Bogatyr (disambiguation)
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In the military and industry
- Bogatyr class cruiserBogatyr class cruiserThe Bogatyr-class were a group of protected cruisers built for the Imperial Russian Navy. Unusually for the Russian navy, two ships of the class were built for the Baltic Fleet and two ships for the Black Sea Fleet.- Ships :...
, a class of light cruiser ordered for the Imperial Russian navy under their 1895-1902 shipbuilding program. - Bogatyr (corvette), a 19th-century Russian corvetteCorvetteA corvette is a small, maneuverable, lightly armed warship, originally smaller than a frigate and larger than a coastal patrol craft or fast attack craft , although many recent designs resemble frigates in size and role...
. - Bogatyr (mine), a large open-field coal mine in EkibastuzEkibastuzEkibastuz is a town in Pavlodar Province, northeastern Kazakhstan. it had a population of 141,000. It is served by Ekibastuz Airport.-History:...
, northeastern KazakhstanKazakhstanKazakhstan , officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country in Central Asia and Eastern Europe. Ranked as the ninth largest country in the world, it is also the world's largest landlocked country; its territory of is greater than Western Europe...
. - Bogatyr Access KomirBogatyr Access KomirBogatyr Access Komir is the largest coal mining group in Kazakhstan. With a production of 42 million tonnes of coal in 2008, it had a share of circa 40 % of the country's coal output ....
, the largest coal mining group in KazakhstanKazakhstanKazakhstan , officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country in Central Asia and Eastern Europe. Ranked as the ninth largest country in the world, it is also the world's largest landlocked country; its territory of is greater than Western Europe...
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In literature
- The Seven Bogatyrs (The Tale of the Dead Princess and the Seven KnightsThe Tale of the Dead Princess and the Seven KnightsThe Tale of the Dead Princess and the Seven Knights is a 1833 fairy-tale poem by Aleksandr Pushkin. The story is based on the tale Little Snow White from Grimm's Fairy Tales. Pushkin owned a copy of the Grimms' Fairy Tales in a French translation called Vieux contes...
), a work by Russian poet Alexander Pushkin
In art
- The Bogatyr, a decorative oil on canvas panel painted by Mikhail VrubelMikhail VrubelMikhail Aleksandrovich Vrubel is usually regarded amongst the Russian painters of the Symbolist movement. In reality, he deliberately stood aloof from contemporary art trends, so that the origin of his unusual manner should be sought in Late Byzantine and Early Renaissance painting.-Early...
in 1898. It is displayed in the Russian MuseumRussian MuseumThe State Russian Museum is the largest depository of Russian fine art in St Petersburg....
in St. Petersburg, Russia. - Bogatyrs, an 1898 painting by Viktor VasnetsovViktor VasnetsovViktor Mikhaylovich Vasnetsov , 1848 — Moscow, July 23, 1926) was a Russian artist who specialized in mythological and historical subjects. He was described as co-founder of folklorist/romantic modernism in the Russian painting and a key figure of the revivalist movement in Russian art.- Childhood ...
, displayed in the Tretyakov GalleryTretyakov GalleryThe State Tretyakov Gallery is an art gallery in Moscow, Russia, the foremost depository of Russian fine art in the world.The gallery's history starts in 1856 when the Moscow merchant Pavel Mikhailovich Tretyakov acquired works by Russian artists of his day with the aim of creating a collection,...
in Moscow.
In music
- The Bogatyr Gate, a proposed name for the finale of Modest MussorgskyModest MussorgskyModest Petrovich Mussorgsky was a Russian composer, one of the group known as 'The Five'. He was an innovator of Russian music in the romantic period...
's Pictures at an ExhibitionPictures at an ExhibitionPictures at an Exhibition is a suite in ten movements composed for piano by Russian composer Modest Mussorgsky in 1874.The suite is Mussorgsky's most famous piano composition, and has become a showpiece for virtuoso pianists...
, after a proposed gate to Kiev in 1866 by Viktor HartmannViktor HartmannViktor Alexandrovich Hartmann was a Russian architect and painter. He was associated with the Abramtsevo Colony, purchased and preserved beginning in 1870 by Savva Mamontov, and the Russian Revival.-Life:Victor-Edouard Hartmann was born in St...
. The gate was to commemorate the escape of Tsar Alexander II of RussiaAlexander II of RussiaAlexander II , also known as Alexander the Liberator was the Emperor of the Russian Empire from 3 March 1855 until his assassination in 1881...
from an assassination attempt. This version of the gate was not selected in the competition. - The Snow Bogatyr, a 1905 opera by César CuiCésar CuiCésar Antonovich Cui was a Russian of French and Lithuanian descent. His profession was as an army officer and a teacher of fortifications; his avocational life has particular significance in the history of music, in that he was a composer and music critic; in this sideline he is known as a...
In popular culture
- The T-39 Bogatyr, part of the Pan Asian Coalition (PAC) armorArmoured warfareArmoured warfare or tank warfare is the use of armoured fighting vehicles in modern warfare. It is a major component of modern methods of war....
ed cavalryCavalryCavalry or horsemen were soldiers or warriors who fought mounted on horseback. Cavalry were historically the third oldest and the most mobile of the combat arms...
in the video game Battlefield 2142Battlefield 2142Battlefield 2142 is a first-person shooter video game developed by Digital Illusions CE and produced by Electronic Arts . It is the fourth game in the Battlefield series...
. It is a "Battlewalker" or "mech" that carries a driver and a weapons officer. Its counterpart in the European Union (EU) Army is the L-5 Riesig. - The Bogatyr, Kostya Torzianin, the Commander of the Druzhina, who guard the "Drakhaon" or "Dragon Lord" of the country Azhkendir in Rossiya in Lord of Snow and Shadows in the Tears of Artamon series by Sarah AshSarah AshSarah Ash is a British novelist. She began writing at a very young age, and at the age of twelve completed her first fantasy novel which was called "The Miglas". She trained as a musician at Cambridge University for four years and her interests in music and drama led her into becoming a...
- Bogatyri (comics)Bogatyri (comics)The Bogatyri are a fictional team of Russian superheroes published by Marvel Comics. They first appeared in Avengers West Coast #87 , and were created by Roy Thomas, Dann Thomas and Dave Ross...
, a MarvelMarvel ComicsMarvel Worldwide, Inc., commonly referred to as Marvel Comics and formerly Marvel Publishing, Inc. and Marvel Comics Group, is an American company that publishes comic books and related media...
RussiaRussiaRussia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n superhero organization. - Bogatyr, a superhero from Russia, part of a fictional United NationsUnited NationsThe United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace...
organization, who appears as a character in the GURPSGURPSThe Generic Universal RolePlaying System, or GURPS, is a tabletop role-playing game system designed to allow for play in any game setting...
sourcebook International Super Teams. A defector from Russia, the character uses his own design of powered armor and an enhanced battle axeBattle axeA battle axe is an axe specifically designed for combat. Battle axes were specialized versions of utility axes...
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