In Ancient Rus', people have long been able to stand up for themselves, valued ingenuity, luck and heroic strength. And how could one live without these qualities in a country surrounded on all sides by enemies. The book contains epics and legends about Russian heroes, about the brave Avdotya-Ryazanochka and the brave youth Sokolik, and tales about Sadko the merchant guest, the glorious hero Eruslan and beautiful Prince Bova... They were retold by the writer and poet Leonid Yakhnin, and the illustrations were drawn by a young and very talented artist from Irkutsk Anastasia (Nettle) Kardashova. For primary and secondary school age