Reading by Vsevolod Kuznetsov!Mysterious and mythical theme in the new audiobook of the candidate of philological sciences!Olga Kuznetsova - candidate of philological sciences, researcher at the Faculty of Philology of Moscow State University, teacher at the School of the Young Philologist named after L. M. BashAbout the audiobook "The Abduction of Monsters: Antiquity in Russia":This is a story about how ancient monsters and legendary monsters from Greek myths ended up in Russian medieval manuscripts| how a Russian person perceived and was able to adapt the mythological plots of classical antiquity and create unique images and plots that enriched Russian medieval art. In the Middle Ages, these monsters were mostly villains, and the reader's interest in them arose for the most part because of the craving for the terrible and the unseen. But today, watching the metamorphoses of alien monsters is a pleasure!These days, “inverted” stories are popular about how a valiant knight goes on a feat, but in the end decides to save not the princess, but the dragon. Or about how the princess prefers a colorful monster to all these ordinary princes. A few hundred years ago, people were also very interested in monsters: they drew them and described them in detail. Many monsters were "abducted" from foreign sources, the texts were reworked, resulting in Russian swings (sphinxes) and kitovrases (centaurs), centauroid jellyfish, etc. learn:About the life of dragons in Russia|About the appearance of legs at the jellyfish and echidna|About attractive beasts with features of beautiful maidens|< p>About how a three-headed dog, a hydra, a whale and a host of monsters are located between Scylla and Charybdis!Who this audiobook is for:For all those who love history and Folklore, myths and legends .Copyright© Kuznetsova O., text, 2022© ℗ AST Publishing House LLC, Audiobook, 2022

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