Ivan Andreevich Krylov is perhaps the most published Russian writer. His books were snapped up in the 19th century, and are now an important part of the school curriculum. The secret of the author's success is simple - the characters speak a simple, lively language, and the problems that are revealed in the fables are inherent in our time: good and evil, friendship and cunning, truth and lies, feat and cowardice. Even young children are familiar with many lines of fables, which have become sayings and winged expressions.