The most comprehensive collection of classic Russian tales available in English introduces readers to universal fairy-tale figures and to such uniquely Russian characters such as Koshchey the Deathless, Baba Yaga, the Swan Maiden, and the glorious Firebird. Beautifully illustrated, the more than 175 tales culled from a landmark multi-volume collection by the outstanding Russian ethnographer Aleksandr Afanas'ev reveal a rich, robust world of the imagination. Translated by Norbert Guterman Illustrated by Alexander Alexeieff With black-and-white illustrations throughout Part of the Pantheon Fairy Tale and Folklore Library

Russian Fairy Tales (The Pantheon Fairy Tale and Folklore Library)

Children's Books

Афанасьев, Александр

Literature & Fiction

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Alexander Nikolayevich Afanasyev (Afanasief or Afanasiev, Russian: Алекса́ндр Никола́евич Афана́сьев) (11 July 1826 - 23 October 1871) was a Russian Slavist who published nearly 600 Russian folktales and fairytales, one of the largest folktale collection in the world. The first edition of his collection was published in eight fascicules from 1855-67, earning him the reputation of the Russian counterpart to the Brothers Grimm. (wikipedia.org) Впервые благодаря Афанасьеву читатель увидел русскую сказку во всем ее богатстве разнообразии, в ее истинной красоте, неприкрашенной и неподдельной. В отличие от большинства своих предшественников, занимавшихся собранием и публикацией произведений народного творчества, Афанасьева стремился к сохранению всех особенностей первоначальных записей сказок, не позволяя себе никаких литературных переработок этих записей, ограничиваясь ролью редактора и издателя.

Народные Русские Сказки (Russian Edition)

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