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Aleksandr Afanas’ev

 
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About the Author

ALEKSANDR AFANAS’EV (1826-1871) published his groundbreaking collection of Russian folktales and fairy tales in eight volumes, from 1855 to 1867. His success in polarizing Russian folklore and culture is reflected in the work of writers and composers from Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov to Igor Stravinsky. He first published Russian Fairy Tales with Pantheon Books in 1945.

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The Pantheon Fairy Tale and Folklore Library

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