Were there female warriors in Russia

We all know the male heroes - Ilya Muromets, Dobrynya Nikitich, Alyosha Popovich. Especially after watching the famous cartoons of the movie studio "Mill".

There was an impression that only they saved the world. But it's a little different, it's not like that. They had serious fighting friends. Virgin warriors, Russian Amazons.

So, who was stronger and more beautiful in Russia?

Nastasya Korolevichna

Once Prince Vladimir sent his hero Danube Ivanovich for matchmaking to the Lithuanian king, he wanted to marry his daughter Apraks. The king did not like this proposal, and he drove the princely matchmakers home empty-handed. But the Danube was not used to retreating before difficulties and abducted Apraks. When the next morning they noticed the loss, her younger sister, Nastasya, went after them. She caught up with the Danube and entered into a duel with him. After some time, the Danube surrendered to Nastasya and invited her to marry. Nastasya agreed.

As a result, two weddings were celebrated in Kiev. But a happy life still did not work. Once the Danube decided to brag on its own to his young wife. She answered him: "But I am no worse!" And they entered into a confrontation. It was necessary to get an arrow into the silver ring on the opponent’s head. Nastasya coped with her task successfully. And the Danube got into his wife. With grief, he rushed to his own sword, and the Danube River arose from his blood.

Vasilisa Mikulishna

The clearing was the daughter of Mikuly Selyaninovich and the wife of Stavr Godinovich. Here's a story with her.

Her husband once sat at a feast at the Kiev prince Vladimir. And he decided to brag to the boyars as his co-worker Vasilisa. They listened, listened to his boyars and asked the prince: "Lock him in the cellar so you don't annoy!" What the ruler did.

Vasilisa Mikulishna when she found out what happened to her husband, urgently cut off her long hair, changed into her husband’s clothes, gathered a detachment of fifty people and went to Kiev to rescue her beloved. On the way, envoys of the Kiev prince turned up to her, she sent them home. Arrived in Kiev and was recommended by the ambassador Vasilisa Mikulishny - Vasily Vasilyevich. Although she acted like a man, Zabava Putyatichna spotted female habits and advised Vladimir to arrange a check. Vasilisa steamed in the bath, won the cards, defeated the strongmen. I ordered the prince to release her husband and went home with the missus.

Nastasya Mikulishna

As you correctly understood, this is the sister of Vasilisa Mikulishny. But the story is this: he once rode across the field of Dobrynya Nikitich to his native land after another feat. From a distance I saw a clearing, caught up with her. Give, I think, I'll see if I still have strong heroes. He began to pester the girl. And they came together in a duel, from which Nastasya emerged victorious. Dobrynya fell in love with her and invited her to marry. He came to Prince Vladimir of Kiev and asked for blessings for the wedding. He allowed him to marry, but before that he sent to the border to protect Russia from enemy raids. Our state defended Dobrynya for 12 years. At this time, his chosen one showed sympathy for Alyosha Popovich. In the sixth year of the Dobrynina’s service on the border, Alyosha rode to Nastasya Mikulishne and said: “I was forced to disappoint you, but your Dobrynya died in an unequal battle.” Vasilisa cried and grieved, but Prince Vladimir forced her to marry Alyosha Popovich. Defined a wedding day. Upon learning of this, Dobrynya pretended to be a ghoul, arrived at the wedding, Nastasya recognized her husband, he left the service and they left for his tower.