Tale of the Czar Saltan

Alexander Pushkin's poetic retellings of folktales are among the most treasured literary heirlooms of his nation. Many artists have been inspired by these works and, in the first decade of the twentieth century, the great Russian painter Bilibin illustrated The Tale of the Czar Saltan and other Pushkin poems, in books that have become prized collectors' treasures. The illustrations in this book are faithfully reproduced from Bilibin's brilliant originals.