Standards in Ancient Russia can be judged from folklore and surviving chronicles. Researchers believe that a well-fed woman with large hips and breasts (which meant she could give birth to a healthy child), regular facial features, large eyes and round cheeks was considered beautiful.
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Painting “In Kargopol costume”. I. Glazunov. -
Painting “At the window”. E. Demakov.
“White swan” or “brave tree stump” – this is what ancient Russian beauties were called in fairy tales. And philologists Nina Sherieva and Fatima Berbekova described them in more detail:
“In fairy tales, the folklore and poetic image of a Russian beauty is represented by well-known stereotypes: a white, red face, a brown braid up to the waist, hawk eyes, eyebrows like sable black, eyes like stars, eyes like a hawk, posture like a swan, a majestic gait like a peacock – where the popular idea of \u200b\u200bthe beautiful appearance of a Russian woman is formed: plump, fair-skinned, rosy cheeks, bright lips, blue eyes, brown hair, a braid reaching to the toes.”
During the reign of Ivan the Terrible, women with dark teeth were considered beautiful among merchants. And the presence of bruises was a sign of wealth. The truth is that candy was hard to come by in those days, so if a girl could afford it, her parents could too. This is where an unusual beauty life tip came from for us – before going out, the girls deliberately rubbed their teeth with coal, thereby reporting the wealth of their family.
Source: People Talk
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