Why did the great god Kugu Yumo raise the sky high above the earth? Who appears to people in the form of a destructive tornado? Which bird represents the feminine principle? And what to do during the rampant evil spirits? The myths of the peoples of the Volga region became the object of research in the 19th century. At that time, the mythological ideas of the Mari, Udmurts, Chuvash, Mordovians, Tatars, Bashkirs and Kalmyks seemed to be scattered into fairy tales and epic tales, sacred rituals and beliefs. “Myths of the Volga Region” proposes to put together a beautiful and poetic picture of gods and heroes, heroes and sorcerers, sacred animals, master spirits, brownies and giants.