Talk:Viy (folklore)

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Viy is not from Ukrainian folklore, but rather Gogol's literary creation. See the preface to The Collected Tales of Nikolia Gogol (Translated by Pevear, R. and Volokhonsky, L. 1998, Vintage Classics.) for proof. Viy is often mistaken as an actual character from folklore because Gogol claimed as much in his author's note to the short story. Guermantes