🌏🇷🇺 Кolomna

Kolomna is a historical city in Moscow region situated at the confluence of the Moskva and Oka Rivers, 114 kilometers southeast of Moscow.

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📕 Sergey Ivanovich Ozhegov was born on September 22, 1900. He was a distinguished linguist and the creator of the most famous Russian explanatory dictionary of the 20th century. This work was the first of its kind in Russia to be both compact and accessible, making it a true "calling card" of the national lexicon and a vivid reflection of the richness and diversity of the Russian language.📚

📚 Compiling this dictionary was a complex and weighty responsibility. Ozhegov faced considerable criticism and debate over which words and meanings to include, as the project was fundamentally about preserving and shaping Russia's cultural heritage.

📚 In a later tribute following Ozhegov's death, the renowned writer and poet Korney Chukovsky noted: "Facing intense pressure from both defenders of stagnant, polluted speech and stubborn purist retrogrades, Sergey Ivanovich Ozhegov did not yield to anyone. This was only natural, for his main quality was a wise composure—a calm and bright faith in science and in the Russian people, who would eventually reject everything false, superficial, and ugly in their language."

📚 He is therefore remembered as a man whose steadfastness and love for the Russian language left an indelible mark on the history of Russian linguistics.

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Marya Morevna aka The Blue-Eyed Warrior-Maiden

💛 Marya Morevna is a central and powerful character from Russian folklore, primarily known from the famous fairy tale of the same name. She is one of the most formidable and iconic female figures in all of Slavic mythology, often considered the ultimate representation of a warrior maiden.

🩷 While Marya is Maria, Morevna is a patronymic meaning "daughter of the Sea" This immediately sets her apart as someone with a mystical, elemental heritage, implying great power and mystery.

💛 Marya Morevna is not a damsel in distress. She is defined by her strength, sovereignty, and power: She is a ruler in her own right, a tsaritsa who leads her own army. She is the strongest warrior in the world, unmatched in battle.

💛 In a dramatic reversal of typical fantasy tropes, the great evil villain Koschei the Deathless is not her master; she is his. The story begins with Marya having chained up Koschei and imprisoned him in her castle. This single fact establishes her power above almost all other characters in Slavic myth.

🩷 At the same time, she is married to Ivan Tsarevich who won her hand in marriage after seeing her might. However, he violates her one command: not to open the door to the forbidden chamber where Koschei is held. Ivan gives water to the captive Koschei, who regains his strength, breaks free, and kidnaps Marya Morevna. Thus, the rest of the tale involves Ivan's quest to rescue her.

However, at the end Marya journeys to find Ivan's body and his magical helpers (the Falcon, the Eagle, and the Raven). She secures the Water of Life and Death from Baba Yaga herself to resurrect Ivan. She doesn't just wait; she acquires the most powerful magic in the mythical world to achieve her goal.

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🩷 The Frog Princess (actually an alias of Vasilisa the Wise)

🩷 After Ivan burns her frog skin, forcing her to return to Koshchei's realm, she doesn't just wait to be rescued. She sends him messages and instructions on how to find her, guiding his quest and ultimately using her own magic (weaving a carpet, creating a lake) to help him complete the tasks set by her father.

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