★For generations, our knowledge of Russian literature began with the fairy tales of Alexander Pushkin. "The Tale of Tsar Saltan, His Son the Honorable and Mighty Warrior Duke Gwyton Saltanovich, and the Beautiful Swan Princess" (The Tale of Tsar Saltan), written in 1831, is also considered is one of the poet's crowning achievements.
★Yana Sedova, an illustrator who has won many awards in the All-Russian and International Book Illustration Contests and an internationally renowned young artist, created illustrations for this book!

Three girls sat by the window, drawing and spinning yarn late at night. "If I become the Empress," said a girl, "I will make a sumptuous feast for the people of the world to taste." "If I become the Empress," her sister also said The son said, "I want to weave a large and wide piece of cloth, so that everyone in the world can make new clothes." "If I become a concubine," Sanmei also said, "I will give birth to the emperor for the long live Lord. A brave warrior."

Sanmei's voice just stopped, and the door opened softly, and it was the tsar who entered the door, that is, the king of a country. He stood outside the door and listened to the heartfelt words of the three of them; the words of the three sisters made him happy when he heard them. "Hello, beautiful girl," he said, "you will be the queen and give birth to a warrior for me, and the wedding will be at the end of September. You two dear aunts, also evacuate from this hut. Please hurry up. Ready to go, accompany my sister and I. One goes to the weaving machine room, and the other goes to be my cook."

Long live the emperor walked into the front hall, and the civil and military officials also stepped forward. The Tsar's decision did not delay: to hold the wedding ceremony tonight. The current emperor, Saltan, and the young queen sat in the Chinese banquet, and then the VIPs came on stage one after another, crowding the newcomers into the bridal chamber. After the newlyweds were settled on their gums, the VIPs left the bridal chamber. The cook couldn't stop her hatred in the kitchen, and the weaver girl next to the loom cried sadly. The two are the same thing, and jealousy is burning in their hearts. When the queen is in the mood, she will never delay in doing things, and she will be pregnant that night.

There was a war ahead, and the tsar bid farewell to his bride. Riding a horse and earnestly instructing you to take good care of your body is the same as loving your husband. The tsar was in a distant battlefield... the weaver, the cook, and the mother-in-law, who had evil plans to kill the queen, ordered the messenger to be reassigned; he sent his own cronies to convey the fabricated scene: " The queen gave birth at night, and she gave birth to neither a daughter nor a man, neither like a frog nor like a mouse, such a beast has never been seen before."
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The wind is whistling happily, the boat is galloping happily, passing the island called Buyan, and heading straight for the glorious King Saltan, the country of day and night, which is in the distance that can be seen. The guests disembarked and boarded the shore to obey the summons of Emperor Saltan; they followed our hero and flew into the palace together. He saw the golden light everywhere. Emperor Sartan was sitting in the Golden Palace, wearing a crown on his throne, and his face was sad; the weavers and cooks, and the mother-in-law of Barbari, were also sitting next to the emperor at this moment, looking up. look to him. The emperor set up a seat to invite the distinguished guests, pulled up the family and asked carefully: "Hello, Mr. honored guest, how long have you been?
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【Illustrator】Yana Sedova
Yana Sedova is an illustrator who has won many awards in the Russian and International Book Illustration Contests and an internationally renowned young artist, graduated from the Moscow Arts and Industry Academy named after S.G. Stroganov (workshop of A.A. Koshkin). She like travelling, it helps her in collecting material for creating her unique fairy world of illustrations. Yana Sedova is the laureate of Russian and international illustration competitions, she is member of The Moscow Artists Union from 2011. Her art and book illustrations have been widely exhibited and acclaimed. Her works have been licensed to China, Japan, the United Kingdom, the United States, Germany, France, Denmark and other countries!
【Awards, prizes】
2020 BIBF Ananas International Illustration Exhibition/ Finalist (for “The Little Prince”)
Nami Island Concourse/Finalist (short list) (for “The Little Prince”)
The 2019 winner of the book illustration competition “Image of the Book” (for “Alexei Tolstoy -The Folk Tales”)
The 2017 winner of the book illustration competition “Image of the Book” (for “Alexei Tolstoy –The Magpie’s Fairy Tales”)
The 2016 winner of the book illustration competition “Image of the Book” (for “Alexei Tolstoy – The Mermaid’s Fariy Tales”)
The 2015 winner of the book illustration competition “Image of the Book” (for “The Snow Queen”)
The 2012 winner of the book illustration competition “Image of the Book” - Diploma in the nomination “The Best Illustrations to Books for Children and Teenagers” for illustrations to the book “Fairy Tales of Ingushetia”.
The 2009 winner of the book illustration competition “Image of the Book- Diploma in the nomination “New Names in Book Illustration” for illustration to “Nevsky Prospekt” by N.V.Gogol.
2010 – The International Contest in Korea “CJ Picture Book Festival”. Illustrations to “Caliph Stork” by W. Hauff were among 50 works included in the finals, and were also demonstrated at the final exhibition in Seoul.
2009 – The International Contest in Korea “CJ Picture Book Festival”. Illustrations to “Ruslan and Ludmila” by A.S. Pushkin were among 50 works included in the finals, and were also demonstrated at the final exhibition in Seoul.
Winner of the XIIIth edition of the FSU contest of the Book Arts (“Искусство книги”) for the “Russian birds encyclopedia”;
2008 – House of Graphic Art named after Rovinsky. “Traditional Block Print”. Illustrations to “The Story of Little Muck” by W. Hauff were included in the final exhibition of the contest.
2007 – Charity Foundation “Cherished Dream”.“Artists of Cherished Dream”, 1st Prize.