The keepers of Russian antiquity, the bearers of the historical memory of the people were Russian storytellers (performers of epics) and storytellers. They conveyed to the listeners the originality of folk poetry, they were the soul, the source of bright, cheerful moods of the person listening to them. Each of them had their own performance style. Each of them had their own individual characteristics. Among the narrators there are richly gifted poetic natures with great creative figurativeness. Some folk storytellers were prone to fantastic images, others to everyday images, and still others to jokes and jokes. We give brief information about individual performers of oral folk art.

Krivopolenova Marya Dmitrievna(1843-1924) - known as a performer of epics and fairy tales. Folklorists note "her hot temperament", childlike gaiety, "wit, passion for everything that she is now dreaming of, amazing command of the language." I first met her in 1900 by A.D. Grigoriev, wrote down 13 epics and 5 spiritual verses from her, and a year later another epic. However, the texts recorded from her in the scientific collection did not change her beggarly fate, but in 1915 she was “discovered” by O.E. Ozarovskaya 1, brings to Moscow, to Petrograd ... Numerous performances begin, which are held with great success, now they are waiting for her at home as a celebrity. Artists and sculptors meet with the storyteller. S.T. Konenkov creates the sculpture "Prophetic old woman". Later, trips from Ozarovskaya to Ukraine and the Caucasus followed. From Marya Dmitrievna, many recruit songs and fairy tales were recorded. The famous folklorist B.M. Sokolov recalled her performance: “She sings a “fable” ... and so imperiously orders everyone to pull up that a thousandth crowd, forgetting their age and position, at that moment is full of one desire: to please the forest old woman. The charm of her personality, firm, bright and joyful, forged by the wondrous north, is reflected in her performance, and the exclamation of the crowd, the same in all cities, is understandable: “Thank you, grandmother!” So understandable is the desire of a thousand people to shake the old, wrinkled hand, all their lives sadly stretching out for alms, to shake with a feeling of love and respect for their grandmother, as for the image of our people.

Vinokurova Natalya Osipovna(1860-1930) - first met and recorded her fairy tales by M.K. Azadovsky, who subsequently thoroughly studied the creative style of the Siberian storyteller (image of the Verkhnelensky region, alloys, convoys, hunting, recruitment scenes, etc.). Her tales are sustained, solid, they do not contain unnecessary details. It brings to the fore the experiences of the characters that determine their actions. The episodes are developed truthfully and convincingly. The psychologism of fairy tales is also characteristic, manifested in fast-paced intense dialogues, which are accompanied by a description of the gestures and facial expressions of the characters, songs and landscapes play a significant role in fairy tales. In all fairy tales, softness, gentleness, delicacy are manifested. Her tales are known here and abroad.

Sorokovnikov Egor Ivanovich(Magai) (1868-1948). Tales of E.I. Sorokovnikov was written down, studied by many folklorists, "Tales of Magai" were repeatedly published with an article by Azadovsky. His tales are permeated with features of Siberian life. They give a lot of space to pictures of nature: the harsh taiga, the majestic snowy barrens, the enchanting snowy valleys, in a word, everything that is so generous and rich in his homeland - the Tunka Valley. And in the guise of the main characters of Sorokovnikov's fairy tales, the outlines of his fellow countrymen clearly appear. Sorokovnikov's ancestors are Buryats, hence the generic name Magai, added to his Russian surname. Yegor Ivanovich's father was a famous hunter and storyteller, a connoisseur of Russian and Buryat fairy tales. It is no coincidence that Sorokovnikov began to tell fairy tales from childhood: at work, at the mill, at home and with neighbors. In fairy tales, he usually retained a fairy-tale ritual: his works are richly decorated with beginnings, endings, transitional formulas, such as: “the fairy tale soon tells, but the deed is not done soon”, they contain many fairy-tale details, everyday details.

Abram Novopoltsev(1820-1885). In the 1870s, D.N. Sadovnikov wrote down 72 fairy tales. They formed the main content of the collection of D.N. Sadovnikov "Tales and legends of the Samara region". Abram Novopoltsev, according to the memoirs of contemporaries, was an old man of high stature, broad in the shoulders. He was a shepherd, lived in poverty, had four sons, loved to drink, joke and "tell stories." He skillfully told fairy tales, and witty everyday stories, and children's fairy tales about animals, and historical legends, and funny anecdotes. Fairy tales dominated Novopoltsev's repertoire (25 texts). The storyteller perfectly mastered all the tricks of a classic fairy tale, using common places, repetitions, fairy formulas, constant epithets. Whatever Novopoltsev told, he always tried to cheer up, to make his audience laugh. With buffoons, he is related by a penchant for satire, irony, a wide knowledge of various folklore genres. The storyteller repeatedly introduced songs, numerous proverbs and jokes into fairy tales. A significant place in his repertoire was occupied by satirical anti-priest and anti-bar tales. Novopoltsev's skill is also in the richness of the vocabulary of his language, and the emphasized vernacular increases the dynamism of the narrative, gives his tales an unusually tense pace.

Gospodariov Philipp Pavlovich(1865-1938) - originally from the Mogilev province, where he spent his childhood and youth in the poor village of Zababye. As a child, he loved to listen to the peasants who gathered in the evening on the mound of Shevtsov's grandfather's house, their wonderful tales, especially the "stories" that he told. “For the first time,” he recalled, “I heard “Soldier's Sons” from Shevtsov on a holiday, on logs. The sun did not set - he began to tell, and it became dark - the old man did not finish. The next day in the morning I purposely came to him: “Grandfather, tell the tale!” And grandfather told me.

Due to the poverty of his parents, the boy could not attend school. Songs and fairy tales were the only light in a dark, hungry and painful life. At the age of fifteen, Philip goes to the people, later works for a merchant, takes part in an uprising, and is imprisoned (in 1903). Since 1917, he has been working at a plant in Petrozavodsk as a blacksmith, a carter, a welder, a puncher, and a watchman. To the question of the folklorist N.V. Novikov in 1937, how many fairy tales he knows, answered: “I know so much that you can’t carry it in a bag. And if you write down three fairy tales in the evening, then you sit for a month, or even more. Recorded from Gospodareva 106 fairy tales.

He successfully performed with his fairy tales in Leningrad. All fairy tales from his repertoire F.P. Gospodariov divided into four groups: fairy tales, "where everything is done by magic", fairy tales, "where everything is done by the head", fairy tales "with animals", fairy tales-"zabadushki". The first place in his repertoire is occupied by fairy tales, extremely long, in which he combines several plots. In these tales, he zealously observes traditional fairy tale beginnings, endings, formulas, triple repetitions, constant epithets, etc.

