Russian Fairy Tales (Illustrated)

Bought this book and couldn’t put it down. There are 5 wonderful stories with beautiful art. The book has been translating using a Classic Medieval English approach regarding pronouns and phrasing to emphasise the fairy-tale genre, so some may find it a little odd to read in the beginning if they’re not used to that. Also, I assume the translator tried to keep close to the original Russian structure as there are common sayings which I’ve never heard before but really enjoyed all the same as they brought a lovely unique touch. Per usual, the tales have moralising messages which many of us will remember from the classical fairy-tales of our own childhood. This book is great for all ages and a must if you’ve already read the Brother Grimms and Joseph Jacobs.

Like stories. Loved illustrations. Entertaining. Selection of stories we're interesting. A bit repetitive in style, but reflected the epoch and style of this period of writing.

This is a superb book with good quality illustrations on lovely silky pages. I have seen some very poor reviews of this book but maybe they were for the paperback - I bought the hardback. The text font and layout were lovely too, The only reason I didn't give it 5 stars is because the language is archaic, and I thought that if anyone bought it to read to small children they might be disappointed. I bought it to wallow in the beautiful illustrations, and it lives up to all my expectations.

Just a quick mention for the nice job they've done converting this for Kindle - reading on an ipad but it looks designed to show up well on large-screen smartphones too. The text is well formatted and they've even included the pretty page borders. The illustrations are just stunning anyway, but here they are pin-sharp and soooo vibrant ... Backlight really does the trick in making them pop!

Great quality of pictures and text, but came in Russian instead of English as ordered.

Elegant book, richly printed and filled with fine colour and pictures. Exceeded my expectations.

great stories and amazing artwork.

Bought as a Christmas gift, given reluctantly, as I wanted to keep the lovely Arthur Rackham illustrations.

Worth every penny! We bought it as a gift but I wanted to keep it for myself! The book cover is very soft and pleasant to the touch. The style is top-notch, and the illustrations are literally works of art from over 100 years ago. The book perfectly captures the culture of ancient Rus', which has shaped generations of children. A worthy item for a gift.

An extremely cheap, low-quality edition. This may have been printed from a free pdf (due to being out of copyright), in which case it would have been nice to pay for decent quality paper and ensure that the illustrations - one of the selling points of the book - are not dull, muddy and dark with low contrast. Definitely not worth the money. Find literally ANY other version of this book.

Reminds me of my childhood. Always enjoyed reading Russian fairy tales. Now my kids will learn the amazing tales.

Loved the coloured illustrations. This is a rare kindle ebook with coloured pages unabridged story. Must read for all fable lovers

Le favole sono magnifiche e i disegni sono superlativi