In this story, Marusia falls in love and is to be wed to a mysterious young man. It turns out that he is not a good guy. He likes to have forbidden snacks in church. Marusia sees him snacking and he confronts her. When she lies to him, he curses her mother, father, and Marusia herself. Babushka to the rescue! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fiend

Source: A Choice Collection of Muscovite Folk-Lore collected by W. R. S. RALSTON
Narrator: Dustin Steichmann
Music: Russian folk song "Luchinushka" / Rachlevsky, RSO 

Russian folk song "Luchinushka" (Torch-light).  RUSSIAN STRING ORCHESTRA (formerly: Chamber Orchestra Kremlin) conducted by Misha Rachlevsky.  This was an encore for the performance on March 3, 2016, "Concerts at One" series at New York's Trinity Wall Street Church.  The concert was an opening of the "Revolutionaries: The late works of Beethoven & Ginastera" festival.

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SFX: Cold desolate Arctic wind, mostly wind rumble 344 Audio
Podcast shout out: LAN Parties
Listener shout out: Mesa Arizona
Cover photo: "Children of Russian Nobility in Peasant Dress" by paukrus is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0

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