Korguev Matvei Mikhailovich(1883-1943) was born into the family of a poor Pomor in the village of Keret, Arkhangelsk province, orphaned early, went around the world, and from the age of nine he began to work: he was a shepherd, sawed firewood, served as a cook on a local merchant's ship, then became a fisherman.

In 1936 he met with the folklore collector A.N. Nechaev. The gift of words came to Korguev by inheritance: his mother and her brother knew many fairy tales and sang Karelian runes (songs). From Korguev, 115 texts were recorded, in 1939 a two-volume collection of his fairy tales was published, it included 78 fairy tales. He tells fairy tales of all kinds, up to anecdotes, he was especially successful in magical and magical-heroic ones. Telling, Korguev skillfully conveyed the experiences of the characters with his voice, gestures, facial expressions. His tales are distinguished by an abundance of details, persuasiveness, description of working conditions and life of Pomors, depiction of sea storms.

Kovalev Ivan Fyodorovich(1885-1966) - lived almost all his life in the village of Shadrin, Gorky region, not far from Lake Svetloyar, into which, according to legend, the city of Kitezh sank. As a child, he listened to the tales of his grandmother and mother - wonderful storytellers. There were no girls in the family, and the boy had to spin with his mother - for fairy tales he spun extra flax threads. Trading in simple goods, he went to many places and everywhere he listened and told fairy tales. During the imperialist war, in captivity in Germany, he listened to German fairy tales and told Russian ones. In his village, he entertained collective farmers with fairy tales at lunchtime and young people in the reading room.

In 1931 he met folklorists, began to come to Moscow for recording, was admitted to the Writers' Union. His largest collection was published in Moscow in 1941. Kovalev draws in detail the portraits of his heroes, the landscape. Love is a favorite theme of his fairy tales. In his fairy tales, there is an abundance of epithets, fairy-tale formulas, and the heroes tend to care for the poor and the destitute.

Skazkin Mikhail Ananievich(1883-1967) - lived in the Gorky region in the village of Klimov, was born in the village of Temta in the family of a farm laborer Anania Lebedev. When he was ten years old, he went to work in a mill. In his free time, he listened to fairy tales. The miller cruelly ridiculed the boy's passion for fairy tales. One day the boy invited the miller to listen to a fairy tale and received an answer: “Look, how you are attracted to fairy tales; What are you after this Lebedev? Skazkin you - Skazkin and be. Subsequently, this nickname took root behind Mikhail Ananyevich and replaced his former surname.

As a child, he not only listened to the tales of his fellow villagers, but also eagerly read them. His repertoire includes magical, adventurous, everyday, satirical, animal tales.

Baryshnikova-Kupriyanikha Anna Kupriyanovna(1868-1954) - Voronezh storyteller, one of the first places among Russian storytellers. Almost all her life she lived in the village of Vereika, Zemlyansky district, Voronezh region. As a child, she grazed cattle, married early and, having become a widow, was left with four children. I had to work hard and even beg. Her fairy tales have been recorded since 1925. Kupriyanikha also visited Moscow, where she performed with her fairy tales. Was admitted to the Writers' Union. In her fairy tales, beginnings, endings, repetitions, details, satirical characteristics are used, rhythm and rhyme are sometimes observed. Every time she creates a fairy tale.

Korolkova Anna Nikolaevna- a native of the village of Staraya Toida, Voronezh region. Her homeland is rich in songs and fairy tales. She lived a long and difficult life. Her grandfather, orphaned at the age of six, became the guide of a blind singer, from whom he learned many songs and poems. Grandmother was famous as a storyteller and an outstanding songwriter. From the age of nine, Anyuta went to people - she nursed and rocked the children from her daughter-in-law, then she hired herself as a servant, rocked other people's children, recalled nursery rhymes and stories that she heard from her grandmother and mother. I remembered many fairy tales from the beekeeper Stepan Ivanovich Rastrygin, who lived to be 116 years old. At the age of twenty, she was given in marriage as the “tenth daughter-in-law” to a large family. They lived hard, her husband worked as a groom, Anna Nikolaevna worked as a cook for a merchant. In the thirtieth year, they moved to Voronezh, where Anna Nikolaevna quickly gained fame thanks to fairy tales, songs, ditties. V. Tonkov wrote down 32 fairy tales from her, many of which were included in the book “Tales of A.N. Korolkova, and the collection Songs and Tales of the Voronezh Region. Her repertoire includes fairy tales about heroes, about Yeruslan Lazarevich, etc. The types of fairy tales told by her with humor are diverse. ( book "Russian storytellers", comp. E.V. Pomerantsev.)

Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875)

More than one generation of people grew up on the works of the Danish writer, storyteller and playwright. From early childhood, Hans was a visionary and dreamer, he adored puppet theaters and began to write poetry early. His father died when Hans was not even ten years old, the boy worked as an apprentice at a tailor, then at a cigarette factory, at the age of 14 he already played minor roles at the Royal Theater in Copenhagen. Andersen wrote his first play at the age of 15, it was a great success, in 1835 his first book of fairy tales was published, which many children and adults read with delight to this day. Of his works, the most famous are Flint, Thumbelina, The Little Mermaid, The Steadfast Tin Soldier, The Snow Queen, The Ugly Duckling, The Princess and the Pea and many others.

Charles Perrault (1628-1703)

The French storyteller, critic and poet was an exemplary excellent student in childhood. He received a good education, made a career as a lawyer and writer, he was admitted to the French Academy, wrote many scientific works. He published his first book of fairy tales under a pseudonym - the name of his eldest son was indicated on the cover, since Perrault was afraid that the storyteller's reputation could damage his career. In 1697, his collection Tales of Mother Goose was published, which brought Perrault world fame. According to the plot of his fairy tales, famous ballets and operas were created. As for the most famous works, few people did not read in their childhood about Puss in Boots, Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood, Gingerbread House, Thumb Boy, Bluebeard.

Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin (1799-1837)

Not only the poems and poems of the great poet and playwright enjoy the well-deserved love of people, but also wonderful fairy tales in verse. Alexander Pushkin began to write his poems at an early age, he received a good education at home, graduated from the Tsarskoye Selo Lyceum (a privileged educational institution), and was friends with other famous poets, including the “Decembrists”. In the life of the poet, there were both periods of ups and downs and tragic events: accusations of freethinking, misunderstanding and condemnation of the authorities, and finally, a fatal duel, as a result of which Pushkin received a mortal wound and died at the age of 38. But his legacy remains: the last fairy tale written by the poet was The Tale of the Golden Cockerel. Also known are “The Tale of Tsar Saltan”, “The Tale of the Fisherman and the Fish”, “The Tale of the Dead Princess and the Seven Bogatyrs”, “The Tale of the Priest and the Worker Balda”.

