This book is a magical kaleidoscope shining with bright colors, composed of legends, fairy tales and myths of the Western Slavs, who survived a long and difficult journey associated with the preservation of their own language and culture. It is intended for readers of any age, from young to old. Parents will read some fairy tales to their little ones at night, while others will captivate even the most mature and sophisticated readers. The collection includes works by authors who have never before been published in Russian. The appearance of such a publication is a unique and significant event also because for the first time the Russian-speaking reader has the opportunity to read in full, without omissions or cuts, the great work “Bouquet” by Karel Jaromir Erben. This classic of Czech literature, one of the founders of European horror, guardian of the native language and educator, is familiar to everyone in the Czech Republic, just as Pushkin is familiar to each of us. It is the “Large Collection of Legends, Fairy Tales and Myths of the Western Slavs” in all its beautiful and inspiring diversity that will help with to peer with love into the soul of the peoples close to us, to understand its originality, beauty and true depth.