volkhov

Updated: June 8, 2025

She laughed, and her voice was like the flowing of the river. "And what is the name of your little river?" says the Tzar. "It is the little river Volkhov that flows by Novgorod," says Sadko; "but your daughter is as fair as the little river, and I would gladly marry her if she will have me." "It is a strange thing," says the Tzar, "but Volkhov is the name of my youngest daughter."

Arthur Ransome - Old Peter's Russian Tales