Brothers Grimm: Wilhelm (1786-1859), Jacob (1785-1863)

Jakob and Wilhelm Grimm were inseparable from their youth to the very grave: they were connected by common interests and common adventures. Wilhelm Grimm grew up as a sickly and weak boy, only in adulthood his health more or less returned to normal, Jacob always supported his brother. The Grimm brothers were not only connoisseurs of German folklore, but also linguists, lawyers, scientists. One brother chose the path of a philologist, studying the memoirs of ancient German literature, the other became a scientist. Fairy tales brought world fame to the brothers, although some works are considered “not for children”. The most famous are “Snow White and Scarlet”, “Straw, Coal and Bean”, “Bremen Street Musicians”, “The Brave Tailor”, “The Wolf and the Seven Kids”, “Hansel and Gretel” and others.

Pavel Petrovich Bazhov (1879-1950)

The Russian writer and folklorist, who was the first to perform a literary adaptation of the Ural legends, left us an invaluable legacy. He was born into a simple working-class family, but this did not stop him from graduating from the seminary and becoming a teacher of the Russian language. In 1918, he volunteered for the front, returning, he decided to turn to journalism. Only on the occasion of the author's 60th birthday was the collection of short stories "The Malachite Box" published, which brought people's love to Bazhov. It is interesting that fairy tales are made in the form of legends: folk speech, folklore images make each work special. The most famous fairy tales are: “Mistress of the Copper Mountain”, “Silver Hoof”, “Malachite Box”, “Two Lizards”, “Golden Hair”, “Stone Flower”.

Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936)

Famous writer, poet and reformer. Rudyard Kipling was born in Bombay (India), at the age of 6 he was brought to England, he later called those years “years of suffering”, because the people who raised him turned out to be cruel and indifferent. The future writer was educated, returned to India, and then went on a trip, visiting many countries in Asia and America. When the writer was 42 years old, he was awarded the Nobel Prize - and to this day he remains the youngest writer-winner in his nomination. Kipling's most famous children's book is, of course, "The Jungle Book", the main character of which was the boy Mowgli, it is also very interesting to read other fairy tales: "The cat that walks by itself", "Where does the camel have a hump?" the leopard got his spots”, they all tell about distant lands and are very interesting.

Ernst Theodor Amadeus Hoffmann (1776-1822)

Hoffmann was a very versatile and talented person: composer, artist, writer, storyteller. He was born in Koningsberg when he was 3 years old, his parents separated: the elder brother left with his father, and Ernst stayed with his mother, Hoffmann never saw his brother again. Ernst has always been a mischievous and dreamer, he was often called a "troublemaker." Interestingly, next to the house where the Hoffmanns lived, there was a women's boarding house, and Ernst liked one of the girls so much that he even began to dig a tunnel to get to know her. When the manhole was almost ready, my uncle found out about it and ordered to fill up the passage. Hoffmann always dreamed that after his death there would be a memory of him - and it happened, his fairy tales are read to this day: the most famous are “The Golden Pot”, “The Nutcracker”, “Little Tsakhes, nicknamed Zinnober” and others.

Alan Milne (1882-1856)

Who among us does not know the funny bear with sawdust in his head - Winnie the Pooh and his funny friends? - the author of these funny tales is Alan Milne. The writer spent his childhood in London, he was a well-educated man, then he served in the Royal Army. The first bear stories were written in 1926. Interestingly, Alan did not read his works to his own son Christopher, preferring to educate him on more serious literary stories. Christopher read his father's fairy tales as an adult. The books have been translated into 25 languages ​​and enjoy great success in many countries around the world. In addition to the stories about Winnie the Pooh, the fairy tales "Princess Nesmeyana", "An Ordinary Tale", "Prince Rabbit" and others are known.

Alexey Nikolaevich Tolstoy (1882-1945)

Alexei Tolstoy wrote in many genres and styles, received the title of academician, and during the war he was a war correspondent. As a child, Alexei lived on the Sosnovka farm in the house of his stepfather (his mother left his father, Count Tolstoy, while pregnant). Tolstoy spent several years abroad, studying the literature and folklore of different countries: this is how the idea arose to rewrite the fairy tale "Pinocchio" in a new way. In 1935, his book The Golden Key or the Adventures of Pinocchio was published. Alexei Tolstoy also released 2 collections of his own fairy tales, called Mermaid Tales and Magpie Tales. The most famous "adult" works are "Walking through the torments", "Aelita", "Hyperboloid of engineer Garin".

Alexander Nikolaevich Afanasiev (1826-1871)

This is an outstanding folklorist and historian, who from his youth was fond of folk art and studied it. At first he worked as a journalist in the archives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, at which time he began his research. Afanasiev is considered one of the most outstanding scientists of the 20th century, his collection of Russian folk tales is the only collection of Russian East Slavic tales that can be called a "folk book", because more than one generation has grown up on them. The first publication dates back to 1855, since then the book has been reprinted more than once.

The review includes collections from different price categories with the largest number of fairy tales with classical translations. All books have high ratings and positive feedback from readers about the translations of the texts of fairy tales, and about the illustrations in these collections.

Hans Christian Andersen

1) Tales

Flint
Little Claus and Big Claus
Princess on the Pea
Thumbelina
Mermaid
The king's new dress
The Steadfast Tin Soldier
Wild swan
Swineherd
Nightingale
Ugly duck
Darning needle
Red shoes
Girl with matches
old house
Dung-beetle
Snowman
The Snow Queen. Adventures in seven tales
The first tale, which speaks of a mirror and
its fragments
The second story. boy and girl
The third story. The flower garden of a woman who knew how
conjure
The fourth story. Prince and Princess
Fifth story. Little Robber
Story six. Lapland and Finnish
Seventh story. What was in the halls of the Snow
queens and what happened next
About the illustrator

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Expensive collector's edition, which will decorate any home library. Complete collection of fairy tales and stories of H.-K. Andersen, prepared according to the principles of the "Monuments of World Culture" series. Large format, cloth-bound, book in dust jacket and gift box, coated paper, 864 pages, about 2000 color and black-and-white illustrations, high-quality European printing (Italy). The book is illustrated with works of world art, illustrations from the best editions of the 19th-20th centuries in Russian and European languages.

