Nikita the Tanner

For other uses of "Nikita", see Nikita.

"Nikita the Tanner", also Nikita Kozhemyaka (Russian: «Никита Кожемяка»), or Mykyta Kozhumyaka (Ukrainian: «Мики́та Кожум'я́ка») is an Eastern European fairy tale set in Kyiv. The main character is an East Slavic folk hero (bogatyr), a character from a legend. In some sources he is called Kirill or Kyrylo the Tanner (Russian: Кирилл Кожемяка, Ukrainian: Кирило Кожум'я́ка), 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.

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