Bogatyr
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The bogatyr (Russian: богаты́рь, from the Turkic baghatur) or vityaz (Russian: витязь, a valiant warrior) was a medieval Russian heroic warrior, comparable to the Western European knight errant.
The word bogatyr was first mentioned in Russia time in the Sernitskiy's book "Descriptio veteris et novae Poloniae cum divisione ejusdem veteri et nova", printed in 1585 in an unknown location, in which he says: "Rossi… de heroibus suis, quos Bohatiros id est semideos vocant, aliis persuadere conantur".
Bylinas prominently feature stories about these heroes. Each bogatyr tends to be known for a certain character trait: Alyosha Popovich for his wits, 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.
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[edit] 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
- Sukhman The Bogatyr
[edit] In art
- The Bogatyr is a decorative oil on canvas panel painted by Mikhail Vrubel in 1898. It is displayed in The Russian Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia.[1]
- Viktor Vasnetsov's 1898 painting Bogatyrs
[edit] In fiction
- In the video game Battlefield 2142, the T-39 Bogatyr is part of the Pan Asian Coalition (PAC) armored cavalry. It is a "Battlewalker" or "mech" that carries a driver and a weapons officer. Its counterpart in the European Union (EU) Army is the L-5 Riesig.
[edit] See also
- The Tale of the Dead Princess and the Seven Knights by Alexander Pushkin ("Knights" are "Seven Bogatyrs" in the original Russian)
[edit] In Fiction
- Lord of Snow and Shadows by Sarah Ash (The Bogatyr, Kostya Torzianin, is the Commander of the Druzhina, who guard the "Drakhaon" or "Dragon Lord" of the country Azhkendir in Rossiya)
[edit] Reference
- Богатыри и витязи Русской земли: По былинам, сказаниям и песням. (1990) Moscow: "Moskovsky Rabochy" publisherss (Russian)
