About Fedot the Archer, a Daring Young Man

The despotic tsar set his sights on the beautiful Marusya – the wife of the simple archer Fedot. To get rid of his rival, he gives the hero impossible tasks, but Fedot cleverly handles them thanks to his wit and belief in justice…
«About Fedot the Archer, a Daring Young Man» is a witty play written based on a Russian fairy tale. Loved by millions and dissected into aphorisms, it captivates with its lively «folk» language and satire on bureaucracy and power.
Leonid Filatov (1946–2003) was an actor, film director, poet, playwright, and People's Artist of the Russian Federation. The collection also includes the plays: «Love for Three Oranges», «Lysistrata», «The Disturber of the Peace», «Once Again about the Naked King».