more profitable for the authorities than for the people.
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Well, dear readers of "Likbez", Children's Day is just around the corner, so today I propose for consideration an almost childish question - how to correctly write the name of a fairy-tale character, or?
To begin with, let us recall, as usual, a story with a biography: “or Koschey the Immortal, in the east Slavic mythology an evil sorcerer whose death is hidden in several nested magical animals and objects. In Russian fairy tales, Koschey takes the heroine to the ends of the world to his home, she finds out where his death is hidden; conveys the secret to his hero-savior, who achieves death, and Koschey dies.”
In Pushkin, if you remember, the name of this character is written with an a -: “...There Tsar Kashchei is wasting away over gold...”. Everyone has this mythological character. Eastern Slavs: a bony and evil old man endowed with immortality, the owner of enormous wealth, a king, a werewolf and a sorcerer, a kidnapper of beauties who starved them, etc.
The history of the origin and spelling of this stingy old man's estate remains largely unclear.
According to one hypothesis, one should write - from cost, bone, “bony.” Koshchei can also be associated with the verb ossify- freeze, harden, fall into numbness: “Koschey, the kidnapper of the red maiden-sun, personifies the winter clouds, because of which the earth becomes ossified, numb, and freezes.” Under the influence of Koschey's machinations, the heroes of fairy tales turn into stone, wood, ice - they ossify. Hence the Russian “blasphemous”, “sorcerer”, “to create blasphemies”.
According to another hypothesis, one should write - from cast- to bone or scold (scold). It is interesting that the Slavic “kostit” means not just “to vilify, blaspheme,” but also “to spoil, to cause harm.” By the way, this meaning is also preserved in the word “dirty” - intentional harm caused to someone. Indeed, in all fairy tales this old miser does nothing but “bone” - he does dirty tricks on the good characters.
There is another hypothesis that interprets the meaning of the name Koschey: it is considered a borrowing from Turkic languages during the period of early Slavic-Turkic connections and correlates with the Turkic word koshchi - “captive”. This hypothesis is the only one presented in encyclopedic dictionary“Myths of the peoples of the world.”
According to Dahl's dictionary, at first it was Kashchei, which means “a vile, nasty dirty trick”, from the word “kast” - dirty trick. This is how Pushkin also wrote Kashcheya. And then they started writing Koschey - bony. Maybe by association with Baba Yaga's bone leg?
– (obsolete) A bony and evil old man endowed with immortality, the owner of enormous wealth, a Russian character folk tales.– 1. (translated colloquial) A skinny old man, an emaciated man. 2. (translated colloquial) A very stingy person; a miser, a miser, a usurer, poring over his treasury.
However, you can also write Kashchei - after all, after reading this “Educational Education Program”, you probably noticed the difference between the malicious, dirty old man - Kashchei and Koshchei - the bony miser.
Thanks for the help to the book “Images of East Slavic fairy tale» N. Novikova.
Koschey the Immortal is not just a character from children's fairy tales - he has folk hero many stories and even names. So who is he?
Where did Koschey come from: hypotheses of origin
In Slavic mythology, he had a “surname” Chernobogovich - after his father, Chernobog. Then he was not a symbol of evil, although he reigned in Navi - this underground kingdom can be considered an analogue of the Greek Hades and belonged to a host of dark deities. He controlled the souls (and even bodies) of the dead, and also had many spirits under his command. Researchers of myths claim that, despite his power, Koschey did not like battles and participated in a battle only once.
Having migrated into fairy-tale folklore, Koschey turned into an evil sorcerer - he could be a king, sometimes just a sorcerer. As a rule, he kidnaps beauties.
Another of his incarnations is the husband of a witch, whose eyelids are always closed. To raise them, the strength of a dozen mighty warriors is needed. Obviously, from this legend he migrated to Gogol’s story about Viya, where he received his next name.
In any case, folklore Koschey is always the embodiment of evil and an antagonist, unlike Baba Yaga, who can also be an assistant to the hero.
Character from the point of view of scientists
The famous scientist James Frazer draws a number of parallels between the image of this folk hero and the famous Samson. They are united by miraculous strength and the fact that they cannot be defeated in a simple way, as well as a tendency to trust women. According to Fraser, these characters come from the same source, which he, however, does not establish.
