Proverbs and Parables of the Russian People

Russian folk proverbs are unique; they allow for the most precise, concise, apt, expressive, vivid, and poetic description of various life phenomena. Many generations of our ancestors passed them down orally for hundreds of years, collecting a priceless treasury of folk wisdom. The book presents selected proverbs and parables gathered by the most renowned researchers of Russian folklore.

«Proverbs of the Russian People» by V. I. Dahl, «Tales of the Russian People» by I. P. Sakharov, «Russian Folk Proverbs» by I. M. Snegirev, «The Life of the Russian People in Its Proverbs and Sayings» by I. I. Illyustrov — these classic works by connoisseurs of the Russian language remain relevant to this day.

The edition is illustrated with works of classical domestic painting.