A little over two centuries ago, Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin wrote his first poem, "Ruslan and Ludmila," which has become a staple of the Russian literary canon. The fairytale story of the brave knight Ruslan and his young wife Ludmila, kidnapped by the treacherous sorcerer Chernomor, has time and again served as a source of inspiration for composers, artists, and filmmakers. This work intertwines heroic epic and lyrical sketches, folklore motifs and authorial irony, weaving them into a unique, vibrant tapestry, while the enchanting music of Pushkin’s verse captivates the reader from the very first lines. "The deeds of days of long ago, the legends of deep antiquity" come to life in the illustrations by artist Anatoly Zinovyevich Itkin. For primary and middle school age.