Slavic ethnographers see in him the Lord of the Black Sun - a symbolic personification of the strength of the people and their power, that is, more of a patron than a pest.
One of the most interesting versions of the origin of the tales of Koshchei is associated with the marriage rites of the Slavs. To initiate a girl into married life, she was symbolically abducted (the custom has survived to this day). This gave rise to a certain generalized image of a kidnapper of girls, who took them to his kingdom (which was regarded as temporary death), and then returned them to the world of the living. According to this version, he is also not an evil hero - only with the advent of Christianity, when the Slavs’ ideas about the world changed, Koschey also changed.
1. In fact, he is not completely immortal, he just dies in a needle, which is very difficult to get.
2. In Polish and Czech fairy tales, this character has a red beard.
3. His name comes from the word “bone”, since this hero was often depicted as a skeleton - or a very bony old man.
4. He can turn into a raven.
5. The symbol of Koshchei is his magic sword.
6. Being generally an unlucky gentleman, one day he will know love - this story is described in epics. The beautiful girl Marya reciprocates the sorcerer's feelings, but she is killed by the treacherous groom.
7. He may lose his strength if he goes for a long time without food, but one sip of water brings him back to normal.
8. And Koschey can turn an entire kingdom into stone as easily as putting frog skin on a person.
Power beyond the grave, relics, dried fruit, miser, thin, thin, worm, thin as a sliver, old man, skeleton Dictionary of Russian synonyms. koschey see thin Dictionary of synonyms of the Russian language. Practical guide. M.: Russian language. Z. E. Alexandrova ... Dictionary of synonyms
- (or kashchei), koschei, husband. (Cossack. poor man). 1. (K capital). In Russian folk tales mythical creature: a thin, bony old man with the secret of longevity, rich and evil. Koschey the immortal. 2. An emaciated, skinny and tall old man (colloquial) ... Ushakov's Explanatory Dictionary
KOSCHEY, Kashchey. Dahl's Explanatory Dictionary. V.I. Dahl. 1863 1866 … Dahl's Explanatory Dictionary
- (Kashchei) Immortal. 1. Unlock Disapproved About an evil, greedy, stingy man. BMS 1998, 312. 2. Discussion. Disapproved About an extremely thin person. BMS 1998, 312; BTS, 75; Mokienko 1989, 147. 3. Jarg. school Joking. iron. or Neglect Elderly, elderly teacher;... ... Big dictionary Russian sayings
KOSHCHEY, me, husband. 1. In Russian fairy tales: a thin and evil old man, owner of treasures and the secret of longevity. K. Immortal. 2. transfer About a skinny and tall man, often an old man, and also about a miser (colloquial ind.). Ozhegov's explanatory dictionary. S.I. Ozhegov, N.Yu.... ... Ozhegov's Explanatory Dictionary
KOSHCHEY- Koschey, a man of the Grand Duke of Moscow. OK. 1459. A.K. I, 548. Kosche, peasant, zap. 1582. Arch. VI, 1, 115… Biographical Dictionary
Ko(a)shchei immortal (eternal Jew). Wed. He took from his relatives, he took from the poor, He was known as a good man... Nekrasov. Vlas. Wed. He lives there alone at the forge, like the immortal Kashchei, filling his own jar!... He has become greedy! fear! Markevich... ... Michelson's Large Explanatory and Phraseological Dictionary (original spelling)
M. coll. A bony and angry old man endowed with immortality, the owner of enormous wealth as a character in Russian folk tales; Koschey the Immortal. Ephraim's explanatory dictionary. T. F. Efremova. 2000... Modern explanatory dictionary Russian language Efremova
KOSHCHEY- (character of Russian fairy tales; see also KASHCHEY) Koschey was not evil either, What, perhaps, will be the uprising of things. Why do we spoil things? Khl909 (189) ... Given name in Russian poetry of the 20th century: a dictionary of personal names
Koschey- This word, meaning thin, skinny person and miser, is probably derived from bone. According to another version, in Old Russian there was koschey - slave, captive, borrowed from Turkic languages and in no way connected with Koshchei the Immortal... Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language by Krylov
Books
- Koschey. Reboot. Roman, Galkin R.. "Koschei. Reboot". What do you know about Koshchei the Immortal, about Baba Yaga, about Leshy and other fairy-tale characters? Do you consider them treacherous villains? George thought the same thing, until his soul after...
