The Snow Queen

"The Snow Queen"
Short story by Hans Christian Andersen
"The Snow Queen" illustration by Rudolf Koivu
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Country	Denmark
Language	Danish
Genre(s)	Fairy tale
Publication
Published in	New Fairy Tales. First Volume. Second Collection (Nye Eventyr. Første Bind. Anden Samling)[1]
Publication type	Fairy tale collection
Publication date	21 December 1844[1]

External videos
Snezhnaya Koroleva [The Snow Queen] [USSR] [1957] on You Channel - English Subtittles
The Snow Queen (Russian: Снежная королева, Snezhnaya koroleva) is a 1957 Soviet animated film directed by Lev Atamanov. It was produced at the Soyuzmultfilm studio in Moscow and is based on the story of the same name by Hans Christian Andersen. on YouTube

"The Snow Queen" (Danish: Snedronningen) is an 1844 original fairy tale by Danish author Hans Christian Andersen. It was first published 21 December 1844 in New Fairy Tales. First Volume. Second Collection (Nye Eventyr. Første Bind. Anden Samling).^[1] The story centers on the struggle between good and evil as experienced by Gerda and her friend, Kai. Unlike Andersen's other stories, The Snow Queen is written in a novel-styled narrative, being divided into seven chapters.

The story is one of Andersen's longest and most highly acclaimed stories. It is regularly included in selected tales and collections of his work and is frequently reprinted in illustrated storybook editions for children.