Alyosha Popovich
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Alyosha Popovich is a hero in Russian folklore, appearing during the times of Kievan Rus'. He is a bogatyr and the youngest of the three main bogatyrs, the other two being Dobrynya Nikitich and Ilya M
Strong bogatyr Alyosha Popovich. —From a lubok (popular print).
Bogatyrs (1898) by Viktor Vasnetsov: Alyosha Popovich is on the right.
Ilya Muromets
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Ilya Muromets or Murometz, also known as Ilya of Murom, is a bogatyr in a type of Russian oral epic poem called bylina set during the time of the Kievan Rus'. He is often featured alongside fellow bog
Alyosha Popovich
…times of Kievan Rus'. He is a bogatyr (a medieval knight-errant) and the youngest of the three main bogatyrs, the other two being Dobrynya Nikitich and Ilya Muromets. All three are represented together in Viktor Vasnetsov's famous painting Bogatyrs (1898). In byliny (Russian oral epic poems), he is described as a…
Ilya Muromets (1914) by Viktor Vasnetsov