Read Russian epics about heroes
| Name | Time | Rating |
| Ilya Muromets and Nightingale the Robber | 10:06 | 900 |
| Dobrynya Nikitich and Zmey Gorynych | 08:44 | 800 |
| Alyosha Popovich and Tugarin Zmeevich | 06:34 | 700 |
| Sadko | 12:35 | 600 |
| Volga and Mikula Selyaninovich | 06:05 | 500 |
| Stavr Godinovich | 12:10 | 420 |
| Ilya Muromets and Kalin the Tsar | 20:30 | 400 |
| Ivan Gostiny son | 04:50 | 350 |
| Svyatogor and Ilya Muromets | 07:35 | 300 |
| Vavila and the buffoons | 06:10 | 200 |
| Dobrynya and Alyosha | 07:00 | 120 |
Heroes of epics
The main characters of Russian folk epics are, of course, heroes of various stripes. Powerful and wise, kind and stern, they are all distinguished by their sublime patriotism and readiness to come to the aid of their homeland whenever needed. There are even female heroines among them, brave Polianians who are capable of both making a worthy couple for men and becoming an invincible adversary. An important unifying image is Prince Vladimir the Red Sun. His figure symbolizes the wisdom of a statesman who is able to govern the country and guide it along the path of prosperity. Bogatyrs cannot do without villains, and there are also plenty of them in epics: the heroes are opposed by the greedy Tugarin, the cruel Nightingale the Robber, enemy troops from different lands, even the fantastic dragon - the Serpent-Gorynych.
