Monsters and Magical Beings. Russian Fairy Tales and European Myths with Illustrations by Ana Nagrani

Mysterious, frightening, and mesmerizing, kind and treacherous creatures from Cat Bayun and Firebird to Indrik and Kitovras from Russian folk tales and European myths come to life in the mystical illustrations of contemporary artist Ana Nagrani. The texts are accompanied by explanations from fairy tale scholar and folklorist Varvara Dobrovolskaya, allowing for the observation of unexpected parallels in well-known book and fairy tale stories.