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3) Tales

An inexpensive collection of Andersen's fairy tales in a classic design: a classic translation by Anna Vasilievna Ganzen and classic illustrations by artist Vladimir Petrovich Panov. Recommended for elementary and middle school students.
Decor:
- A5 format;
- the cover is hard smooth;
- the pages in the book are white, thin, offset, a little translucent, but this does not interfere with reading;
- medium font
- black and white illustrations, clear, drawn, 1-2 pictures for a fairy tale;
A. Sharov. Life in a fairy tale
ugly duck
Flint
Princess on the Pea
Thumbelina
Mermaid
The king's new dress
The Steadfast Tin Soldier
Wild swan
Ole Lukoye
Swineherd
Nightingale
Spruce
Shepherdess and chimney sweep
Old street lamp
Darning needle
Girl with matches
Elder Mother
Hans Chump
The Snow Queen

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Of all Andersen's inexpensive collections, this is the most complete. In the classic translation by Anna Ganzen and, most importantly, without abbreviations. There are no cards either. Recommended for junior high school age.

E.V. Shukshina Money for Mr. Andersen
In a thousand years. Translation by A. Ganzen
Galoshes of happiness. Translation by A. Ganzen
Princess on the Pea. Translation by A. Ganzen
Hans Churban. An old story retold
again. Translation by A. Ganzen
Girl with matches. Translation by Y. Yakhnina
And sometimes happiness is hidden in a chip Translation A
Hansen
Buckwheat. Translation by A. Ganzen
Nightingale. Translation by A. Ganzen
twelve passengers. Translation by A. Ganzen
Linen. Translation by A. Ganzen
The fate of the burdock. Translation by A. Ganzen
Darning needle. Translation by A. Ganzen
Aunt Toothache. Translation by A. Ganzen
Heart grief. Translation by A. Ganzen
The Steadfast Tin Soldier
Translation by A. Ganzen
Thumbelina. Translation by A. Ganzen
Spruce. Translation by A. Ganzen
Wild swan. Translation by A. Ganzen
Anna Lisbeth. Translation by A. Ganzen
True truth. Translation by A. Ganzen
Garden of Eden. Translation by A. Ganzen
The Snow Queen. A fairy tale in seven stories
Translation by A. Ganzen
Pen and inkwell. Translation by A. Ganzen
The last gem. Translation by A. Ganzen
Mermaid. Translation by A. Ganzen
Folk song bird. Translation by A. Ganzen
Snail and rose bush. Translation by A. Ganzen
Walkers. Translation by A. Ganzen
Shadow. Translation by A. Ganzen
Old street lamp. Translation by A. Ganzen
Green crumbs. Translation by A. Ganzen
Swineherd. Translation by A. Ganzen
Girl stepping on bread
Translation by A. Ganzen
Angel. Translation by A. Ganzen
Ib and Christina. Translation by A. Ganzen
Ugly duck. Translation by A. Ganzen
Grandmother. Translation by A. Ganzen
Shepherdess and chimney sweep. Translation by A. Ganzen
What can you think of. Translation by A. Ganzen
Dream. Translation by A. Ganzen
Yard rooster and weather vane
Translation by A. Ganzen
Road friend. Translation by A. Ganzen
Flint. Translation by A. Ganzen
Red shoes. Translation by A. Ganzen
Bell mound. Translation by A. Ganzen
Elder mother. Translation by A. Ganzen
Chamomile. Translation by A. Ganzen
Silver coin. Translation by A. Ganzen
The king's new dress. Translation by A. Ganzen
Ole Lukoye. Translation by A. Ganzen
Airplane chest. Translation by A. Ganzen

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Brothers Grimm

1) Tales

Inexpensive collection with luxurious illustrations. The collection includes some of the most famous fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Hansel and Gretel, Little Red Riding Hood, Pied Piper of Hamelin. Wonderful illustrations by John Patience make them even more magical and interesting!
John Patience is an English writer and artist who has illustrated over 150 works.

2) Tales of the Brothers Grimm (Deluxe Edition)

Expensive deluxe edition with a lot of fairy tales. Fairy tales are given not in retelling for children, but in literal translation, therefore, all their original "bloodthirstiness" is preserved. That is, this book is not for reading by children, but for adult lovers of literature and folklore, who, in turn, can retell these tales to children.

The Frog King, or Iron Henry
Friendship of a cat and a mouse
Mary's child
Wolf and seven little goats
Faithful Johann
good exchange
Quirky Musician
twelve brothers
A rabble of ragamuffins
Brother and sister
Bell
Three people in the forest
Three spins
Hansel and Gretel
Three snake leaves
White Snake
Straw, coal and bean
About the fisherman and his wife
Brave little tailor
Zamarashka
Mystery
About a mouse, a bird and a fried sausage
Mrs. Metelitsa
seven ravens
red Riding Hood
Bremen street musicians
singing bone
The devil with the three golden hairs
louse and flea
girl without hands
Hans the simpleton
Three languages
Smart Elsa
Tailor in Paradise
Table-to-cover yourself, a golden donkey and a club from
bag
Thumb boy
Lady Fox's wedding
Brownies
Bridegroom Robber
Mr. Korbs
godfather
Mrs Trude
godfather's death
Thumb's Journey
outlandish bird
About the enchanted tree
old dog
six swans
Rosehip
Foundlings
King Thrushbeard
Snow White
Knapsack, hat and horn
Rumplestiltskin
Dear Roland
golden bird
Dog and sparrow
Frieder and Katherlischen
Two brothers
poor man
queen bee
Three feathers
golden goose
Motley Pelt
bunny bride
twelve hunters
The thief and his teacher
Jorinda and Joringel
Three lucky people
Six of us will go around the whole world
Wolves man
wolf and fox
Fox and lady godmother
Fox and cat
Carnation
Resourceful Gretel
Old grandfather and granddaughter
Mermaid
On the death of a hen
Brother Veselchak
Hansl player
Lucky Hans
Hans gets married
golden children
Fox and geese
The poor and the rich
Singing and jumping lion lark
Goose
young giant
Underground little man
King from the Golden Mountain
Voronikha
Clever daughter of a peasant
Hildebrand, his young wife and pastor
Three birdies
living water
Dr. Know-It-All
Spirit in a bottle
Dirty brother of the devil
teddy bear
Wren and bear
sweet porridge
Smart people
Tales about already
Two wanderers
Hans hedgehog
Flail from paradise
royal children
About the resourceful tailor
Nothing can hide from the bright sun!
blue candle
Disobedient child
Three paramedics
Seven Swabians
Three apprentices
The king's son who was not afraid of anything
Werewolf donkey
Three brothers
The devil and his grandmother
iron furnace
lazy spinner
Four skillful brothers
Mystery fairy tale
Snow White and Rose
Gosling at the well
The giant and the tailor
hare and hedgehog
Drummer
Owl
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Chronology of the life and work of Jacob and Wilhelm
Grimm
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3) Tales of the Brothers Grimm. In the retelling of A. Vvedensky

The fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm in the retellings of the Russian poet A. Vvedensky have never been published together. In 1936, the DETGIZ publishing house published a book with 18 fairy tales, this edition has long been a rarity.
This edition contains all 48 fairy tales that were retold and rethought by an outstanding Russian writer for our children.
The reader will not only get acquainted with the famous fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm, but also learn what a fairy tale is, when it appeared and how it has changed. He learns about the life of the brothers Jacob and Wilhelm and about their difficult work on fairy tales. Another book tells about Alexander Ivanovich Vvedensky, a poet and writer who retold these tales from German and processed them for the Russian reader. And Samuil Yakovlevich Marshak himself was the editor of fairy tales!
Be careful opening the book to a random page! Fairy tales inside are arranged in such a way that the book "grows up": first there are fairy tales for kids, then for older children, and at the end of the collection - horror stories for the most adults.
B. Letov. "Brothers Grimm".
Fox and geese.
Cat and mouse.
Hare and hedgehog.
Straw, charcoal and bean.
The wolf and the seven Young goats.
King and bear.
Bunny house.
A pot of porridge.
Three brothers.
Owl.
Little people.
Red Riding Hood.
Seven brave men.
The Bremen Town Musicians.
Lady blizzard.
Every rabble.
Profitable business.
Rosehip.
Know-it-all doctor.
Silly Hans.
Three lucky ones.
Golden goose.
Crushed shoes.
Brave tailor.
Six of us will go around the whole earth.
Young giant.
Smart Elsa.
Three people in the forest.
Hans is happy.
Thumb boy.
Jorinda and Joringel.
Seven ravens.
Brother and sister.
Blue candle.
Foundling.
Snow Maiden.
"Table, cover yourself", a golden donkey and a club from a bag.
Three spins.
Smart Gretel.
Damn dirty brother.
One-eye, Two-eye and Three-eye.
Hansel and Gretel.
Knapsack, hat and horn.
Cinderella.
The devil with three golden hairs.
Two wanderers about a man who knew no fear.
I. Cavin. "For the benefit and education of everyone."

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4) The best fairy tales

BROTHERS GRIMM
CHARMS AND SPELLS
frog king
Fisherman and his wife
queen bee
glass coffin
Magic pot of porridge
Donkey
forest hut
Skylark - songbird and jumper
crystal ball
BRAVE BOYS, BRAVE GIRLS
red Riding Hood
golden bird
twelve hunters
White and Rose
Three spins
living water
Bunny bride
Thumb boy
iron furnace
twelve dancing princesses
MAGIC PEOPLE
Rumplestiltskin
Mermaid
young giant
Elves and shoemaker
Mother Metelitsa
Spirit from a bottle
Dwarf
Gifts for little people
Mermaid in the pond
golden goose
SCARY WITCHES
Rapunzel
Gosling at the well
Lamb and fish
six swans
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Jorinda and Joringel
golden children
Forest old woman
Foundling
Hansel and Gretel
THEY LIVED LONG AND HAPPYLY
Cinderella
The Bremen Town Musicians
King Thrushbeard
Brave little tailor
Spindle, hook and needle
The wolf and the seven Young goats
bird princess
Iron John
Poor farmhand at the mill and a kitty
star money

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7) Tales

In addition to fairy tales, the book includes children's legends, which were last published in Russian in 1905.
Noble deluxe edition! Contains 202 Tales and 9 children's legends. Gold stamping, three-sided mirror gold edge, silk ribbon lace, exclusive coated paper. Excellent silk binding. The content is not adapted for young children. Recommended for middle and high school age.

frog king
Cat and mouse together
Adopted Mother of God
Robber and his sons
Tale of who went to fear to learn
The wolf and the seven Young goats
Faithful Johannes
Successful trade
Quirky Musician
twelve brothers
Every rabble
Brother and sister
Rapunzel
Three little woodsmen
Three spins
Hansel and Gretel
Three snake leaves
White Snake
Straw, coal and bean
Tale of the fisherman and his wife
Brave little tailor
Cinderella
Mystery
About a mouse, a bird and a sausage
Mrs. Metelitsa
seven ravens
Red Riding Hood
Bremen street musicians
singing bone
The devil with the three golden hairs
louse and flea
Handless girl
Smart Hans
Three languages
Smart Elsa
tailor in the sky
Table - cover yourself
Tom Thumb
Lady Lisa's wedding
Brownies
Rogue Groom
Mr Corbes
Qom
Frau Truda
Snow Maiden
wonder bird
The Tale of the Juniper
Old Sultan
Death in godfathers
The Thumb Boy's Wanderings
six swans
Rosehip
foundling bird
King Thrusher
Knapsack, cap and horn
Rumplestiltskin
Dear Roland
golden bird
dog and sparrow
Frieder and Katherlischen
Two brothers
little man
queen bee
Three feathers
golden goose
Wild girl
hare bride
twelve hunters
The thief and his teacher
Jorinda and Joringel
Three lucky people
Six will go around the world
wolf and man
wolf and fox
Fox and Kuma
fox and cat
Carnation
Smart Gretel
About the death of a chicken
Undine
Old grandfather and granddaughter
Brother-Merry
Clever peasant daughter
Old Hildebrand
Hans in happiness
Hans gets married
golden children
Fox and geese
The poor and the rich
Song-jumper-lark
Goose
young giant
Underground little man
King from the Golden Mountain
Crow
tory birdies
living water
Dr. Know-It-All
Spirit in a bottle
Damn dirty brother
bear cub
Wren and bear
sweet porridge
Smart people
Tales about the toad
Poor mill worker and kitty
Two wanderers
Hans my hedgehog
Shroud
Monk in the thorn
scientist hunter
royal children
Flail from the sky
About smart tailor
The clear sun will reveal the whole truth
blue candle
Three paramedics
Seven Swabians
Three apprentices
The prince who was not afraid of anything
lettuce donkey
Forest old woman
Three brothers
The devil and his grandmother
Ferenand the Faithful and Ferenand the Unfaithful
iron furnace
lazy spinner
Four skillful brothers
One-eye, two-eye and three-eye
Beauty Catrinellier
Worn out shoes
Fox and horse
six servants
White and black bride
Iron Hans
Three black princesses
Kneist and his three sons
The Girl from Brakel
domestic servants
Lamb and fish
Zimeli Mountain
How to wander around the world
Donkey
ungrateful son
Turnip
Reforged Man
God's Beasts and Damn Beasts
About a blessed country unprecedented
old beggar woman
cock log
Three lazy
Twelve lazy workers
star thalers
shepherd boy
Smotriny
Stolen penny
Ocheski
Sparrow and his four children
Mystery fairy tale
fairy tale
Snow White and Scarlet
smart worker
glass coffin
Lazy Heinz
vulture bird
Mighty Hans
Man in the sky
Skinny Lisa
forest hut
Love and grief equally
Wren
flounder fish
Owl bittern and hoopoe
Moon
Life span
Messengers of death
Master Pfrim
Gosling at the well
Unequal Evina's children
Mermaid in the pond
Gifts of the Little Folk
The giant and the tailor
Nail
Poor shepherd in the grave
real bride
hare and hedgehog
Spindle, shuttle and needle
The man and the devil
Bread crumbs on the table
Sea fish
Artful thief
Drummer Bread Ear
grave hill
Old Rinkrank
crystal ball
Maiden Malein
Hansl-Player
Buffalo boot
Golden Key
Loyal Beasts
Rose
Poverty and humility lead to salvation
old lady
God fed
old man in the forest
Three green branches
boy in paradise
hazel branch

