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)
Chapters
1 01 - Chapter 1 - Introductory - Part 1 19 min 2 02 - Chapter 1 - Introductory - Part 2 - The Fiend 16 min 3 03 - Chapter 1 - Introductory - Part 3 - The Dead Mother - The Dead Witch - The Treasure 15 min 4 04 - Chapter 1 - Introductory - Part 4 - The Cross-Surety - The Awful Drunkard 17 min 5 05 - Chapter 1 - Introductory - Part 5 - The Bad Wife - The Golovikha - The Three Copecks 19 min 6 06 - Chapter 1 - Introductory - Part 6 - The Miser - The Fool and the Birch-Tree 15 min 7 07 - Chapter 1 - Introductory - Part 7 - The Mizgir - The Smith and the Demon 13 min 8 08 - Chapter 2 - Mythological - Part 1 - Ivan Popyalof 17 min 9 09 - Chapter 2 - Mythological - Part 2 - The Norka 20 min 10 10 - Chapter 2 - Mythological - Part 3 - Marya Morevna 29 min 11 11 - Chapter 2 - Mythological - Part 4 - Koshchei the Deathless 20 min 12 12 - Chapter 2 - Mythological - Part 5 - The Water Snake 18 min 13 13 - Chapter 2 - Mythological - Part 6 - The Water King and Vasilissa the Wise 25 min 14 14 - Chapter 2 - Mythological - Part 7 - The Baba Yaga 20 min 15 15 - Chapter 2 - Mythological - Part 8 - Vasilissa the Fair 29 min 16 16 - Chapter 2 - Mythological - Part 9 - The Witch 17 min 17 17 - Chapter 2 - Mythological - Part 10 - The Witch and the Sun's Sister 16 min 18 18 - Chapter 3 - Mythological - Part 1 - One-Eyed Likho 13 min 19 19 - Chapter 3 - Mythological - Part 2 - Woe 24 min 20 20 - Chapter 3 - Mythological - Part 3 - Friday - Wednesday - The Léshy 17 min 21 21 - Chapter 3 - Mythological - Part 4 - Sozh and Dnieper - The Metamprphosis of the Dnieper, the Volga, and the Dvina 13 min 22 22 - Chapter 3 - Mythological - Part 5 - Frost 27 min 23 23 - Chapter 4 - Magic and Witchcraft - Part 1 - The Blind Man and the Cripple 25 min 24 24 - Chapter 4 - Magic and Witchcraft - Part 2 - The Blind Man and the Cripple (continued) 20 min 25 25 - Chapter 4 - Magic and Witchcraft - Part 3 - Princess Helena the Fair 14 min 26 26 - Chapter 4 - Magic and Witchcraft - Part 4 - Emilian the Fool - The Witch Girl - The Headless Princess 19 min 27 27 - Chapter 4 - Magic and Witchcraft - Part 5 - The Soldier's Midnight Watch 18 min 28 28 - Chapter 4 - Magic and Witchcraft - Part 6 - The Warlock 12 min 29 29 - Chapter 5 - Ghost Stories - Part 1 - The Fox-Physician 16 min 30 30 - Chapter 5 - Ghost Stories - Part 2 - The Fiddler in Hell - The Ride on the Gravestone - The Two Friends 14 min 31 31 - Chapter 5 - Ghost Stories - Part 3 - The Shroud - The Coffin-Lid - The Two Corpses - The Dog and the Corpse - The Soldier and the Vampire 32 min 32 32 - Chapter 6 - Legends - About Saints - Part 1 21 min 33 33 - Chapter 6 - Legends - About Saints - Part 2 - Elijah the Prophet and Nicholas 14 min 34 34 - Chapter 6 - Legends - About Saints - Part 3 - The Priest with the Greedy Eyes 23 min 35 35 - Chapter 6 - Legends - About Demons - Part 1 15 min 36 36 - Chapter 6 - Legends - About Demons - Part 2 - The Hasty Word 24 min
