Folk Tales from the Russian, compiled and translated by Verra Xenophontovna Kalamatiano de Blumenthal, gathers traditional Russian folk stories for English-language readers. Drawing on the same deep well of Slavic oral tradition that Afanasyev documented in his scholarly collections, these tales feature the magical beings, heroic quests, and moral lessons central to Russian popular imagination.
An accessible and readable introduction to Russian folklore, this public-domain volume is freely available as an EPUB download — a delightful read for adults and children alike.