Alexandr Nikolajevič Afanasiev Knihy

Je to o chudobnom starčekovi a starenke, ktorý žili v biednej chalúpke. Starček si na živobytie zarábal chytaním rýb a jedného dňa chytí zlatú rybku.

Národní pohádky patří do světového literárního fondu a ty ruské se řadí mezi nejkrásnější. Přečtěte si výbor pětadvaceti pohádek v novém moderním překladu s nádhernými ilustracemi od Olgy Zakis. Baba Jaga, Kostěj Nesmrtelný, Žabka carevna, Krásná Vasilisa a mnoho dalších lidových příběhů.

Texty pohádek byly vybrány a přeloženy ze sborníku Ruské lidové pohádky. Některé části pohádek jsou improvizovány a obsahují další souvislosti.

Nebývalý a pro mnohé čtenáře jistě šokující výbor ruských pohádek, příběhů a zkazek, jež sebral významný ruský literát A. N. Afanasjev. Příběhy vycházejí z pramenů ruské lidové tradice a vskutku nejsou určeny dětem. Také proto v zemi svého vzniku dosud nikdy nevyšly oficiální cestou, ale pouze samizdatově.

Žil jednou v širém poli starý mužik se svou ženou. Přišla jeho chvíle a mužik usnul věčným spánkem. Ale žena po nějakém čase porodila sedmerčata, samé chlapce, všechny stejné, jako by jeden druhému z oka vypadl. Říkalo se jim sedm Simeonů.

The famous Russian fairy tale about a brave girl sent by her jealous stepsisters to fetch fire from frightful witch Baba Yaga was recorded by the renowned folklorist Alexander Nikolayevich Afanasyev (1826-1871), who collected and published more than 600 Russian folk tales in the middle 19th century. The illustrations included in this edition were created in the early 20th century by Ivan Yakovlevich Bilibin, a famous Russian illustrator and stage designer, who was inspired by Slavic folklore throughout his career. He was a prominent figure in the artistic movement Mir Iskusstva and contributed to the Ballets Russes.

This richly illustrated collection includes five popular Russian folk tales: Vasilisa the Beautiful; Maria Morevna; The Feather of Finist the Falcon; The Frog-Tsarevna; Tsarevich Ivan, the Firebird and the Grey Wolf. The illustrations featured in this edition were created in the early 20th century by Ivan Yakovlevich Bilibin, a famous Russian illustrator and stage designer, who was inspired by Slavic folklore throughout his career. He was a prominent figure in the artistic movement Mir Iskusstva and contributed to the Ballets Russes. The tales were recorded by the renowned folklorist Alexander Nikolayevich Afanasyev (1826-1871), who collected and published more than 600 Russian folk tales in the middle 19th century.

Presented in a brand new translation, this most comprehensive collection of classic Russian tales will enchant readers for their raw beauty and constant ability to surprise and excite.Towards the middle of the nineteenth century, following the example of the Brothers Grimm in Germany, Alexander Afanasyev embarked on the ambitious task of sifting through the huge repository of tales from Russian folklore and selecting the very best from written and oral sources. The result, an eight-volume collection comprising around 600 stories, is one of the most influential and enduringly popular books in Russian literature. This large selection from Afanasyev's work, presented in a new translation by Stephen Pimenoff, will give English readers the opportunity to discover one of the founding texts of the European folkloristic tradition.Displaying a vast array of unforgettable characters, such as the Baba-Yaga, Ivan the Fool, Vasilisa the Fair and the Firebird, these tales--by turns adventurous, comical and downright madcap--will enchant readers for their raw beauty and constant ability to surprise and excite.