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	Encyclopedia: Ilya Muromets (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Ilya Muromets (Ilya of Murom) is a Russian mythical hero.
		According to legend, Ilya, the son of a Cossack farmer, was born in the village of Karacharovo, near Murom.
		In Kiev, Ilya was made chief bogatyr by Prince Vladimir and he defended Russia from numerous attacks by the Tatars.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Ilya-Muromets (291 words)

	ORANGE REVOLUTION :: Ilya Muromets - Hero of Holy Kyiv
		Illya Muromets was officially canonized in 1643, one of 69 saints in the Kyivan Cave Monastery.
		The otaman of the outpost was Illya Muromets...” These lines from the ancient Rus’ epic convey through the darkness of ages the contours of impregnable oak palisades and high fortified earthen walls, manned by knights, the bohatyrs, keenly gazing into the boundless steppe expanses.
		During its long existence the image of Illya Muromets in the bylyna epos was expanded at the expense of other epic heroes, displacing them from other plots, and undoubtedly attracted a considerable number of migrating stories.
	www.orangerevolution.us /blog/_archives/2005/7/12/1020871.html (2305 words)

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