In A Certain Land

The Tale of the Wooden Eagle

A prince's reckless flight on a marvelous wooden eagle carries him into a distant kingdom, where a lonely princess is imprisoned in a tower and guarded from the world. Wi

Ilya Muromets Quarrels with Prince Vladimir

When Prince Vladimir's pride drives away the greatest defender of Rus, disaster follows. As King Kalin's vast army descends upon Kiev, only the aging Ilya Muromets can st

The Tale of Sukhmann the Warrior

At a feast in Prince Vladimir's court, the quiet warrior Sukhman makes a simple promise: he will return before dawn with a living swan caught by his own hands. But a chan

The Wedding of Dobrynia Nikitich

Fresh from his victory over the dragon Zmei Gorynich, Dobrynia Nikitich encounters a mysterious warrior whose strength far surpasses his own. Blow after blow fails to mov

The Tale of Nikita the Tanner

When a terrible dragon begins demanding a daughter of Kiev every month, even Prince Vladimir cannot protect his own child forever. Carried away to the monster’s distant m

The Tale of Dobrynia and the Dragon

When the legendary Ilya Muromets becomes war-leader of Kiev, not every hero is pleased. The proud and quick-tempered Alyosha Popovich openly challenges the prince's decis

The Tale of Volga the Warrior Mage

Born with the power to shake the earth and master the secrets of shape-shifting, the young bogatyr Volga Vseslav'evich leads a band of fearless warriors on an impossible

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The Tale of Ilya Muromets and Nightingale the Outlaw

Ilya Muromets leaves his parents’ home at last, armed with a warrior’s strength and a solemn oath, but the road to Kiev quickly tests both his promise and his mettle. Whe

The Tale of Ivan the Bull’s Son

A miraculous birth gives a kingdom not one Ivan, but three! Yet among prince, cook’s son, and bull’s son, only one rises first among equals: Ivan the Bull’s son, whose st

How Ilya Muromets Won Sviatogor’s Sword

In a certain kingdom, in a certain land, young Ilya Muromets rides north into the holy mountains, where the old powers of Rus still linger among thunder, stone, and cloud

The Childhood of Ilya Muromets

In a certain kingdom, in a certain land, a long-awaited child is born beneath a star bright enough to shake the heavens. His name is Ilya—and though prophecies swirl arou

The Tale of the Fisherman and the Fish

On the banks of the deep blue sea, an old fisherman casts his net day after day without any change to his routine. But one morning, it brings him a marvel—a golden fish w

The Tale of the Magical Horse

In a certain kingdom, in a certain land, a childless old couple’s prayer is answered in the most unexpected way—by a vow, a chance meeting, and a godfather far grander th

The Prince and His Evil Servant

In a certain kingdom, in a certain land, a kind-hearted prince is cast out of his father’s court and forced to wander the world with a servant far more sinister than he a

The Tale of Old Frost

In a certain kingdom, in a certain land, a kind-hearted girl named Masha lives at the mercy of a cruel stepmother—and a winter far colder than she expects. Sent deep into

The Red Flower

A merchant’s quest to bring home gifts for his daughters goes terribly wrong when he plucks a forbidden red flower from a dazzling, otherworldly garden. Confronted by a m

The Three Kingdoms: Copper, Silver, and Gold

When Queen Anastasia is stolen by a shadowy spirit, her youngest son Ivan sets off to find her—after his two elder brothers vanish trying. Along a sea of starlight, he me

The Flying Ship

In a faraway kingdom, an old couple had three sons—two clever, handsome, and vain, and one simple fool with holes in his shirt and crumbs in his beard. When the Tsar anno

Finist the Bright Falcon

“Finist the Bright Falcon” is a spellbinding Russian fairy tale of love, magic, and courage. When a young girl’s heart is claimed by a mysterious falcon who can transform