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Evil spirits from Russian fairy tales (PICS)
Dina Setdikova
Oct 30 2025
Lifestyle
Created by Recraft.ai
Now for some spooky content! Ahead of Halloween, we’d like to properly introduce you to some of the most popular folklore characters that everyone (in Russia, at least!) is afraid of!
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