Russian ethnicity in its beliefs, rituals, and fairy tales

“The Russian nationality in its beliefs, rites and fairy tales” is the widely known, capital work of the Russian historian, archaeologist and ethnographer Dmitry Ottovich Shepping (1823–1895), dedicated to the history of Russian folklore. From the pages of this book you will be spoke to Kupalo and Kolyada, Rod and Rozhaitsa, Perun, Hair and Ivan Tsarevich. You will learn a lot about the real and mythological characters of our legends, the stories about which were transmitted by folk storytellers from generation to generation. The author also pays great attention to the issues of comparative linguistics, conducting the idea of ​​the fundamental relationship of the languages ​​of the Indo -European family. This publication is intended for those readers who are not indifferent to the glorious past and original beliefs of their ancestors