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Charles Perrault

If the child is impressionable and fairy tales with bloody scenes like the Brothers Grimm in Petnikov's translation scare him, then it is better to opt for Perro in the retellings of Gabbe and Bulatov.

1) Cinderella. The Complete Fairy Tales of Charles Perrault

This is a really chic deluxe edition, on excellent paper with good illustrations. Collection of illustrations from various publications, both modern and "pre-revolutionary" (at least the beginning of the last century), in different styles and not only Russian
In general, a book for sufficiently adult children (when they become interested in horror films, or at least they are ready to treat them "philosophically"). It seems that the book contains original texts by Charles Perrault, with which most of us are little familiar (for example, do you know that Cinderella's sisters cut off parts of their feet with an ax to put on a glass slipper? and are your children ready for such a plot twist?)
So far, I have only met Sleeping Beauty and learned with great surprise that nothing ends with the kiss of the Prince (he actually didn’t exist). the second part of the tale metaphorically describes the "beautiful" relationship between the mother-in-law and the daughter-in-law. The fairy tale forced to "scour" the Internet for plot variations. Makes an impression.
But children of a certain age, 7-9 years old, when there is an interest in all sorts of horror stories, they should like it.
Cinderella, or the story of the glass slipper
red Riding Hood
Puss in Boots
sleeping Beauty
Blue Beard
The sorceress and her gift
Tom Thumb
Rike Tufted
Donkey Skin
Faithful Griselda
Fulfilled and unfulfilled desires
Applications
Comments
List of illustrations

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2) Tales
Inexpensive edition. The collection includes 9 fairy tales, among which are the most famous: Cinderella, Puss in Boots, Little Red Riding Hood, Bluebeard, Sleeping Beauty.
The stories are not abbreviated, but are easy to read. Little Red Riding Hood will remain alive, but the wolf will still have to be killed.
The font is large enough to read easily. White coated paper with bright and beautiful illustrations. Located at every turn.

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3)Fairy tales

A magnificent new edition of the fairy tales of Charles Perrault, reprinted from the rarest edition of 1867.
Large format, 120 coated pages in the color of baked milk, full-page illustrations on almost every spread, and what! Dore painted them in black and white, but we and our children can admire the colors, very delicately painted!
Turgenev's retelling is wonderful, but not for the little ones: the wolf here just eats Little Red Riding Hood. We see the tales in this retelling as somewhat creepy, as they are in the original.
The publication includes 9 fairy tales: Little Red Riding Hood, Boy-with-Thumb, Sleeping Beauty, Zamarashka, Puss in Boots, Hohlik, Donkey Skin, Sorceress, Blue Beard.

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Hoffmann Ernst Theodor Amadeus

1) Tales of Hoffmann
An excellent gift edition of E.T.A. Hoffmann, the book includes well-known and famous fairy tales:
1. Royal bride. Translation by L. Sokolovsky
2. The Nutcracker and the Mouse King. Translation by L. Sokolovsky
3. Golden pot. Translation by V. Solovyov
4. Little Tsakhes, nicknamed Zinnober. Translation by A. Morozov
5. Sandman. Translation by M. Beketova.

The book is well-designed and stylish - a pleasant, not small font, interesting red design of titles and the beginning of the text, ornate patterns in the era of the author.
Good artistic illustrations - paintings and landscapes by artists H. Dahl, G. Dow, M. Gabriel, D. Velazquez and many others, all in a successful, in my opinion, 26 * 20 format, on coated partially glossy paper.
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2) The Nutcracker and Other Fairy Tales

The whimsical narration of Hoffmann's tales, which are presented in this edition in a beautiful arrangement for children by Leonid Yakhnin, are surprisingly harmoniously intertwined with illustrations by Nika Goltz, Honored Artist of Russia.
For creating unique images in children's literature, she was awarded a diploma of the H.K. Andersen. Many works by Nika Goltz are in museums in Russia and abroad, including the Tretyakov Gallery.
Content:
The Nutcracker and the Mouse King.
Beautiful child.
Royal bride.
Little Tsakhes, nicknamed Zinnober.

Wilhelm Hauff

1) Tales of Wilhelm Hauff

There are five fairy tales in this collection: “Little torment”, “Dwarf Nose” - this is familiar, but “Monkey in the role of a man”, “The story of the ghost ship”, “Cold heart” are very rare. There are many words in fairy tales that require explanation. They are in the fields.
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2) Little Longnose. The story of little Muk

A very beautiful book that would make a great gift. You can also yourself. I put the age at 7-10 years, but I think that this version of the translation will be easier for children from the age of 10. For younger children, the version in the retelling of M. Salye Little Muk is preferable)

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3) Tales

Colorfully designed inexpensive collection of fairy tales in the retelling of Leonid Yakhnin.
Wilhelm Hauff lived only 24 years, but left a considerable legacy: three collections of fairy tales, several novels and poems. "Little Muk", "Dwarf Nose" and "Caliph Stork" - these Tales are known all over the world. They are included in the collection "Tales" of the publishing house "Strekoza". From the fairy tale "Little Muk" you can begin your child's acquaintance with the work of the German writer.
The collection "Tales" by V. Gauf is suitable for reading to children from five years old.

