Why did the great god Kugu Yumo raise the sky high above the earth? Who are the people in the image of a destructive tornado? Which bird represents the feminine? And what to do during the rampant evil spirits? The myths of the Volga peoples became the object of research in the 19th century. At that time, the mythological representations of the Mari, Udmurts, Chuvash, Mordovians, Tatars, Bashkirs and Kalmyks seemed to crumble into fairy tales and epics, sacred rites and beliefs. "Myths of the Volga Region" offer to put together a beautiful and poetic picture of gods and heroes, heroes and sorcerers, sacred animals, host spirits, brownies and giants. The book "Myths of the Volga Region" is not a scientific study and does not pretend to be exhaustive coverage of the issue. The reader will undoubtedly notice that the main emphasis in it is not on theoretical reasoning, but on retelling mythological plots. This is due to the fact that the author set himself the task of showing myths primarily as part of folk culture, works of folk art, which reflected ideas about the thoughtfulness of the world order, beauty and harmony of the Universe. It is no coincidence that the famous folklorist, the largest representative of the Russian mythological school A. N. Afanasyev called his fundamental study of Slavic mythology "Poetic views of the Slavs on nature."