Russkie Byliny

"Sobrat pamyatniki otzhivshej Rusi i predstavit ih v zhivoj kartine vsem Russkim - vot predmet moego truda. Temnye skazaniya sovremennikov o vremenah bylyh sbivchivy i chasto protivorechat odni drugim, a potomu reshilsya ya sobrat vse dostojnoe veroyatiya vkrattse i predstavit na sud lyubitelyam stariny russkoj." Stoit otmetit, chto eto ne sbornik drevnih bylin, a monografiya o zhizni Drevnej Rusi. Kniga raskryvaet istoriyu soslovij i chinov, sudov, russkogo byta i traditsij. This book, "Russkie byliny", by D. D. Hanykov, is a replication of a book originally published before 1860. It has been restored by human beings, page by page, so that you may enjoy it in a form as close to the original as possible.