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1) Golden tales of great storytellers

1. "Cinderella" - translation by Tamara Gabbe, artist - Michele.
2. "Snow White" - translation by Pyotr Polevoy, artist - Pikka.
3. "Sleeping Beauty" - translation by Tamara Gabbe, artist -Ferry.
4. "Beauty and the Beast" - translated by Alexander Etoev, artist - Pikka.
5. "Rapunzel" - translation by Peter Polevoy, artist - Sergio.
6. "Thumbelina" - translated by Anna and Peter Ganzen, artist - Sani.
7. "Donkey skin" - translated by Ivan Turgenev, artist - Ferry.
8. "Kidnapped Princess" - translated by Alexander Etoev, artist - Ferry.
9. "The new dress of the king" - translated by Anna and Peter Ganzen, artist - Pikka.

10. "The Frog King or Iron Heinrich" - translation by Tamara Gabbe, artist - Una.
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2) Fairy tales, fairy tales, fairy tales... Tales of foreign writers

C. Perrault. Translated by T. Gabbe. FAIRY GIFTS
I. and W. Grimm. Translated by L. Cohn. WHITE AND ROSE
I. and W. Grimm. Translation by O. Stepanova. MRS METELITSA
H.K. Andersen. Translation by A. Hansen. THE STEADFAST TIN SOLDIER
C. Perrault. Translated by T. Gabbe. SLEEPING BEAUTY
H.K. Andersen. Translation by A. Hansen. PRINCESS ON THE PEA
I. and W. Grimm. Translated from German and arranged by V. Waldman. RED RIDING HOOD
I. and W. Grimm. Translated by T. Gabbe. GNOME-TICHOGROM
H.K. Andersen. Translation by A. Hansen. FLINT
I. and W. Grimm. Translated by T. Gabbe. KING-FROG, OR IRON HEINRICH
H.K. Andersen. Translation by A. Hansen. THUMILE
I. and W. Grimm. Translated by L. Cohn. THE BREMEN TOWN MUSICIANS
C. Perrault. Translated by T. Gabbe. PUSS IN BOOTS
I. and W. Grimm. Translated from German and arranged by V. Waldman. GOLDEN GOOSE
C. Perrault. Translated by T. Gabbe. CINDERELLA, OR CRYSTAL SLIPPER
H.K. Andersen. Translation by A. Hansen. WILD SWAN
I. and W. Grimm. Translation by O. Stepanova. POT OF PORRIDGE

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The book is solid, the paper is thick, toned. Each story has an illustration. Very elegant frames make the book joyful and elegant. The font is large, suitable for independent reading by children. There are 17 fairy tales in total - 4 by Ch. Perrault, 8 by the Brothers Grimm, 5 by H.K. Andersen. However, some are processed and cut. For example, the fairy tale "Pot of porridge" fits on half a sheet.

3)Ch. Perrault, E. T. A. Hoffmann, J. and W. Grimm, W. Gauf, H. K. Andersen. Fairy tales

C. Perrault:
red Riding Hood
Puss in Boots
Cinderella
Tom Thumb
sleeping Beauty
Rike-Crest
fairy gifts
Donkey Skin
Blue Beard
E. T. A. Hoffman:
The Nutcracker and the Mouse King
I. and V. Grimm:
The Bremen Town Musicians
Hansel and Gretel
The Frog King, or Iron Heinrich
Brave little tailor
Snow Maiden
Worn out shoes
Rapunzel
Smart Elsa
Three spins
V. Gauf:
The story of the caliph stork
Ghost ship story
Little Flour's Tale
Little Longnose
H. K. Andersen:
ugly duck
Flint
Thumbelina
Swineherd
Princess on the Pea
The Snow Queen
The Steadfast Tin Soldier
Darning needle
The king's new dress
Ole Lukoye
Mermaid
Wild swan
Buckwheat
The collection includes 35 of the most famous tales of European writers. Fairy tales are given without abbreviations. The paper is white, the font is very easy to read for both children and adults (large and clear). The downside is that there are no illustrations. The book is aimed at younger students.

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4) The Rose of Christ and Other Christmas Tales

This book contains fairy tales of Christian writers from different countries about the Nativity of Christ - a holiday full of joy and love. Everyone's favorite fairy tale "The Snow Queen" is printed without the abbreviations that were made in the Soviet years, the full text is permeated with the Christian meaning of sacrificial love. A book about mercy and good deeds will be useful and joyful reading in anticipation of Christmas and on holy days of Christmas
For elementary and middle school age. The font is very large, clearly designed for the fact that the young reader will get acquainted with the book on their own. There are few illustrations, they are rather small, they are given at the beginning and at the end of each work. The book is pleasant to hold and read, the paper is thick, of good quality, the printing is clear.
But the main thing in this book is its content. Here are the most beloved and familiar stories from childhood. These are 5 Christmas stories from Swedish writer Selma Lagerlöf, the first woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature. One of these stories gave the name to the entire collection. The following are two of the most famous children's works of the Christmas theme, "The Nutcracker and the Mouse King" by E. T. A. Hoffman and "The Snow Queen" by H. H. Andersen.
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8 best storytellers in the world We all come from childhood and at one time listened to and read fairy tales. This is a very important element in raising a child. Fairy tales are able to form in a small person the first ideas about the world, about good and evil, and other truths. In addition to folk art, when fairy tales were preserved from generation to generation by word of mouth, many fairy tales came from the pen of outstanding writers of this genre. These are the people we're talking about today. Hans Christian Andersen. The Danish writer is known primarily as a creator of fairy tales, but he also tried himself in other literary genres. Andersen became the first educator and educator through his fictional stories for many people and generations. Since childhood, he loved to dream and dream, write poetry and watch puppet theater performances. Although young Hans began with dramaturgy, he celebrated his 30th birthday with the publication of his first collection of fairy tales. All these little inches, little mermaids, snow queens and princesses on peas - they are all fruits of Andersen's fantasy and fiction.
Charles Perrot. The storyteller to some extent complements the father and mother for the child, becoming someone else who is present in the parental home in the form of book stories. For French children, starting from the seventeenth century, Charles Perrault became such an educator. He wrote serious scientific works, but in parallel with this, fairy tales. He was drawn to create some incredible stories. No wonder they say that in every adult there is a child. A collection of his fantasies called "Tales of Mother Goose" made Perrault famous far beyond the borders of the French kingdom. He created his own parade of fairy-tale characters, which are well known to all of us: this is a cat who for some reason does not want to walk with his paws, as happens with his relatives; and a beauty who cannot wake up without a kiss from the prince; and Cinderella, the exploited oppressed class; and a boy who grew up only with a finger; here is an inquisitive girl wearing a red hat, and a beard - it is not clear why it turned blue.
Alexander Sergeevich Pushkin. Yes, he also wrote fairy tales in the interval between duels, digressing from the narration of the sad fate of Onegin and Tatyana. True, these tales are written in the form of poetry. Not everyone writes poems. Pushkin is a very multifaceted personality. He told the world about Tsar Saltan, spoke about the relationship between a fisherman and a fish, seven heroes and a dead princess.
Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, or simply the Brothers Grimm. These two storyteller brothers were inseparable until their death. They wrote, though of a fabulous nature, but rather serious stories. From them we learned about street musicians from the city of Bremen, about seven kids who fought against a wolf, and about two children - Hansel and Gretel, who coped with the intrigues of the insidious woman Yaga, who wanted to cook them. The fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm can be called a kind of children's crime stories.
Rudyard Kipling. He became the youngest writer to win the Nobel Prize. Kipling wrote The Jungle Book with its main character Mowgli, who was raised by a black panther named Bagheera. There were also stories about a certain cat walking by itself, the author wondered why a camel got a hump and a leopard got spots. Kipling himself traveled widely, which gave him the ground for many extraordinary stories.
Alexey Nikolaevich Tolstoy. Whom he just did not try himself in the literary world, wrote in different genres, acted as a war correspondent, even became an academician. He adapted the tale of Pinocchio for the Russian reader. In 1935, a story was published about a long-nosed log, which later became a boy named Pinocchio. This was the pinnacle of the fabulous talent of Alexei Tolstoy, although he wrote, in addition to this, many other fictional stories.
Alan Milne. This author made a biography of the most famous bear in the world - Winnie the Pooh and his cronies. In addition, Milne created a fairy tale about the rabbit prince and the princess, which was so difficult to make laugh.
Ernst Theodor Amadeus Hoffmann. He possessed many talents, was a composer, an artist, and a writer. Fairy tales are one of his creative manifestations. Hoffmann wanted to leave a good memory of himself, something with which he would be imprinted in many generations after his death. His The Nutcracker became the basis for opera and ballet productions, as well as Disney and Soviet-made cartoons.

