Finno-Ugric Myths for Children

How did the Finno-Ugric peoples envision the creation of the world? What gods, spirits, and magical creatures inhabited the universe? How did some real stories become legends of the Finno-Ugric peoples? For many centuries, alongside the Slavs, and later with the Rus, the descendants of the Varangians and Slavs, lived the Finno-Ugric tribes. Over time, some Finno-Ugric tribes intermingled with Slavic peoples.

The book introduces the reader to the world of ancient legends of the Finno-Ugric peoples. On its pages, an extraordinary picture of the cosmos unfolds as envisioned by the Karelians, Mordvins, Udmurts, Mansi, Khanty, Sámi, and other peoples from Karelia to Western Siberia.