Russian Fairy Tales


Read by Kevin W. Davidson

(4.6 stars; 19 reviews)

Russian Fairy Tales is an anthology of stories by a noted Russian scholar and translator. The 51 stories are thematically organized with introductory material to put them both in the context of Russian folklore and in their relation to the myths of other cultures. This text has something for the intellectual reader as well as for someone who just likes a good fairy tale. (Summary by Kevin Davidson) (11 hr 22 min)

Chapters

01 - Chapter 1 - Introductory - Part 1 18:45 Read by Kevin W. Davidson
02 - Chapter 1 - Introductory - Part 2 - The Fiend 15:37 Read by Kevin W. Davidson
03 - Chapter 1 - Introductory - Part 3 - The Dead Mother - The Dead Witch - The… 15:01 Read by Kevin W. Davidson
04 - Chapter 1 - Introductory - Part 4 - The Cross-Surety - The Awful Drunkard 16:44 Read by Kevin W. Davidson
05 - Chapter 1 - Introductory - Part 5 - The Bad Wife - The Golovikha - The Thr… 19:13 Read by Kevin W. Davidson
06 - Chapter 1 - Introductory - Part 6 - The Miser - The Fool and the Birch-Tree 15:27 Read by Kevin W. Davidson
07 - Chapter 1 - Introductory - Part 7 - The Mizgir - The Smith and the Demon 12:55 Read by Kevin W. Davidson
08 - Chapter 2 - Mythological - Part 1 - Ivan Popyalof 16:34 Read by Kevin W. Davidson
09 - Chapter 2 - Mythological - Part 2 - The Norka 19:38 Read by Kevin W. Davidson
10 - Chapter 2 - Mythological - Part 3 - Marya Morevna 28:52 Read by Kevin W. Davidson
11 - Chapter 2 - Mythological - Part 4 - Koshchei the Deathless 20:07 Read by Kevin W. Davidson
12 - Chapter 2 - Mythological - Part 5 - The Water Snake 17:58 Read by Kevin W. Davidson
13 - Chapter 2 - Mythological - Part 6 - The Water King and Vasilissa the Wise 25:12 Read by Kevin W. Davidson
14 - Chapter 2 - Mythological - Part 7 - The Baba Yaga 20:10 Read by Kevin W. Davidson
15 - Chapter 2 - Mythological - Part 8 - Vasilissa the Fair 28:48 Read by Kevin W. Davidson
16 - Chapter 2 - Mythological - Part 9 - The Witch 16:38 Read by Kevin W. Davidson
17 - Chapter 2 - Mythological - Part 10 - The Witch and the Sun’s Sister 16:04 Read by Kevin W. Davidson
18 - Chapter 3 - Mythological - Part 1 - One-Eyed Likho 13:04 Read by Kevin W. Davidson
19 - Chapter 3 - Mythological - Part 2 - Woe 23:37 Read by Kevin W. Davidson
20 - Chapter 3 - Mythological - Part 3 - Friday - Wednesday - The Léshy 16:37 Read by Kevin W. Davidson
21 - Chapter 3 - Mythological - Part 4 - Sozh and Dnieper - The Metamprphosis o… 12:59 Read by Kevin W. Davidson
22 - Chapter 3 - Mythological - Part 5 - Frost 26:54 Read by Kevin W. Davidson
23 - Chapter 4 - Magic and Witchcraft - Part 1 - The Blind Man and the Cripple 24:56 Read by Kevin W. Davidson
24 - Chapter 4 - Magic and Witchcraft - Part 2 - The Blind Man and the Cripple … 19:33 Read by Kevin W. Davidson
25 - Chapter 4 - Magic and Witchcraft - Part 3 - Princess Helena the Fair 14:14 Read by Kevin W. Davidson
26 - Chapter 4 - Magic and Witchcraft - Part 4 - Emilian the Fool - The Witch G… 19:08 Read by Kevin W. Davidson
27 - Chapter 4 - Magic and Witchcraft - Part 5 - The Soldier's Midnight Watch 17:30 Read by Kevin W. Davidson
28 - Chapter 4 - Magic and Witchcraft - Part 6 - The Warlock 12:21 Read by Kevin W. Davidson
29 - Chapter 5 - Ghost Stories - Part 1 - The Fox-Physician 15:44 Read by Kevin W. Davidson
30 - Chapter 5 - Ghost Stories - Part 2 - The Fiddler in Hell - The Ride on the… 14:25 Read by Kevin W. Davidson
31 - Chapter 5 - Ghost Stories - Part 3 - The Shroud - The Coffin-Lid - The Two… 31:53 Read by Kevin W. Davidson
32 - Chapter 6 - Legends - About Saints - Part 1 20:44 Read by Kevin W. Davidson
33 - Chapter 6 - Legends - About Saints - Part 2 - Elijah the Prophet and Nicho… 13:38 Read by Kevin W. Davidson
34 - Chapter 6 - Legends - About Saints - Part 3 - The Priest with the Greedy E… 22:45 Read by Kevin W. Davidson
35 - Chapter 6 - Legends - About Demons - Part 1 15:00 Read by Kevin W. Davidson
36 - Chapter 6 - Legends - About Demons - Part 2 - The Hasty Word 23:53 Read by Kevin W. Davidson