Malachite the colour green (wadj) was associated with death and the power of resurrection as well as new life and fertility. Ancient Egyptians believed that the afterlife contained an eternal paradise which resembled their lives but with no pain or suffering, and referred to this place as the ‘Field of Malachite’. Malachite was used as a mineral pigment in green paints from antiquity until about 1800. The pigment is moderately lightfast, very sensitive to acids, and varying in color. This natural form of green pigment has been replaced by its synthetic form, verditer, among other synthetic greens. Malachite is also used
The Malachite Box anniversary since the birth of Pavel Bazhov. The series included the following films: "Sinyushka's Well" (1973), "The Mistress of the Copper Mountain" (1975), "The Malachite Casket" (1976), "The Stone Flower" (1977), "Podaryonka" (based on "Silver Hoof", 1978), "Golden Hair" (1979), and "The Grass Hideaway" (1982). Three hand-drawn animated films were released by Soyuzmultfilm in the 1970s: "Silver Hoof" in 1977 directed by Gennady Sokolsky and written by Genrikh Sapgir, "The Master Craftsman" in 1978 directed by Inessa Kovalevskaya, was based on "The Stone Flower" and "The Master Craftsman"; "The Fire-Fairy" in 1979 directed by Natalia Golovanova. The Malachite Box The