This book is a real guide to fantasy and imagination, a door to a new universe based on Slavic folklore. Here, heroes of epics and legends familiar from childhood appear in a new appearance and with new possibilities. "Armchair Mythology" by Roman Papsuev is the result of work in the computer games industry and many years of research into fairy tales. Plunge into a new world in which Alyosha Popovich is the best witch hunter, Vasilisa the Wise is a battle magician, and Koschey is a super sorcerer and a vampire lich! The author, a famous illustrator, not only created new, stunningly beautiful and interesting images of famous characters, but also talked about how he came up with them and who they became in the wonderful world of Fairy Tales of Old Rus'. Expanded and expanded gift edition.