When a young villager named Yuri ventures into her sinister forest to save his cursed village, he strikes a dangerous bargain to retrieve the mystical firebird. But as the story unfolds, Yuri learns the true cost of dealing with the unpredictable Baba Yaga. This episode explores the enduring power and peril of Slavic folklore's most enigmatic witch.

Haunted History is produced by SoundBite Studios and hosted by Megan Alda and Derek Stephen Brown, with writing and research by Chloë Kibbe, Megan Alda and Derek Stephen Brown.

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Episode Reference Material

ThoughtCo

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Levack, The Witch-Hunt in Early Modern Europe, 2006

Warner, From the Beast to the Blonde: On Fairy Tales and Their Tellers, 1995

Zipes, The Complete Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm, 2002

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