The Twelve Months. A collection of twelve short children's stories by well-known Soviet authors, including Maxim Gorky, Alexei Tolstoy, Samuil Marshak, Arkady Gaidar and others. Introduction titled 'Welcome, Fairy Tale' by Vladimir Muravyov. Translated from the Russian by James Riordan, Robert Daglish, Fainna Glagoleva and Jan Butler. Lovely watercolour Illustrations by Fyodor Lemkul.