The book «Myths and Legends of Ancient Rus in Tales about the Life of the Russian People» will be especially interesting for readers who want to learn more about the lives of our ancestors, because it describes realities of the 12th–13th centuries. It brings together stories of love and betrayal, the birth of children and death in the name of protecting the native land—stories into which plots of myths and legends are interwoven organically, emphasizing the idea of balance between good and evil, beautiful and ugly, dark and light.
The author did not set out to create documentary historical stories or to reproduce, with chronicle accuracy, how the Russian people perceived gods and the unclean. But each tale turned out unique and original in its idea of the unbreakable connection between the real and the mystical—unbroken by time or circumstances.