About the book: 2024 / Anthropologist, folklorist, doctor of philological sciences Olga Khristoforova introduces the mythology of the northern peoples of Russia. From the book you will learn how the indigenous people of Siberia and the Far East explained the origin of the world and natural phenomena, established cultural norms and customs. Under the cover are stories about demiurge gods and their opponents, about creatures that help people, and about those who harm them. And also about how complex a person is and what secrets of the universe are hidden in the drawings on shamanic drums.