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Alyosha Popovich
also: богатырь Алеша-Попович
One of the three principal bogatyrs (heroic knights) of the Russian byliny epic tradition, alongside Ilya Muromets and Dobrynya Nikitich.
Reading notes
- The Alarm Clock's Calendar §88 the bogatyr Alyosha Popovich
One of the three great bogatyrs (heroic knights) of Russian epic byliny, alongside Ilya Muromets and Dobrynya Nikitich; his "name-day" is one more absurdity on the calendar's list.