The book of the famous Russian folklorist and ethnographer, professor of Moscow University, recognized expert on Moscow antiquities Ivan Mikhailovich Snegirev (1793 – 1868) is dedicated to Russian folk proverbs and parables, the commandments of truth and truth that turned into everyday wisdom.
This book was the first scientific assembly of pearls of Russian literature. The author gives in the notes parallels in domestic proverbs with foreign sayings from biblical, Greek, Roman and other sources.
Author
Snegirev Ivan Mikhailovich
Editor
Rozman Natalya
Publisher
Eksmo, 2014
Series
Russian classics
16+
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