The literary author's fairy tale is probably one of the most popular genres of our time. Interest in such works is inexhaustible both among children and among their parents, and Russian writers of fairy tales have made a worthy contribution to the common creative work. It should be remembered that a literary fairy tale differs from folklore in several ways. First of all, the fact that it has a specific author. There are also differences in the way the material is conveyed and the clear use of plots and images, which makes it possible to say that this genre has the right to complete independence.

Poetic Tales of Pushkin

If you make a list of fairy tales by Russian writers, then it will take more than one sheet of paper. Moreover, creations were written not only in prose, but also in verse. A striking example here is A. Pushkin, who initially did not plan to compose children's works. But after a while, the poetic creations “About Tsar Saltan”, “About the priest and his worker Balda”, “About the dead princess and the seven heroes”, “About the golden cockerel” added to the list of fairy tales of Russian writers. A simple and figurative form of presentation, memorable images, vivid plots - all this is characteristic of the work of the great poet. And these works are still included in the treasury

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Some other, no less famous, can be attributed to the literary tales of the period under consideration. Russian writers of fairy tales: Zhukovsky ("The War of Mice and Frogs"), Ershov ("The Little Humpbacked Horse"), Aksakov ("The Scarlet Flower") - made their worthy contribution to the development of the genre. And the great collector of folklore and interpreter of the Russian language Dal also wrote a certain number of fairy-tale works. Among them: "Crow", "Girl Snow Maiden", "About the woodpecker" and others. You can also recall other fairy tales of famous Russian writers: “The Wind and the Sun”, “The Blind Horse”, “The Fox and the Goat” by Ushinsky, “The Black Hen, or Underground Inhabitants” by Pogorelsky, “The Traveling Frog”, “The Tale of the Toad and the Rose” Garshin, "The Wild Landowner", "The Wise Gudgeon" by Saltykov-Shchedrin. Of course, this is not a complete list.

Russian writers of fairy tales

Leo Tolstoy, and Paustovsky, and Mamin-Sibiryak, and Gorky, and many others wrote literary fairy tales. Among the most outstanding works, one can note the “Golden Key” by Alexei Tolstoy. The work was planned as a free retelling of "Pinocchio" by Carlo Collodi. But here is the case when the alteration surpassed the original - this is how many Russian-speaking critics evaluate the writer's work. The wooden boy Pinocchio, familiar to everyone from childhood, won the hearts of young readers and their parents for a long time with his spontaneity and brave heart. We all remember Pinocchio's friends: Malvina, Artemon, Pierrot. And his enemies: the evil Karabas and the nasty Duremar, and the fox Alice. The vivid images of the heroes are so peculiar and original, recognizable that once you read Tolstoy's work, you remember them for the rest of your life.

Revolutionary tales

These include with confidence the creation of Yuri Olesha "Three Fat Men". In this tale, the author reveals the theme of the class struggle against the background of such eternal values ​​as friendship, mutual assistance; the characters of the heroes are distinguished by courage and revolutionary impulse. And the work of Arkady Gaidar "Malchish-Kibalchish" tells of a difficult period for the formation of the Soviet state - the civil war. The boy is a bright, memorable symbol of that era of struggle for revolutionary ideals. It is no coincidence that these images were later used by other authors, for example, in the work of Joseph Kurlat, who in the fairy tale-poem "The Song of the Malchish-Kibalchish" revived the bright image of the hero.

These authors include those who gave literature such fairy tales-plays as "The Naked King", "Shadow" - based on the works of Andersen. And his original creations "Dragon" and "Ordinary Miracle" (at first banned from productions) forever entered the treasury of Soviet literature.

The poetic works of the genre include the fairy tales of Korney Chukovsky: “Fly-Tsokotuha”, “Moydodyr”, “Barmaley”, “Aibolit”, “Cockroach”. To this day they are the most widely read fairy tales in Russia for children of all ages. Instructive and daring, brave and monstrous images and characters of the heroes are recognizable from the first lines. And the poems of Marshak, and the delightful work of Kharms? And Zakhoder, Moritz and Kurlat? It is impossible to list them all in this rather short article.

Modern evolution of the genre

It can be said that the literary fairy tale genre evolved from folklore, in a sense exploiting its plots and images of characters. So at present, many Russian writers of fairy tales are evolving into science fiction writers, giving birth to good works in the fashionable fantasy style. These authors, probably, include Yemets, Gromyko, Lukyanenko, Fry, Oldie and many others. This is a worthy replacement for previous generations of authors of literary fairy tales.