The painting is an illustration to a common motif of russian folk fairy tales, when a hero comes to a fork in the road and sees a menhir with an inscription telling him what awaits him in each direction. In this case, the only visible words are "как пряму ехати — живу не бывати — нет пути ни прохожему, ни проезжему, ни пролетному" (if you go straight, you will not be alive—there is no path for either the walker, the rider, or the flier. ". Object Type: painting. Date: 1882. Dimensions: height: 167 cm (65.7 in) ; width: 299 cm (117.7 in). Medium: oil on canvas. Collection: Russian Museum. 19-v 2h Vasnetsov
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