A collection of the classic Russian folk and fairy tales.
A new edition of the comprehensive edition of more than 175 traditional Russian folktales and fairy tales, collected by the nineteenth-century ethnologist, includes the stories of Baba Yaga, the Swan Maiden, Koshchey the Deathless, and the Firebird. Reissue.
A reissue of the 1945 comprehensive edition of the one hundred seventy-eight traditional Russian folk and fairy tales collected by the nineteenth-century ethnologist, Aleksandr Afanas'ev. Bibliogs
Translated by Norbert GutermanIllustrated by Alexander AlexeieffIn this most comprehensive collection of classic Russian tales available in English we meet both universal fairy-tale figures—thieves and heroes, kings and peasants, beautiful damsels and terrifying witches, enchanted children and crafty animals—and such uniquely Russian characters as Koshchey the Deathless, Baba Yaga, the Swan Maiden, and the glorious Firebird. The more than 175 tales culled from a centuries-old Russian storytelling tradition by the outstanding Russian ethnographer Aleksandr Afanas’ev reveal a rich, robust world of the imagination that will fascinate readers both young and old.With black-and-white drawings throughoutPart of the Pantheon Fairy Tale and Folklore Library