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Russian Magic Tales from Pushkin to Platonov, edited by Robert Chandler, is a brilliant collection of stories of young women’s quests and struggles, involving riddles, witches and such imaginative ideas. Summary of the Book The stories in Russian Magic Tales from Pushkin to Platonov vividly describe the long searches and wrestles that young women go through. Especially in circumstances where wicked stepmothers turn young children into tsars and geese and ask dangerous riddles. This involves the help and hindrance from the cannibal witches, stolen wives, talking skulls, magical dolls, and brothers who come in the disguise as birds with wisdom. About Robert Chandler Robert Chandler is a famous British translator and poet. He has translated Russian stories into English, including Vasily Grossman’s Life and Fate, Hamid Ismailov’s The Railway, and Pushkin’s The Captain’s Daughter. He has also authored the book Alexander Pushkin.