1971 Ukrainian Little Red Riding Hood Book Veselka USSR Soviet Fairy Tale Kyiv

Step into a Storybook Forest with This Rare 1971 Ukrainian Wordless Picture Book of Little Red Riding Hood

This vintage children's book, Стежинкою Червоної Шапочки ("Along the Path of Little Red Riding Hood"), is a visual journey through one of the world's most beloved fairy tales — but with a whimsical twist. Published in 1971 by Veselka, a leading Ukrainian children's publisher in Kyiv, USSR, this softcover picture book opens with a short printed introduction in Ukrainian Cyrillic — then lets the illustrations tell the rest of the story.

This is a beautifully immersive, almost cinematic storytelling experience told entirely through art. Each scene captures Little Red Riding Hood wandering through an enchanted forest, encountering fairy tale characters and magical moments along the way.

Illustrated by Anatoliy Paslavskyi, the artwork bursts with color and charm, using a stylized collage technique popular in Soviet-era design. Whether you collect vintage Eastern European children's