- Koschey the Immortal: a fairy tale with games, . Koschey the Immortal: a fairy tale with games ISBN:978-5-222-19883-4…
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If you live in Russia, then you are well aware of this fairy tale character, How Koschey the Immortal, the most terrible creature from East Slavic legends. Name " Koschey"comes from Slavic word"bone", and this indicates that this creature is skinny or very bony. Myths about Koshchei are mainly found in East Slavic lands, and researchers see in him an association with Slavic god Death or a frost sorcerer capable of bringing death and cold to anyone who opposes him. On our resource you can find many more useful information, for example, deciphering street slang or fashionistas' jargon. Add this site to your bookmarks to always have access to necessary and useful information.
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So, let's continue, Koschey the Immortal, meaning?
Koschey the Immortal is an evil sorcerer, and his death is hidden in several nested things and magical animals. In some legends, he takes the form of a king or even a rider on a black talking horse. He often kidnaps women, namely the bride of the main character in the fairy tale. Outwardly it looks like a skeleton or a tall or thin old man. Usually appears to be vindictive, harmful and greedy.
Who really is Koschey the Immortal?
IN modern approach To this question, some scientists do not perceive him as a villain, but see the force of nature embodied in him. In other words, he doesn't have to be always evil. However, in various Russian myths, Koschey is considered a powerful sorcerer of frost, with a cunning mind and not very good intentions. In several different fairy tales he turns people into walnuts or even turns entire kingdoms to stone. That's why folk legends still see him as an evil character. Like the cunning old wizard in fairy tales, he is usually required to develop his activities around young pretty girls, where he tries to seduce them and win their love through magic or even brute force. In his failure and rage, he even curses these young girls by turning them into animals, such as frogs, snakes and other unpleasant creatures. Why is he called "Immortal"?
Koschey is known as an immortal creature, and one of the fairy tales reveals him, describing: “Koshchey’s death is far away: beyond the sea, beyond the ocean there is an island; on that island there are oak trees, under the oak trees there is a chest buried; in the chest there is a hare closed; in the hare there is a duck; in a duck has an egg, and the egg is his death." Many researchers saw in this “matryoshka” an interpretation of the model of the universe: water (sea, ocean), earth (island), plants (oak), animals (rabbit), bird (duck) and oak - the “world tree”. In other words, you can kill Koshchei only by destroying the world itself. In the Christian interpretation, Koschey is seen as a “sin,” a kidnapped girl as “ human soul“, and the hero who opposes Koshchei is like a “righteous spirit.” The death of Koshchei is considered as a cleansing of man from sin, and these legends have evolved over time.
The Legend of Prince Ivan and Koshchei the Immortal
One of legendary stories, in which this evil creature is mentioned is " Koschey and Ivan Tsarevich". Young Ivan, after the death of his parents, soon found himself in all alone. And he became even more sad after his three sisters went to the men who decided to take care of them. Ivan decided to find his sisters and along the way he met his future wife, Marya Morevna, a woman warrior. Years passed, these two got married and lived and made a fortune in Marya’s house, but one day it began great war. Marya, like a warrior maiden, went to war and left Ivan alone to take care of the house. She asked him not to open one particular closet because there was something personal in there. Some time passed, and since Ivan was curious enough, he opened that very forbidden closet. He really wanted to see what Marya was hiding from him. In this closet he found an old man tied to the wall with twelve chains. The old man was weak and in terrible condition, and he asked Ivan to give him water and food, otherwise he would die of hunger and thirst. Ivan, being kind person, gave him several barrels of water. Just a few minutes after the old man got drunk, his muscles and body began to recover. And after some time it dawned on Ivan that Koschey the Immortal himself was standing in front of him. Now completely restored and vigorous, Koschey was strong enough to break free from the chains driven into the wall, and angrily said that he would kidnap Marya. Fearing that he has ruined his relationship with Maria, and fully aware of Koshchei's threat to kidnap her, Ivan decides to go on a rescue expedition to find her and save her. In subsequent events, Ivan caught up with Koshchei several times, but he constantly killed him. Fortunately for Ivan, he still had three sisters who married wizards who revived Ivan every time he died.
Eventually, Ivan learned from one of his sisters that the fastest horse could be obtained from the old Baba Yaga, a terrible witch with a hooked nose. After successfully completing several tasks from
