Russian legends and legends. Illustrated encyclopedia

Whoever does not inhabit the ancient, keeping thousands of secrets and riddles, exciting-pronouncing world of Slavic pagan traditions! "There are miracles, there the goblin wanders ..." And not only he: good brownies and dangerous water, seductive mermaids and insidious witches, miracle birds and speaking animals, powerful giants and beautiful swan virgins, werewolves, fields, bereli ... The gods are harsh, but fair. The magical world of the legends of Ancient Russia in all its splendor opens up to the reader of this publication: poetic legends are complemented by historical comments explaining the emergence and existence of mysterious characters, whose mysterious images come to life in the paintings of a brilliant artist, laureate of the Pushkin Prize of Viktor Korolkov. The book will be a great gift to all lovers of Russian history