Heroes, Monsters and Other Worlds from Russian Mythology

The World Mythology

by Elizabeth Warner, Alexander Koshkin (Illustrator)

A beautifully illustrated anthology of stories and legends of the Russian people includes forty-three tales of gods and heroes, dragons and monsters, witches and wizards, giants and shape-changers, along with information on the sources of Russian folklore.

Genres: Mythology, Russia, Fiction, Fantasy, Reference, Religion, Research

132 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1985

About the author

Elizabeth Anne Warner

Elizabeth Warner is Emerita Professor of Russian, University of Durham, where she was formerly Head of the Department of Slavonic Studies.

Author of many scholarly articles as well as four books.

Reviews

[Katharine]

More than just a collection of tales, this book puts the tales in a greater mythological and cosmological context.

[S]

3.5

[Ruth Mills]

Good historical information and framing of a vast selection of tales from both pagan and Christianized times. I can't say enough good things about the artwork. Appropriate for older children, however I would not classify this as a children's book. It winds up being quite a read all things considered.

[Alan Bach]

Turns out this actually a book from the series that got into mythology a long time ago. The series as a whole are not the most accurate of sources, but are very readable and give a great layman's view of many different mythologies, including several that are generally very difficult to find sources on.

[Christopher]

It really isnt an art first book, but the illustrations are utterly amazing and worth it alone.