Ruslan and Lyudmila. Fairy Tales (collection)

The fairy tales of the great Russian poet A.S. Pushkin (1799–1837) are known to us since early childhood.

The collection includes: “The Tale of the Fisherman and the Fish” (1833), “The Tale of the Golden Cockerel” (1834), “The Tale of Tsar Saltan” (1831), “The Tale of the Dead Princess and the Seven Knights” (1833), as well as the poem “Ruslan and Lyudmila” (1817–1820).

The poem “Ruslan and Lyudmila” the poet began writing while still in the Lyceum. Prince Vladimir the Red Sun celebrates the wedding of his younger daughter Lyudmila to Prince Ruslan. And only three guests are not happy with the young couple’s happiness—these are Ruslan’s three rivals: Gordai, Farlaf, and Ratmir. Suddenly Lyudmila disappears. A furious grand prince orders the young knights to go search for Lyudmila…