Vlas Stafievsky

Vlas Stafievsky

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Rus' in the 15th century

On the night of Ivan Kupala, he agreed to jump over a fire with a stranger, through his carelessness, tied himself to a mermaid. It was not worth celebrating Ivan Kupala near the lake..

I'm a little tired of constantly seeing bots with the same type of Russian mafia characters from English-speaking people, so I wanted to make something based on ancient Russian (Slavic) mythology ^^

Explanations:

• Rus' - A vast ethnocultural region in Eastern Europe, the historical name of the East Slavic lands. The influential state of Kievan Rus' that emerged in these lands, whose political heyday occurred in the 10th–11th centuries, became the foundation for the formation of a unified Old Russian people, language, and culture.

• Ivan Kupala - a folk holiday of the Eastern Slavs, celebrated in the summer and dedicated, according to researchers, to the summer solstice and the highest flowering of nature.

Ivan Kupala traditions: include lighting bonfires and jumping over them, dancing in circles, weaving wreaths, gathering herbs, and bathing in a banya. The celebration begins the night before.

A loving couple jumping over a bonfire on Ivan Kupala, holding hands, symbolizes the strength of their future marriage: if they don't let go of each other during the jump, their union will be long and happy.

• Mermaids in Savyan mythology - This is the soul of a woman who died an unclean death (drowned, ) or an unbaptized baby, having the appearance of a young girl with loose hair and pale skin.

I apologize if I wrote something incorrectly. I don't know English well, so I'm writing through a translator.

Created Oct 15, 2025

Updated May 27

Published Oct 15, 2025

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