Bogatyr

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Ilya Muromets, Dobrynya Nikitich and Alyosha Popovich are represented together in Viktor Vasnetsov's famous 1898 painting Bogatyrs.

Mikhail Vrubel's Bogatyr

The bogatyr (Russian: ) or vityaz' (Russian: ) was a medieval Russian heroic warrior, comparable to the Western European knight errant.

The Bylina prominently feature stories about these heroes. Each bogatyr tends to be known for a certain character trait: Alyosha Popovich for his bravery, Dobrynya Nikitich for his courage, and Ilya Muromets for his physical and spiritual power and integrity, and for his dedication to the protection of his homeland and people.

Epic bogatyrs

• Alyosha Popovich
• Dobrynya Nikitich
• Ilya Muromets - Regarded as the greatest of the bogatyrs
• Svyatogor - When dying, gave his strength to Ilya Muromets
• Peresvet - Sacrificed himself against the Tatars at the Battle of Kulikovo

In art

• The Bogatyr (Hero) is a decorative oil on canvas panel painted by Mikhail Vrubel in 1898. It is displayed in The Russian Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia.[link]
• Viktor Vasnetsov's 1898 painting Bogatyrs (pictures to the right).

See also

• The Tale of the Dead Princess and the Seven Knights by Alexander Pushkin

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