Russian Folktales: Reading Diary B

The second half of the Russian Folktales unit was all about death. The most interesting part about how the Russians viewed death was the difference in the passage of time. My favorite story in this reading, The Two Friends, described a meeting that took place in a grave. One friend was dead while the other was still alive. A short time passed, enough for three rounds of drinks, before the living friend decided to leave. When he exited the grave, he found nothing the same as he left it. The houses and people were all different. While three hours passed by in the grave, three hundred years passed by in reality. This was such an intriguing addition to the plot of the story. The Two Friends would make a fun retelling. Some of the other stories involved passing by graveyards late at night and all of the unfortunate things that occurred as a result.

All Saints Graveyard. Geograph.