Russian Fairy Tales Author:Norbert Guterman RUSSIAN FAIRY TALES. Translated by Norbert Guterman. 100 illustrations by A. Alexeieff. The first comprehensive edition, in the English language, of Russian fairy and folk tales, selected from Afanasiev's famous collection -- the Russian counterpart of Grimm's Fairy Tales -- includes the most characteristic and colorful traditional tales of t... more »he Russian people....witches and heroes, talking animals, wicked women and pious maidens, shrewd peasants and saintly men of God, as well as to such unique Russian creations as the splendid Firebird and Koshchey the Deathless. Truly thte literature of the people.« less