Russian hero biography

We remembered what exactly they earned their status, and what other Russian chief Russian heroes were where the heroes came from? For the first time, Russian epics were recorded by the famous scientists of the 19th century by P. Rybnikov a four -volume with epic texts and A. Hilferding of the epic. And before that, the legends were transmitted orally - from grandfathers to grandchildren, and, depending on the grandfather - with a variety of additions and details.

The legends about them passed from mouth to mouth, and many historians generally consider them myths or ancient Slavic deities.

The so -called "younger heroes" already have a completely human image, they have a large, but no longer titanic, not spontaneous power and almost everyone lives during the time of Prince Vladimir GG. In historical chronicles, much has been preserved, indicating that the events that have passed into the epics really took place. The heroes stood guard of Rus' and were her super-heroes.

The main representatives of the epic super-heroism in the next order. Bogatyr Gora is a terrible giant, the senior hero of the size of a mountain, which even the earth does not hold, lies on the mountain in inaction. The epics talk about his meeting with the earthly traction and death in the magic grave. Many features of the biblical hero Samson were transferred to Svyatogor.

It is difficult to determine exactly the ancient origin of the Svyatogor. In the legends of the people, the ancient warrior transfers his strength to Ilya Muromets, the hero of the Christian age. Mikula Selyaninovich. Mikula does not even take power, but with endurance. He is the first representative of agricultural life, a mighty peasant-pahar. His terrible power, a comparison with Svyatogor, indicate that this image has developed under the influence of myths about titanic creatures, who were probably the personification of the earth or the patron of agriculture.

But Mikula Selyaninovich himself does not represent the element of the Earth, but the idea of ​​a settled agricultural life in which he puts his great power. Ilya Muromets. The hero and man the main defender of the Russian land has all the features of a real historical character, but all his adventures are still compared with the myth. Ilya is sitting with a sidem for thirty years; He receives strength from the hero of the Svyatogor, performs the first peasant work, goes to Kyiv, captures the nightingale of the robber along the road, and frees Chernihiv from the Tatars.

And then - Kyiv, the heroic outpost with the “Crusade Brothers”, battles with an enemy, Sokolnik, Jew; bad attitudes towards Vladimir, the attack of the Tatars on Kyiv, Kalin, Idolishch; The battle with the Tatars, three "trips" Ilya Muromets. Not all moments are equally developed in the literature: there are relatively many studies to one campaign, but almost no one has been engaged in thoroughly others.

The physical power of the hero is accompanied by moral: calm, stamina, simplicity, immune, paternal care, restraint, complacency, modesty, and independence of character. Over time, the religious side began to get the upper hand in his characteristic, so that, finally, he became a holy saint. After a quite successful military career and, apparently, due to a severe wound, Ilya decides to end his days to the monk and is cutting into the Feodosiev monastery now Kiev-Pechersk Lavra.

It should be noted that this is a very traditional step for the Orthodox warrior - to change the iron sword to the spiritual sword and spend days in the battle not for earthly benefits, but for heaven. The relics of the Monk Elijah, which rested in the Antoniye caves of the Kiev Pechersk Lavra, show that for his time he really had very impressive dimensions and was a head higher than a person of medium height.

The relics of the Rev. no less clearly indicate a bright military biography - in addition to a deep round wound on his left hand, the same significant damage in the left area of ​​the chest is visible. It seems that the hero covered his chest with his hand, and she was nailed to the heart with a spear blow. Dobrynya Nikitich. The hero-lvin heart is compared with the annals Dobrynya, the uncle of Prince Vladimir according to another version of the nephew.

His name personifies the essence of the "softness of the Bogatyrsky." Dobrynya has a nickname "young", with the huge physical strength "he will not offend the fly", he is a defender of "widows and orphans, unfortunate wives." Dobrynya is also "Artist in the soul: Master to sing and play on the gusls." He is a representative of the Higher Russian Society, such as the prince -jacket.

He is a prince, a rich man who received a higher education, Sagittarius and fighter is excellent, knows all the subtleties of etiquette, in speeches, he is intelligent, but he is easily carried away and not very racks; In private life, he is a quiet and humble person. Alyosha Popovich. He is, as it were, the "youngest of the younger" heroes, and therefore, a set of qualities is not so "Superman".

He is not even alien to the vice: cunning, selfishness, greed. That is, on the one hand, it differs with courage, but on the other - proud, sprinkling, swearing, guided and rude. In the battle, he is a cunning, a cunning, impudent, but, in the end, to the later development of the epic, Alyosha turns out to be a woman’s mockingur, a malicious veilist of female honor and unsuccessful womanizer.It is difficult to understand how the hero experienced such degeneration, perhaps the fault of the natural feature is boastful.

Mikhail Potk - the hero Like a Rolling Stone fights with an allegorical snake of evil, by the Bible by a reflection of the original enemy of the person, "who took over the appearance of the snake, became hostile between the first husband and the first wife, seduced his first wife and introduced the first people into temptation." Mikhail Potyk is a representative of the zemstvo service force, he is a fidget, perhaps the name was originally his name sounded like a stream, which meant a "vagabond, nomadic." He is the ideal of a nomad ..

Churila Plekhkovich - a hero of the visiting man, in addition to the old and new heroes, there is a separate group of visiting daredevils. In the nicknames of these heroes, a direct indication of their native terrain. In ancient times, Crimea was called harsh or Supraya, so the hero that came from there was named a stern or Suzdal. Churilo Pleskovich also came from the harsh, whose name “deciphered” as Kirill as the son of a film, Frank, Frank, that is, the Italian Surozh merchant with this name Felenk, Ferenc Turks and Tatars denoted the Genoese in the Crimea.

Churila - the personification of youth, insolence and wealth. The glory of him went ahead of him - he furnished his acquaintance with Prince Vladimir as follows: he brought fear to the boyars and nobles, intrigued the prince with his insolence and removal, invited him to the estate - and ... modestly agreed to serve the prince. However, he became a hostage to his insolence - he fell in love with the young wife of the old boyar.

The old boyar returned home - Churila cut off his head, and his young wife rushed to his sharp pitchfork.