One of the most pressing challenges of our day, # according to D. C. Likhachev, # to introduce into the circle of reading and understanding of the modern reader the monuments of art of the words of Ancient Russia . # Tales and Tales of Ancient Russia # # is a unique publication, the creators of which have made a significant contribution to the solution of this problem. This is a book in which for the first time a wide range of translations of ancient Russian literary monuments along with their original samples are offered to a wide range of readers. It is especially valuable in that it is the last book edited by Academician D. C. Likhacheva . Cultural values don't know aging. Our past not only presents itself to us, but also becomes an organic part of our present. We know the thoughts, aspirations, actions of our ancestors, thereby turning to our own origins, we know ourselves.