About the book: 2024 / This book contains Russian folk tales and classic texts of world literature, in which the main characters are mysterious and scary, kind and insidious supernatural creatures - from the firebird and the cat Bayun to the indrik and the manticore. Folklore and mythical stories are revealed in a new way thanks to the comments of Varvara Dobrovolskaya, candidate of philological sciences, and the fascinating illustrations of the artist Ana Nagrani immerse you in the atmosphere of texts full of mysticism and magic. Who is this book for? For connoisseurs of history and mythology. For those who are interested in Russian culture, archetypes. For those who want to immerse themselves in the past and find parallels with modernity.