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Russian Folk-Tales

Russian Folk-Tales

by Afanas'ev, A. N. (Aleksandr Nikolaevich), 1826-1871

BookID: 62509

Language:English

Translator:Magnus, Leonard A. (Leonard Arthur), 1879-1924

Reading Level:Reading ease score: 87.9 (6th grade). Easy to read.

Copyright Status:Public domain in the USA.

Folklore -- Russia

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"Russian Folk-Tales" by A. N. Afanas'ev is a collection of nearly 600 fairy and folktales published between 1855 and 1863. Drawing from Russian, Ukrainian, and Belarusian traditions, the collection includes iconic stories like "The Frog Princess," "Father Frost," and "The Firebird." Influenced by the Brothers Grimm and other European folklorists, Afanas'ev's compilation became a cornerstone of Slavic folklore scholarship. These tales of magical creatures, cunning heroes, and immortal villains later inspired Vladimir Propp's groundbreaking structural analysis of folktales. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Class:GR: Geography, Anthropology, Recreation: Folklore

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