Kalevala. An epic poem based on the ancient Karelian and Finnish folk songs. Abridged version. Lennrot E.

Monument of world literature-the Karelian-Finnish epic poem "Kalevala" Elias Lennrot (1802–1884)-is published in an abbreviated form in the translation of Armas Mishin (1935–2018) and Aino Kiura (1929–2015).

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< P> The book introduces the reader to the key plots of the poem. Among them are myths about the creation of the world from the duck egg, the birth of fire and iron, the creation of the musical instrument of the kantel and the magic mill of the sampo, about the abduction of the sun and the moon and their liberation. The circle of world cultural heritage: in literature, painting, music. The publication is equipped with a preface, a list of the main characters of the poem, a detailed content, a dictionary of forgotten terms.