Nikita the Furrier

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Nikita the Furrier (Russian: Никита Кожемяка, sometimes called Cyril [Кирилл] or Elias the Tailor [Илья Швец]) is a character in Russian folklore, a town craftsman who released the daughter of Kievan prince from the dragon's captivity. The oldest prototype on it could be found in Lavrentyevskaya chronicle.

[edit] See also

• Tugarin Zmeyevich

[edit] External links

• An essay on Nikita the Furrier (in Russian)