Tales of Sadness and Joy

Here the witch will be a friend, and the fair maiden — a beast. Here warm summer will change to endless winter, and a clear day will be hidden by gray twilight. Koschei the Deathless, the Frog Princess, the Gray... Wolf, and Baba Yaga — familiar heroes from childhood will suddenly reveal their true face. Be careful, reader, lest the fairy tale forest enclose you in its gloomy embrace! "Tales of Sadness and Joy" is a collection of atmospheric stories created by the team of Strok and Black-and-White. The collection includes stories by Ksenia Vlasova, Ekaterina Zvontzova, Yana Lehkina, Jezebel Morgan, Nadia Sova, Darina Strelchenko, and Diana Chaykovskaya. Dark stories inspired by well-known Russian fairy tales. To "Tales of Sadness and Joy", the singer ELLI wrote the song "Scarlet Flower". A colorful block: black-and-red elements of the layout and unique illustrations for each story. Stylish artistic design by Ira Posypkina.