The article analyzes Russia apocryphal literature, that interprets the texts of the Old and New Testaments in its own way. This literature, having been published in Orthodox magazines during the Synodal period, in the 19th century, characterizes by the appearance of parables, traditions, and legends based on well-known apocryphal plots in it. The collection “Lilii Polevye” is examined, which includes many pre-revolutionary transcriptions of the apocrypha, which has been reprinted several times in our time.