Russian Fairy Tales by SHEDDEN-RALSTON, William Ralston

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)

  • 18 minutes 45 seconds
    01 - Chapter 1 - Introductory - Part 1
  • 15 minutes 37 seconds
    02 - Chapter 1 - Introductory - Part 2 - The Fiend
  • 15 minutes 1 second
    03 - Chapter 1 - Introductory - Part 3 - The Dead Mother - The Dead Witch - The Treasure
  • 16 minutes 44 seconds
    04 - Chapter 1 - Introductory - Part 4 - The Cross-Surety - The Awful Drunkard
  • 19 minutes 13 seconds
    05 - Chapter 1 - Introductory - Part 5 - The Bad Wife - The Golovikha - The Three Copecks
  • 15 minutes 27 seconds
    06 - Chapter 1 - Introductory - Part 6 - The Miser - The Fool and the Birch-Tree
  • 12 minutes 55 seconds
    07 - Chapter 1 - Introductory - Part 7 - The Mizgir - The Smith and the Demon
  • 16 minutes 34 seconds
    08 - Chapter 2 - Mythological - Part 1 - Ivan Popyalof
  • 19 minutes 38 seconds
    09 - Chapter 2 - Mythological - Part 2 - The Norka
  • 28 minutes 52 seconds
    10 - Chapter 2 - Mythological - Part 3 - Marya Morevna
  • 20 minutes 7 seconds
    11 - Chapter 2 - Mythological - Part 4 - Koshchei the Deathless
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