Bylinas

The book is about the bylinas of the main defenders of Russia — mighty bogatyrs — and their brave feats. The reader will learn how Alyosha Popovich managed to defeat the formidable Tugarin, how a simple peasant's son Ilya became one of the most revered bogatyrs in Russia, and how Dobrynya Nikitich dealt with the Serpent Gorynych and saved the beautiful Zabava Putyatin. The book will also tell about the clever and agile daughter of the bogatyr Mikula Selyaninovich, who managed to outsmart the Prince of Kiev himself, and the famous guslar from Novgorod — Sadko, who visited the underwater kingdom. All the bylinas were retold by Irina Karnaukova — a writer, folklorist, and collector of oral folk art. This retelling is recommended by educational institutions for getting acquainted with bylinas.