“Rain elves who live in constant anxiety and fear that their new home could evaporate in the blink of an eye. An unhappy ghost, unable to get out of the ruins of the estate in which he was once happy. A fragile snowflake, ready to sacrifice her life to share her fate...

88-year-old Vera Sibireva writes and sells fairy tales in order to use the money received to publish an album of drawings by her deceased daughter. She sells her books in the cold at the entrance to the store, writes “Present Tense.” Vera Vasilyevna Sibireva is 88 years old. The widow of the famous poet and journalist Vladimir Sibirev on...

Russian literature has always been rich in fairy tales: from cautionary tales and fables to exciting modern stories. Many of them were adapted for TV screens and translated into English, writes RBTH. We offer you a list of the most popular Russian fairy tales in English ...

At the State Theater of Nations, under the direction of the People's Artist of Russia Yevgeny Mironov, on Tuesday, June 16, the premiere of "Pushkin's Tales" directed by the famous American director Robert Wilson will take place. A maestro from the USA creates a performance for the first time in Russia. The interest in the performance is evidenced by a simple fact. ...

According to the authorities, the works "Carlson", "Thumbelina" and "Kolobok" contain harmful information. The list of fairy tales that are completely forbidden for reading to children of all ages and distribution among minors was voiced by presidential adviser Vladimir Tolstoy in the State Duma at a roundtable on the role of literature in ...