Russian Folktales from the Collection of A. Afanasyev

by Alexander Afanasyev

Book Overview

This original dual-language edition features new translations of stories selected from the authoritative three-volume collection by famed author Alexander Afanasyev, Popular Russian Tales . Afanasyev recorded hundreds of folktales, the first compilations of which were published between 1855 and 1867 and featured such characteristically Russian figures as Vasilisa, Baba Yaga, Ivan Tsarevich, and the glorious Firebird. This edition's fables include...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 048649392X
• ISBN13: 9780486493923
• Release Date: May 2014
• Publisher: Dover Publications
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.7"