Nikita the Tanner, also Nikita Kozhemyaka or Mykyta Kozhumyaka (Russian: Никита Кожемяка, Ukrainian: Мики́та Кожум'я́ка) is an Eastern European fairy tale set in Kyiv.[1][2] The main character is an East Slavic folk hero (bogatyr), a character from a legend. In some sources he's called Kirill or Kyrylo the Tanner (Russian: Кирилл Кожемяка, Ukrainian: Кирило Кожум'я́ка)[3], sometimes Elijah the Tailor (Russian: Илья Швец, Ukrainian: Ілля Швець). The oldest source on it could be found in the Laurentian Codex of the Primary Chronicle.[4]
- ^ Klimczak, Natalia (2018-01-05). "Nikita the Tanner – East Slavic folk hero". Slavorum. Retrieved 2023-04-23.
- ^ "From dragon dwelling till city of millionaires". Retrieved 2023-04-23.
- ^ Народные русские сказки А. Н. Афанасьева. Moscow: Nauka, Vol. 1 (1984). Notes
- ^ Klimczak, Natalia (2018-01-05). "Nikita the Tanner – East Slavic folk hero". Slavorum. Retrieved 2023-04-23.