"Old Slavic Fairy Tales" – Why Do We Need Fairy Tales in the Modern World

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Do you like fairy tales, Slavic mythology, and good stories? We have something special for you! Join us for a meeting with Iwona Czapla, author of the book "Old Slavic Fairy Tales" published by Replika Publishing House. This book is a collection of fairy tales full of magic, but also a key to understanding many contemporary films and novels. You will learn where inspirations come from and why it is worth knowing these ancient stories. The conversation will be led by Wiktoria Korzeniewska - Slavic Book - books with motifs of Slavic beliefs. 📍 The meeting will take place at: Grochoteka, Grochowska 297 📅 September 12, 2025, at 5:30 PM Admission to the event is free. Iwona Czapla – translator of fantasy and science fiction literature from Russian and Ukrainian. A graduate of Ukrainian studies at the University of Warsaw. She was born and raised in the Bieszczady Mountains. She is the author of three books published by Replika Publishing House, in which she collected and adapted fairy tales and legends: "East Slavic Fairy Tales," "Old Slavic Fairy Tales," and "Crimean Tatar Legends and Fairy Tales." In addition to her translation work, she is actively involved in the film industry, working on short films, music videos, and organizing exhibitions. She is the creator of an original language for the fan film "Mistress of the Forests." She also co-creates entries for the virtual "Encyclopedia of Fantasy" and runs a Facebook page about book illustration. Wiktoria Korzeniewska - by education a philologist and literary scholar, by profession a book promotion specialist, by heart the creator of SlavicBook.pl – the first place on the Polish Internet entirely dedicated to books with motifs of Slavic beliefs. Author of "The Red Fairy Tale" – a story about Baba Yaga and a forest you’d better not enter, and the comic "Slavic Myths and Stories." Suspected of being a city nightmare. Never refuses coffee and a slice of bread with butter. *** Task carried out as part of the Municipal Revitalization Program of the City of Warsaw until 2030. Event carried out as part of the Grochoteka Library Point project.