About the book: 2015 / There are few translations of Lithuanian fairy tales into Russian: there are only two popular collections. A new collection of Lithuanian fairy tales in Russian publishes texts from two archaic genres: animal tales and fairy tales. Information about the collection of Lithuanian fairy tales, the repertoire and features of fairy tales is given in the introduction. The collection is intended for fairy tale researchers - folklorists, representatives of other sciences, as well as adult readers who want to learn the wisdom accumulated in fairy tales.