Nikita the Furrier

Nikita the Furrier

Nikita the Furrier ( _ru. Ники́та Кожемя́ка, sometimes called "Cyril" [Кирилл] or "Elijah the Tailor" [Илья Швец] ) is a character in Russian folklore, a town craftsman who released the daughter of a Kievan prince from the dragon's captivity. The oldest prototype on it could be found in Laurentian Chronicle.

ee also

* Tugarin Zmeyevich

External links

* [http://www.rulex.ru/01140127.htm An essay on Nikita the Furrier (in Russian)]


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