Russian Folklore

This small volume completes the translation of Karel Erben’s A Hundred Genuine Popular Slavonie Fairy Stories. The first volume, Segnius Irritant, maps out, so to say, the primitive folklore weather myth of which nearly the whole of the succeeding 92 stories are wholly or in part reproductions.

The Winternight Trilogy introduced an unforgettable heroine, Vasilisa Petrovna, a girl determined to forge her own path in a world that would rather lock her away. Her gifts and her courage have drawn the attention of Morozko, the winter-king, but it is too soon to know if this connection will prove a blessing or a curse. Now, Moscow has been struck by disaster. Its people are searching for answers - and for someone to blame.

Written over the course of Leskov's career, each story in The Enchanted Wanderer elucidates the very essence of the human condition; themes of love, despair, loneliness, and revenge are explored against the backdrop of 19th-century working-class Russia. Leskov deftly layers social satire and subtle criticism atop myth and fable, resulting in a richly entertaining collection.

Get ready to hop on a mythical time machine and journey to the icy forests, grand palaces, and enchanted lands of Russia. This book is your gateway to a magical world filled with talking wolves, firebirds with glowing feathers, and the mysterious, ever-tricky Baba Yaga. Perfect for listeners aged 7–12 (and adventurous adults!), this beautifully written collection of Russian fairy tales and mythology for kids is designed to spark the imagination, teach valuable lessons, and introduce young minds to the rich tapestry of Russian culture, legends, and traditional folk stories.

What happens when you find a way to save your loved one… but the price might not be worth it—the stunning conclusion to New York Times bestseller Lilith Saintcrow’s The Dead God’s Heart Nat Drozdova has crossed half the continent in search of the stolen Dead God’s Heart, the only thing...

Surviving the ill-fated expedition to Knnot, Valeria, Alik, and the others have found refuge in Valeria's village. Though Val should find comfort in reuniting with her family, everything has changed—including herself. For now, Val is the Pale God's chosen champion. And she is ready for revenge on the Czar.

Волшебство вокруг нас! Индейские племена Северной Америки верили, что природа не только является источником жизни, но и самых разных чудес. Простые люди из племени в одночасье становились героями: они побеждали свирепых чудищ, возвращались из мира мёртвых и спасали своих родных. Истории об этих храбрецах, которые передавались из уст в уста долгими вечерами под звук потрескивающего костра, собраны в этой невероятной книге.

Территория, которую ныне занимает Сочинский национальный парк и частично Кавказский государственный заповедник, привлекает туристов. Завораживают горные образования, поражает природа этих мест. Здесь в ходу легенды, походные рассказы и сказки старожилов, зачастую не имеющие под собой исторической подоплеки, но по-своему оживляющие малознакомые для широкого турсообщества жемчужины природы удивительной красоты.