“Silver Hoof” is one of the most famous tales of Pavel Bazhov. He wrote it in 1938, and in 1939, he published it as part of the collection “The Malachite Box”.

The characters, however, did not get to keep these treasures: in the morning, everything disappeared under the snow.

Based on this tale, in 2002, artists of the creative workshop “Paleshane” created a decorative panel “Silver Hoof”. It was included in the series of works made in the Palekh miniature technique, which is now exhibited in the Bazhov Hall of the Museum of Stone-Cutting and Jewelry Art History.

In the center of the composition, artists placed an illustration for the main scene of the tale: Daryonka and Kokovanya watch the goat hitting the roof of the izba with its silver hoof. In the upper part to the left, Kokovanya is depicted on his skis, and to the right is cat Muryonka playing with a goat. The background of this work, unlike most of Palekh miniatures, is not black, but green.

The creative workshop “Paleshane” was founded in 1990 with the support of the USSR Ministry of Culture. It includes artists Vladimir Bushkov, Sergey Adeyanov, Boris, Kaleria and Nikolay Kukuliev. Over 30 years, they have created the series of miniatures “The Life of Jesus Christ”, the icon series “The Life of St. Alexander Nevsky” for the Alexander Nevsky Cathedral in Pskov, several decorative panels for the Embassy of the Russian Federation in Washington, the Russian UN mission and the Consulate-General of Russia in New York City.