The Story of Synko-Filipko and Other Russian Folk Tales translated by Louise Hardiman, illustrated by Elena Polenova I.B. Tauris In the heart of the

In the heart of the Caucasus

Его герои не захотели становиться заложниками официальной пропаганды

и не только из-за «неправильной» ориентации главного героя

but all he finds at home are mysteries and ghosts

The Story of Synko-Filipko and Other Russian Folk Tales translated by Louise Hardiman, illustrated by Elena Polenova I.B. Tauris In the heart of theThis is the second book of Russian folk tales published by Fontanka, following Why the Bear has no Tail and other Russian Folk Tales. Here, too, the illustrations are by the Russian artist Elena Polenova (185098; younger sister of artist Vasily Polenov). Polenova believed that Russian children needed beautifully illustrated folk tales akin to those published in Germany and England, and she assembled her own versions from various published and