Русские богатыри

Silʹnye, moguchie russkie bogatyri! Volʹga, Svi͡atogor, Mikula, Alësha Popovich, Dobryni͡a, Ilʹi͡a Muromet͡s… Oni i vneshnostʹi͡u raznye, i kharakterami neskhozhi, i proiskhozhdenʹem neodinakovy, no vse v narode li͡ubimy. Gde tolʹko ne sovershai͡ut oni podvigi: v dremuchikh lesakh, na stepnykh prostorakh, v gorakh, v podzemelʹe, na more… Izvestnyĭ folʹklorist Irina Karnaukhova blistatelʹno pereskazala dli͡a deteĭ bylinnye istorii - kak shiroko populi͡arnye, tak i menee izvestnye. A talantlivyĭ khudozhnik Nikolaĭ Kochergin sozdal stolʹ zhe i͡arkie, zapominai͡ushchiesi͡a obrazy russkikh bogatyreĭ. Vpervye ikh kniga uvidela svet v 1949 godu.

Strong, mighty Russian heroes! Volga, Svyatogor, Mikula, Alyosha Popovich, Dobrynya, Ilya Muromets... they are different in appearance, dissimilar in character, and dissimilar in origin, but they are all loved by the people. They perform feats everywhere: in dense forests, on the steppe, in the mountains, in the dungeon, at sea.… Famous folklorist Irina Karnaukhova brilliantly retold epic stories for children, both widely popular and less well—known. And the talented artist Nikolai Kochergin created equally vivid, memorable images of Russian heroes. Their book was first published in 1949.