The Scarlet Flower

Sergei Timofeevich Aksakov was born in Ufa on October 1, 1791 into a noble family. The writer's childhood was spent on the Novo-Aksakovo estate among the steppe nature.

Peasant life, along with nature, agitated the boy's mind. Peasant labor aroused in him not only compassion, but, above all, deep respect. It was the female half of the courtyard who introduced the boy to folk poetry: songs, fairy tales, Christmastide games. "The Scarlet Flower" - Aksakov's fairy tale was recorded by him from memory from the story of the housekeeper. Listening to the coming fairy tales for sleep, little Aksakov did not suspect that one would glorify him all over the world.
The tale was first published by Aksakov in 1858 in the appendix of the book "The childhood of Bagrov the grandson", so that, according to the author himself, "not to interrupt the story of childhood."
Sergei Timofeevich Aksakov dedicated the fairy tale "The Scarlet Flower" to his granddaughter. First, Aksakov called the tale "Olenkin's Flower" (1858).

On the title page of the tale, Sergei Timofeevich Aksakov wrote: "To my granddaughter Olga Grigorievna Aksakova." The best Russian writers tried their hand at the genre of fairy tales, Sergei Timofeevich Aksakov, thanks to this tale, gained worldwide fame. There is not a single child who does not know this fairy tale, written by Sergei Timofeevich Aksakov.