Mother Russia

"Joanna Hubbs has found the trace of Baba Yaga and the rusalki andMoist Mother Earth and other fascinating feminine myths in Russian culture, and hasadded richly to the growing interest in popular culture." -- New York TimesBook Review

..". brave... fascinating... immenselyenjoyable... " -- Times Higher Education Supplement

..".a stimulating and original study... vivid and readable." -- RussianReview

"An immensely stimulating, beautifully written work ofscholarship." -- Francine du Plessix Gray

"Joanna Hubbshas provided scholars... with a wealth of significant interpretive material toinform if not reform views of both Russian and women's cultures." -- Journal ofAmerican Folklore

A ground-breaking interpretation of Russianculture from prehistory to the present, dealing with the feminine myth as a centralcultural force.