Tales by Pavel Protasov is a collection of lyrical allegories where bears wear crowns of lies and ordinary souls — washerwomen, woodcutters, children with lanterns — become guardians of truth. In the tradition of Aesop and Orwell, these stories reveal how power intoxicates and how the smallest courage melts the strongest ice. Each tale ends with a moral — not as a lesson, but as a seed. For readers who believe stories can change the world: even in the longest winter, roots wait beneath the snow.