The Tale of Fedot the Strelets

by Leonid Filatov · first published 1987

The Tale of Fedot the Strelets (Russian: Сказка про Федота-стрельца, удалого молодца) is a play poem by Russian writer and actor Leonid Filatov, written in 1985 and first published in Yunost in 1987. With a storyline based on Russian folk tales, 'Fedot' is a social and political satire on contemporary realities of life in Russia. Characters mix archaic Russian language, typical for folklore, with neologisms of modern Russian, providing additional comic effect. Film adaptations have been made in 1988, 2000 and 2008.

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Original language:

Russian

Year page:

1987