Pavel Bazhov: "The Stone Flower" and other Ural tales

Russian folklorist and writer Bazhov Pavel Petrovich was born in 1879 in a working family. After graduating from Perm theological seminary he works as a teacher in Kamyshlov and Yekaterinburg. In 1918 he volunteered to join the Red Army. At the end of the war, the future writer engaged in journalistic activities. His first book was called "The Urals were" and was published in 1924. The most famous of his collection "The Malachite Box" was published in 1939. During the life of the writer, this book was repeatedly supplemented with new stories.

Bazhov. "Stone Flower" - the magic of the folk tale

This work, like all other fairy tales of Bazhov, was written by him from the words of the Ural craftsmen and at the most is a literary processing of folk folklore. Narrative of the work about the stone-cutter Danilushka, who was stolen from the wedding by the mistress of the Copper Mountain - a mythical character of ancient Ural legends.

Recreation of anxieties, life, hopes and attitude of ordinary workers in the stories - that's what Bazhov wanted. "Stone flower" in this respect is no exception. According to the story, the protagonist Danilushka wholeheartedly wants to understand the natural beauty of the stone. Do it yourself, he can not, and he asks the mistress of the copper mountain to show him the legendary stone flower. Seeing his unearthly beauty, Danila, as the legend warns, remains forever in sorrow, for even the white light does not turn out to be nice.

In this story the author reveals the eternal desire of creative people to know the real nature of beauty. Constantly developing, it remains, in fact, unattainable and elusive, like a forest fog. This is what he wanted, based on folk art, to convey to the reader Bazhov. "Stone flower" is not just an interesting fairy tale, it is an expression of folk melancholy for justice, true pure love and fidelity. After all, at the end of the book the heart of the Mistress of the Copper Mountain quivered - the stone maid Danila went home to his bride.

The Stone Flower

In 1946, based on this work and other tales of the collection "The Malachite Box", the film "The Stone Flower" is published. This old tape with confidence can be called ethnographically accurate. It most realistically revealed the folk customs of one particular region. It is quite difficult even to determine the genre of the film - this is not a magical fantastic invention, nor is it a historical picture.

The tape brought to the viewer an extraordinary story of love for his skills, a story of talent and loyalty. Uralic tales immerse the viewer and the reader in the mythological atmosphere of ancient traditions, the real roots of which are still unknown to anyone. Their main idea is the statement that not everything in this world is measured in money, and not everything can be bought.

This is what the reader wanted to tell the reader, collecting material for his tales, Bazhov. "Stone flower" is a work that is read by more than one generation. The same can be said about the film. He was watched, looked and looked. And it can not but rejoice that with all the modern abundance of special effects on the screens there are people who are interested in real cinema with meaning.