Russian Myths

Who will pay the price for waking sleeping giants? When Gabe’s cousin, John, is kidnapped by Russians, he and his friends jump into action. Volkov is back and behind the kidnapping. He has his men looking into a massive burial mound on John’s property and is willing to do anything to learn about it. Including torturing John to near death. In over their heads, Gabe and April go to their friend Heather, head of security of Parcelsus, for help. It seems Volkov has his eyes on the prize and won’t stop until he claims it. Soon, the trio finds themselves traversing the world while John ...

Russkaja narodnaja skazka - proizvedenie ustnogo tvorchestva russkogo naroda, odin iz vidov fol'klornoj prozy. V russkih skazkah russkij narod pytalsja vyskazat' svoe nacional'noe mirooshhushhenie, nastavit' svoih detej v pervobytnoj, no glubokoj zhiznennoj mudrosti, - razreshaja lezhavshie na ego serdce zhiznennye, nravstvennye, semejnye, bytovye i gosudarstvennye voprosy.

Long cold winter nights make for good story telling, so it's scarcely surprising that some of the world's most wonderful fairy tales come from Russia. Soar through the air in 'The Flying ship', feel the frost freeze your bones in 'The Strange Bridegroom', sail the seven seas in a ship with patchwork sails in 'The Salt Mountain'. These are stories guaranteed to delight in another outstanding edition of Classic Children's Stories.

Vasilisa the Beautiful is a Russian fairy tale collected by a Russian poet, writer, editor, ethnographer and translator Alexander Afanasyev. It tells the tale of a beautiful girl named Vasilisa. When her mother dies, she gives her a magic doll. Her father remarries, and she gains an evil stepmother and two stepsisters. Despite the stepmother's attempts to diminish Vasilisa's beauty, she continues to grow more beautiful.

Alexander Sergeyevich was a Russian poet, playwright, and novelist of the Romantic era. He is considered by many to be the greatest Russian poet, as well as the founder of modern Russian literature.

"Alisa v Strane Chudes" - skazka, napisannaja anglijskim matematikom, pojetom i pisatelem Charl'zom Ljutvidzhom Dodzhsonom pod psevdonimom L'juis Kjerroll i izdannaja v 1865 godu. V nej rasskazyvaetsja o devochke po imeni Alisa, kotoraja popadaet skvoz' krolich'ju noru v voobrazhaemyj mir, naseljonnyj strannymi antropomorfnymi sushhestvami.

Finist Clear Falcon 's feather is a Russian fairy tale collected by Alexander Afanasyev in Narodnye russkie skazki (1855-1863). The story of a daughter who asks only for a scarlet flower when her father goes to market, instead of the luxuries her two sisters ask for. Two times her father forgets; the third time, he buys a scarlet flower from a mysterious old man as long as the daughter agrees to marry his son, Finist the Falcon. This sets in motion a tale of love, jealousy, and adventure as the two overcome many obstacles to their love.

Marya Morevna is a Russian fairy tale collected by Alexander Afanasyev in Narodnye russkie skazki. Marya was a warrior queen who ruled a small kingdom and for some 10 years, kept Koschei the Deathless a captive in her castle's tower. The character Koschei is an evil immortal man who menaces young women with his magic.She fell in love with Ivan Tsarevitch, and while she was away on a campaign, he accidentally released Koschei. The evil wizard then abducted the queen and Ivan Tsarevitch was forced to find some way to kill him. Ivan was successful and was reunited with Marya.

Surviving the ill-fated expedition to Knnot, Valeria, Alik, and the others have found refuge in Valeria's village. Though Val should find comfort in reuniting with her family, everything has changed—including herself. For now, Val is the Pale God's chosen champion. And she is ready for revenge on the Czar.

Sister Alenushka, brother Ivanushka is a Russian fairy tale collected by Russian Slavist and ethnographer Alexander Afanasyev. A classic Russian fairy tale about Alyonushka and her naughty brother turned into a goatling.

В аудиокнигу включены рассказы и сказки замечательного русского писателя, великолепного мастера слова К. Г. Паустовского.

Russia is the largest country in the world, with the largest arsenal of nuclear weapons. Over a thousand years this multifaceted nation of shifting borders has been known as Rus, Muscovy, the Russian Empire and the Soviet Union. Thirty years ago, it was reinvented as the Russian Federation. Russia is not an enigma, but its past is violent, tragic, sometimes glorious, and certainly complicated. Like the rest of us, the Russians constantly rewrite their history. They too omit episodes of national disgrace in favour of patriotic anecdotes, sometimes more rooted in myth than reality.

По всем известному военному плану "Барбаросса", утвержденному Гитлером еще в конце 1940 года, война фашисткой Германии против Советского Союза должна была быть молниеносной, сосредоточиться лишь на трех стратегических направлениях и закончиться в течение одного-двух месяцев.

The tale is about a fisherman who manages to catch a "Golden Fish" which promises to fulfill any wish of his in exchange for its freedom. Narrated by Tim Mirkin.

Два долгих дня, пешком, идет красноармеец Никита Фирсов в родную деревню. В родительском доме встречает его только отец, мать умерла, так и не дождавшись любимого сына с войны. На следующий день происходит встреча Никиты с подругой детства - Любой.

Кто из нас в детстве не любил сказок? В суете современной жизни мы забываем об этом, а если вспомнить, с каким упоением мы слушали родителей, читающих нам сказку на ночь, с каким трепетом брали в руки первую книгу? Мы с замиранием сердца ждали от сказок чудес и волшебства, и получали их сполна.

Что такое русский Эрос? Кто из наших художников слова отдал дань этой вечной теме? Вот те вопросы, на которые мы попытались ответить изданием сборника представленного на ваш суд.

Once there lived an old man and old woman. The old man said, "Old woman, bake me a bun." "What can I make it from? I have no flour." "Eh, eh, old woman! Scrape the cupboard, sweep the flour bin, and you will find enough flour." The old woman picked up a duster, scraped the cupboard, swept the flour bin and gathered about two handfuls of flour. She mixed the dough with sour cream, fried it in butter, and put the bun on the window sill to cool.

Друзья и знакомые Фроси Евстафьевой звали ее "Фро. Муж девушки - Фёдор, большой мечтатель и романтик решил с помощью машин преобразовать мир для блага человечества. В один из дней он уехал на Дальний Восток, настраивать там таинственные электрические приборы.

7 сказок в стихах и 7 колыбельных песен (на каждый день недели) в исполнении Натальи Варлей. Содержание: 1. Вступление, 2. Понедельник. Воробей, 3. Вторник. Мартышка, 4. Среда. Медведь, 5. Четверг. Лиса, 6. Пятница. Тигр, 7. Суббота. Бегемот, 8. Воскресенье. Слон. Автор стихов и музыки: Марк Фримштейн. Аранжировка: Андрей Горбачев.