Ivanushka

Ivanushka is a hypocoristic for the given name Ivan. It is commonly used in Russian fairy tales. Notable characters with the name include:

• Ivanushka-durachok, or Ivan the Fool, the protagonist in:
  • How Ivanushka the Fool Travelled in Search of Wonder
• Ivanushka, protagonist in:
  • "Sister Alionushka, Brother Ivanushka", the Russian version of "Brother and Sister"
  • Jack Frost (1964 film)
  • Ivanushka in the Land of Tales, trilogy of books by Sergey Zagraevsky