title: Dobrynya Nikitich`s Last Fight
abstract: The paper presents a historical reconstruction of the final stage of the life of one of the main prototypes of the epic hero Dobrynya Nikitich. The study included problem-chronological and historical-analytical methods of scientific research. The authors conducted a historiographic analysis of the issue and identified the main sources used in writing the paper. Based on the texts of several Russian epics, Old Russian chronicles and graffiti found during the restoration of the Transfiguration Cat
journal: Vestnik slavianskikh kul’tur [Bulletin of Slavic Cultures]