Пословицы русского народа

by Vladimir Dal

Reprint of 1957 edition. Three volumes include Russian proverbs, saying, tokens, tongue-twisters, etc. collected by Vladimir Dal'.

1460 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1996

About the author

Vladimir Ivanovich Dal (Russian: Владимир Иванович Даль) was one of the greatest Russian language lexicographers. He was a founding member of the Russian Geographical Society. He knew at least six languages including Turkic and is considered to be one of the early Turkologists. During his lifetime he compiled and documented the oral history of the region that was later published in Russian and became part of modern folklore.