Epic Bogatyrs
- Ilya Muromets, regarded as the greatest of the bogatyrs, from Murom
- Dobrynya Nikitich - from Ryazan (based on a historical warlord of Vladimir I)
- Alyosha Popovich - from Rostov
- Svyatogor, a giant knight who bequeath his strength to Ilya Muromets (purely fictional)
- Gavrila Alexich of Novgorod, who served Alexander Nevsky in Battle of Neva (historical)
- Ratmir of Novgorod, who served Alexander Nevsky in Battle of Neva (historical)
- Vasili Buslayev of Novgorod
- Peresvet, who sacrificed himself against the Tatars at the Battle of Kulikovo (historical)
- Anika the Warrior
- Duke Stepanovich
- Dunaj Ivanovich
- Volha (possibly based on Oleg of Novgorod)
- Sukhman The Bogatyr
- Nikita the Furrier
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