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Kikimora

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Kikimora 

(also, shishimora or mara), in Russian folk superstitions, a tiny invisible female character, with a head the size of a thimble and a body as thin as a straw. A kikimora lives in a house behind the oven and spins and weaves.

In popular speech, a kikimora is an untidy or unattractively dressed woman.
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Julian's weaved his music, set to lyrics by Berlie Doherty, around three classical pieces conjuring up witches, magic and death: Danse Macabre by Camille Saint Saens, Kikimora and The Enchanted Lake by Anatol Liadov and Sorcerer's Apprentice by Paul Dukas.
A first bite at opera; music/theatre by Daily Post (Liverpool, England)
Sutela, Pekka, The Road to the Russian Market Economy: Selected Essays, 1993-1998 (Helsinki, Finland: Kikimora Publications, 1998).
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Baba Yaga is,possibly, the most popular but the BBC Philharmonic under Vassily Sinaisky chose two glorious miniatures: Kikimora and The Enchanted Lake.
ARTS DAIRY: MUSIC BBC Philharmonic/ Chester Cathedral by Daily Post (Liverpool, England)
 
 
 
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