Slavic Mythology

What was paganism like in the perception of our ancestors? Who did they believe in, what rituals did they perform, and which holidays did they celebrate? In his extensive and uniquely scientific work "Slavic Mythology," Kostomarov compares a vast layer of Slavic history and folklore with the experiences of other nations. Among widely known facts and testimonies, chronicles and annals, exhaustive information about Russian paganism emerges, along with diverse poetic creativity and folk songs — family, love, wedding, and others. "Slavic Mythology" is a true encyclopedia of the life of ancient Slavs.

Nikolai Ivanovich Kostomarov (1817—1885) — historian, ethnographer, collector of Russian and Ukrainian folklore.