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* UnexpectedKindness: Subverted. The Stone Princess, the BigBad, sees her daughter Katya prepared to run away with Ivan and suddenly smiles and gives them her permission to marry. Katya is very surprised and asks once again if she means it, and the Princess smiles again, confirms it, but [[BaitTheDog immediately explains]] that she'll only allow their marriage if Ivan helps her create her ArtefactOfDoom. Eventually, it's made clear she doesn't intend to honour her promise even in that case.
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* GenreDeconstruction: Despite being TheChosenOne, Ivan is a stone-cutter, not particularly strong physically and inexperienced in battle. When he is outnumbered and/or against anyone stronger, he can't hold his ground in a fight for long. Then Kuzma makes him a CoolSword… and he still can't hold his ground in a fight for long: the sword might be cool, but Ivan is as inexperienced as before.
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* RealityEnsues: Despite being TheChosenOne, Ivan is a stone-cutter, not particularly strong physically and inexperienced in battle. When he is outnumbered and/or against anyone stronger, he can't hold his ground in a fight for long. Then Kuzma makes him a CoolSword… and he still can't hold his ground in a fight for long: the sword might be cool, but Ivan is as inexperienced as before.
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* NoManOfWomanBorn: Per the terms of the spell animating them, ardars will serve the Princess "until the stone weeps, and man shows pity to a stone". [[spoiler:The Princess counts as a creature of stone even after her curse is lifted.]] Although the whole thing amounts to nothing: they just continue to stand there and tag with her when she leaves (apparently, having nothing better to do).
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* EasilyForgiven: The heroes never seem to bear a grudge against anyone for long. Especially notable is the case of the landlord and his daughter and mooks, who are apparently forgiven for all their tyranny. They are not magic creatures well-known to be morally grey, if not blue-and-orange (like Baba Yaga), they have not been brainwashed into villainy (like the Princess and, through her, the ardars), and there is no sign they have changed for the better (like Yangul). Nevertheless, Ivan and Katya happily join them in the final celebration without batting an eyelid.
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* EasilyForgiven: The heroes never seem to bear a grudge against anyone for long. Especially notable is the case of the landlord and his daughter and mooks, who are apparently forgiven for all their tyranny.cruelty. They are not magic creatures well-known to be morally grey, if not blue-and-orange (like Baba Yaga), they have not been brainwashed into villainy (like the Princess and, through her, the ardars), and there is no sign they have changed for the better (like Yangul). Nevertheless, Ivan and Katya happily join them in the final celebration without batting an eyelid.
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** The Stone Tower, being the Stone Princess's resident/prison, barely has any light inside.
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** The Stone Tower, being the Stone Princess's resident/prison, residence/prison, barely has any light inside.
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* PlotHole: The Princess is imprisoned in her own tower. It is an integral plot point because it's a part of her curse which can't be lifted until Alatyr is brought to life. However, she somehow arrives in the village in the final scene, and nobody, not even Katya who knows about the curse, thinks it in any way odd.
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* PlotHole: The Princess is imprisoned in her own tower. It is an integral plot point because it's a part of her curse which can't be lifted until Alatyr is fully brought to life. However, she somehow arrives in the village in the final scene, and nobody, not even Katya who knows about the curse, thinks it in any way odd.
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* ForcedMarriage: Two of these are planned. [[spoiler:Neither occurs]].
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* ForcedMarriage: Two of these are planned. [[spoiler:Neither occurs]].Neither occurs.
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* BabiesEverAfter: In the final scene, the Storyteller says Ivan and Katya had many children.
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* UniformityException: The ardars are an army of stone golem FacelessGoons, and their commander Yangul has human looks. He is the one who loves Katya and ultimately does a HeelFaceTurn.
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* PlotHole: The Princess is imprisoned in her own tower. It is an integral plot point because it's a part of her curse which can't be lifted until Alatyr is brought to life. However, she somehow arrives in the village in the final scene, and nobody, not even Katya who knows about the curse, thinks it in any way odd.
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* EvilIsNotWellLit:
** The Stone Tower, being the Stone Princess's resident/prison, barely has any light inside.
** It's dark in Baba Yaga's hut when Baba Yaga is acting as an antagonist, and the hut is well-lit when she is helping Ivan.
** The Stone Tower, being the Stone Princess's resident/prison, barely has any light inside.
** It's dark in Baba Yaga's hut when Baba Yaga is acting as an antagonist, and the hut is well-lit when she is helping Ivan.
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* EasilyForgiven: The heroes never seem to bear a grudge against anyone for long. Especially notable is the case of the landlord and his daughter and mooks, who are apparently forgiven for all their tyranny. They are not magic creatures well-known to be morally grey, if not blue-and-orange (like Baba Yaga), they have not been brainwashed into villainy (like the Princess and, through her, the ardars), and there is no sign they have changed for the better (like Yangul). Nevertheless, Ivan and Katya happily join them in the final celebration without batting an eyelid.
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Her newest target is Ivan, a young, dreamy and highly gifted stone-cutter. He falls in love with the Princess's own daughter Katya, so the Princess exploits it, promising him Katya's hand in marriage if he brings Alatyr to life. After reading [[TitleDrop the Book of Masters]], written by the previous generations of stone-cutters, Ivan manages to do it. Then, of course, the Princess goes back on her word and orders him killed, while planning to [[spoiler:sacrifice Katya's soul]] to Alatyr to make the stone completely alive.
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Her newest target is Ivan, a young, dreamy and highly gifted stone-cutter. He falls in love with the Princess's own daughter Katya, so the Princess exploits it, promising him Katya's hand in marriage if he brings Alatyr to life. After reading [[TitleDrop the Book of Masters]], written by the previous generations of stone-cutters, Ivan manages to do it. Then, of course, the Princess goes back on her word and orders him killed, while planning to [[spoiler:sacrifice Katya's soul]] to Alatyr to yet another heinous crime that would make the stone completely alive.
