Fairy Tales in Audio Plays

What do we expect from a fairy tale? Of course—miracles, because in a fairy tale anything is possible. And fairy tales were—and remain—a treasury of folk wisdom and… literary plots. Through fairy tales we learn about the world, the traditions and foundations of a people that were passed from generation to generation.

On this disc, you’ll find fairy tales written by the outstanding Russian poet Vasilya Zhukovsky (1783–1852). They feature wonderful transformations and perilous journeys, brave heroes and savage monsters; and in them, good always triumphs over evil! Zhukovsky’s fairy tales were listened to by the heir to the Russian throne himself—the future Emperor Alexander II, whose mentor was Vasily.

Contents:

Berendey

Ivan and the Wolf

The Cat in Boots

The Boy

Oat Kissel

The Sleeping Beauty

Tulip Tree

War of Mice and Frogs

“An Oat Kissel”

Storyteller—Boris Plotnikov

“The Tulip Tree”

Storyteller—Boris Plotnikov

Brother, mother—Olga Shorokhova

Marlynochka—Darya Frolova

Stepmother—Natalia Litvinova

Father—Alexander Pozharov

Master of Golden Things—Mikhail Lobanov