References
F.A. Afanasiev "Poeticheskie Vozzrenia Slavian na Prirodu"
The book was published in 1886, I guess, and it is
incredibly hard to find, although "Indrik" publishers (Russia)
rolled a second edition in 1995. This is a three red thick volumes
series. The book is considered a classical reference to
ancient Russian folklore.
B.A. Rybakov "Yazichestvi Drevikh Slavian", Moscow, 1982
B.A. Rybakov "Yazichestvo Drevnei Rusi", Moscow, 1984.
These two are full-scale scientific monographies.
"Pesni Ptitsi Gamaiun"
It contains the material, part of which is included to
"Dazhdbog's Grandchildren". The "Pesni" is a poetic recreation
of the Russian pagan mithology by A. Asov.
Works of Yuri Miroliubov.
This is 6-volume series. Miroliubov was exiled from Russia
after 1917 but continued his research (mostly based on the
material from life of
southern Russia). He had a notebook where,
during his life (he died in 1976), he collected a lot of
material about Russian pagan history. All these materials and
his personal work on The Veles's Book were used in his
reasearch. Miroliubov also dreamed to
write a poem about the Great Prince Sviatoslav -- the last
pagan prince in Rus. He succedded, and a two-volume poem is
published separatey. However, reading
his books can be difficult for a foreigner because throughout
the books he hopes you know many things from Russian customs,
traditions, Russian ancient history, ancient Slavic languages,
etc.
Sergei Lesnoi, Otkuda Ti, Rus?. "Donskoe Slovo"
publishers, Rostov-on-Don, Russia, 1995.
This is a result of the life research made by Sergei Lesnoi
(real name -- Paramonov)
and completely devoted to ancient Rus, pagan beliefs, etc. Printed
originally as The origins of the Ancient "Russians",
Winnipeg, 1964 because Sergei lesnoi was among those Russians
who left the country after the Bolshevik Revolution in 1917.
The book starts with the extensive review of
facts proving that a viking-based theory of Russian origins is
wrong. It also contains a consistent analysis of the available
data on history of Rus, languages, etc., gives original texts
of the "Veles' Book".
Maria Semionova, Mi -- Slaviane!. "Azbuka"
publishers, St.-Petersburg, 1997
Maria Semionova is a known Russian writer. She specializes on books
about ancient times. As a part of her reseratch to present this life
in a true and consistant fasion, she collected a lot of material about
ancient Russians and presented them in a very structured and
interesting way. The book talks about religion, day-to-day life,
building construction, weapons, etc.