The Russian nationality is in its beliefs, rites and fairy tales. Shepping D.O.

“Russian nationality in its beliefs, rites and fairy tales” is the widely known, capital work of the Russian historian, archaeologist and ethnographer Dmitry Ottovich Shepping (1823-1895), dedicated to the history of Russian folklore.

from this pages of this Books with you will be spoke to Kupalo and Kolyada, Rod and Rozhanitsa, Perun, Hair and Ivan Tsarevich. You will learn a lot about the real and mythological characters of our legends, the stories about which were transmitted by the folk storytellers from generation to generation.

Also, the author pays great attention to the issues of comparative linguistics, conducting the idea of ​​the fundamental relationship of the languages ​​of the Indo -European family.

This publication is intended for those readers who are not indifferent to the glorious past and original beliefs of their ancestors.