Kalevala

The Karelo-Finnish epic "Kalevala" is not only the main book of our northern neighbors and "the most valuable of what has been created in the Finnish language" (Professor Kaarle Kron), but also a true treasure of world culture as a whole. Ancient gods, wizards, and heroes come to life on the pages of this book. The Nordic beauty of dense forests, the clashing of swords, leaden waves, and cold waterfalls captivate with their formidable primeval harmony. Truly, a world of fairy-tale reality is created by the lines of ancient runes, where animals talk to people, maidens turn into fish, and a Tuonela swan swims in the river of the dead. Before you is the complete edition of "Kalevala" in the prose retelling by Pavel Krusanov, an enthusiastic connoisseur of this outstanding literary monument.