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/ˌboʊɡəˈtɪɚ/ · noun
(historical) A medieval heroic warrior in Kievan Rus, akin to the Western European knight-errant..
There was no answer from the bogatyr. Ilya shouted even louder than before, Louder than before, in a shrill voice— There was no answer from the bogatyr.
Later on, he^([Tolstoy]) was equated with Ilya Muromets, the most famous Russian bogatyr - a semi-mythical medieval warrior who lay at home on the brick stove until he was thirty-three - then went on to perform great feats defending the realm. Ilya Muromets is Russia's traditional symbol of physical and spiritual strength.
Some variants of the tale say that all the bogatyrs perished in the battle except Ilya of Murom, who, however, died after coming back as a winner.
Use bogatyr when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Bogatyr means (historical) A medieval heroic warrior in Kievan Rus, akin to the Western European knight-errant..
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There was no answer from the bogatyr. Ilya shouted even louder than before, Louder than before, in a shrill voice— There was no answer from the bogatyr.
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