Myths and legends of Ancient Rus in tales about the life of the Russian people

The book "Myths and Legends of Ancient Rus" in the legends about the life of the Russian people" will be interesting primarily to those readers who want to learn more about the life of our ancestors, because it describes the realities of the XII-XIII centuries. It contains stories about love and betrayal, the birth of children and death in the name of protecting the native land, into which the plots of myths and legends are organically woven, emphasizing the balance of good and evil, beautiful and ugly, dark and bright.
The author did not set himself the goal of creating documentary historical stories or with chronicle accuracy to reproduce the ideas of Russian people about gods and evil spirits. But each legend turned out to be unique and original in the thought of not interrupted by either time or circumstances of the relationship of the real and mystical