If you’re just learning to read Russian you probably need help HEARING how the words are supposed to sound. The problem is when you’re first learning to read, you need it slowed down, like, REALLY slowed down. That’s what this video will help you to do.
If you’re dying to know what you’re saying, you’ll find the translation of the text below as well as information about the beautiful illustrations by a Russian artist named Ivan Bilibin.
Happy practicing! It will get easier, I promise!
Find the FULL POEM with a side by side English translation here.
After you’ve read the whole poem you’ll love watching the cartoon version of it
Bilibin’s style is typical of Art Nouveau with an embrace of the Slavic. He illustrated my Russian fairytales and his work is so charming. I never get sick of looking at it.
You can find a gallery of his work here.
Here are a few of the illustrations from Сказка о царе Салтане
College Russian 
Thanks Janey, very usfull course
It was so helpful, thank you very much!
Thank you this so helpful, it’s great reminder for someone who has not been in the country for a while and adopted family does not speak Russian. I love those stories as a kid.