Golden Tales. Pushkin (illustrated by A. Reipolsky)
Number of pages: 128
Cover: Hardcover
Contents: At Lukomorye. The Tale of Tsar Saltan, of his glorious and mighty son, the hero Prince Gvidon Saltanovich, and of the beautiful Swan Princess. The Tale of the Dead Princess and the Seven Heroes. The Tale of the Golden Cockerel. The Tale of the Fisherman and the Fish. The Tale of the Priest and His Workman Balda. Old Words and Expressions. Pushkin's Tales are a diamond of pure water in the treasury of Russian classical literature, a book that should certainly be in the home where children are growing up.
The illustrations by Alexey Dmitrievich Reipolsky add special value to this edition. Made in a classical manner, they are surprisingly in tune with the text of the brilliant poet.
"What a delight these tales are! Each of them is a poem!"