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- noun A medieval
Russian heroicwarrior , akin to Western Europeanknight-errant .
Etymologies
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In them the Russian heroes are called bogatyr, a name that some believe to be derived from Bog (God), as if they were demigods; others believe that the term is derived from Tatar or Mongolian; and yet others from the Sanskrit (bhaga, force, happiness).
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 13: Revelation-Stock 1840-1916 1913
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This is the maliciousness of a "bogatyr" [a hero in Russian legend, brave but wild and self-willed, like a child]: Vaska Buslayev played just such pranks in his youth, mischievous fellow.
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He is certainly too rational and sensible to believe in miracles, but on the other hand he is a bogatyr, an explorer; and, like a young recruit, wild and headstrong from fear, and despair in fact, of the unknown barrack.
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Speaking over the din, Putin praised Emelianenko as a "real Russian bogatyr," a term for a medieval warrior.
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Speaking over the din, Putin praised Emelianenko as a "real Russian bogatyr," a term for a medieval warrior.
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