*** Tales include: At the pike's behest. Sister Alionushka and brother Ivanushka. Morozko. Ivan-Tsarevich and the grey wolf. Peasant and the bear. Cockerel with the golden crest. Masha and the bear. Ivashka and Baba-Yaga. Snegurochka. Khavroshechka. Fire-Bird and the Princess Vaailisa. More.

Tall hardcover, black pictorial boards, color-illustrated endpapers, 112 glossy pages, 20 classic fairy tales illustrated with numerous small color illustrations in text, plus 35 full-color photos of stunning laquerwork illustrations. *** English throughout, with publication data in English and Russian. Translated by Paul Williams. Photos by Pavel Dernidov, Oleg Trubsky, Yevgeny Siniaver.