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Russian Fairy Tales is an anthology of stories by a noted Russian scholar and translator. The 51 stories are thematically organized with introductory material to put them both in the context of Russian folklore and in their relation to the myths of other cultures. This text has something for the intellectual reader as well as for someone who just likes a good fairy tale. (Summary by Kevin Davidson)

Russian Fairy Tales by William Ralston Shedden-Ralston (1828 - 1889‪)‬ LibriVox

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    • 5.0 • 9 Ratings

Russian Fairy Tales is an anthology of stories by a noted Russian scholar and translator. The 51 stories are thematically organized with introductory material to put them both in the context of Russian folklore and in their relation to the myths of other cultures. This text has something for the intellectual reader as well as for someone who just likes a good fairy tale. (Summary by Kevin Davidson)

    01 - Chapter 1 - Introductory - Part 1

    01 - Chapter 1 - Introductory - Part 1

    • 18 min
    02 - Chapter 1 - Introductory - Part 2 - The Fiend

    02 - Chapter 1 - Introductory - Part 2 - The Fiend

    • 15 min
    03 - Chapter 1 - Introductory - Part 3 - The Dead Mother - The Dead Witch - The Treasure

    03 - Chapter 1 - Introductory - Part 3 - The Dead Mother - The Dead Witch - The Treasure

    • 15 min
    04 - Chapter 1 - Introductory - Part 4 - The Cross-Surety - The Awful Drunkard

    04 - Chapter 1 - Introductory - Part 4 - The Cross-Surety - The Awful Drunkard

    • 16 min
    05 - Chapter 1 - Introductory - Part 5 - The Bad Wife - The Golovikha - The Three Copecks

    05 - Chapter 1 - Introductory - Part 5 - The Bad Wife - The Golovikha - The Three Copecks

    • 19 min
    06 - Chapter 1 - Introductory - Part 6 - The Miser - The Fool and the Birch-Tree

    06 - Chapter 1 - Introductory - Part 6 - The Miser - The Fool and the Birch-Tree

    • 15 min

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