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The Complete Russian Folktale: v. 5: Russian Legends, PDF eBook

The Complete Russian Folktale: v. 5: Russian Legends PDF

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Richly represented in the Russian folktale tradition, the legends are religious tales (types 750-849 in the Aame-Thompson index) in a peasant village setting.

Among the standard themes is the return of Christ, who wanders through rural Russia with his disciples.

Satan appears here too, as do a cast of spirits and lesser devils.

Pre-Christian gods may be recognized in tales of saints Ilya and Nikolai (Elijah and Saint Nicholas).

The hapless peasant in these tales - cheated, betrayed, impoverished, foolish, orphaned, crippled - take the reader deep into the traditional village culture of Russia and into the imperfect human quest for moral choice and justice on this earth.

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