Estos cuentos populares fueron recopilados directamente de la tradición oral y ampliados tras la lectura de viejos manuscritos por el investigador Rudchenko. La primera edición se redactó en rutenio. Elautor ha respetado su primitiva expontaneidad.
Books can be attributed to "Anonymous" for several reasons:
* They are officially published under that name * They are traditional stories not attributed to a specific author * They are religious texts not generally attributed to a specific author
Books whose authorship is merely uncertain should be attributed to Unknown.