Modern day knowledge of the early Russian history exists because of folk tales. In the developing Russian society between the years of 1100 A.D. and 1400 A.D., plagued by poverty, the Mongol invasion, and most importantly, illiteracy, keeping a written history of past events, obviously, was out of the question and oral tradition passed on the history from generation to generation. Although mythological and fantastical, folk tales repeatedly depict basic elements of Russian daily life …showed first 75 words of 711 total…

…showed last 75 words of 711 total…folk tale in the Russian culture, thus, is not only a moral lesson but it is a historical lesson as well. Not much is known about the early period of Russian history and folk tales, though not definite and mythological, relate essential information about the culture to future generations. Folk tales have enabled the history of an illiterate, oppressed, and impoverished society to survive through the ages and be related to the people of today.