Snegurochka
Sign in to saveAlso known as Snow Maiden, Snow‐Child, Snyegurka, Snow‐Maiden, Snowflake, Daughter of the Snows, Snegurka, The Snow Maiden
right|upright|thumb|Snow Maiden (1899) by Victor Vasnetsov
Key facts
- Mythical creature.name
- Snegurochka Снегурочка
- Mythical creature.image
- 200px
- Mythical creature.caption
- Snegurochka on a Soviet postcard, 1990
- Mythical creature.Family
- Ded Moroz (Grandfather)
- Mythical creature.Region
- Northwest Russia, Siberia, Central Russia, Eastern Europe, Caucasus, Central Asia, North Asia, Volga Region, Ural
- Mythical creature.Habitat
- Northwest Russia
- Mythical creature.Country
- Russia (before: Soviet Union, Russian Empire)
- Mythical creature.AKA
- Snow Maiden, Snegurka, Dzyunanushik, Snyahurka, Snihuronka, Karhiliw, Kharchaana, Qar Qızı, Ayaz kyz
- Mythical creature.Known_for
- being the companion of Ded Moroz
- Mythical creature.Similar_entities
- Zwarte Piet, Knecht Ruprecht, Krampus
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Part of
- Novy God
- Gender
- female
- Father
- Ded Moroz
- Country
- Russia
- Country of origin
- Post-Soviet states
- Image
- New Year in Kremlin 2017.jpg
- Said to be same as
- Baby New Year
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- present in work
- Snegurochka
- different from
- Snow White
- Commons category
- Snegurochka
- name in native language
- Снѣгурочка
- relative
- Ded Moroz
- culture
- Russian Orthodox Church
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Encyclopedic overview
7 sectionsContents
- Classification
- Folk tale versions and adaptations
- Granddaughter of Ded Moroz
- Modern Russia
- See also
- References
- External links
right|upright|thumb|Snow Maiden (1899) by Victor Vasnetsov
Snegurochka (diminutive) or Snegurka (), or Snow Maiden, is a Novy God character originating from Russian fairy tales.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Snegurochka” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.