About Fedot the Marksman. Poems

The self-willed tsar set his sights on the beautiful Marusya - the wife of the simple marksman Fedot. To get rid of his rival, he gives the hero impossible tasks, but Fedot skillfully overcomes them thanks to his cleverness and faith in justice… 'About Fedot the Marksman, a brave young man' - a witty play based on a Russian fairy tale. Beloved by millions and broken down into aphorisms, it captivates with its lively 'folk' language and satire on bureaucracy and power. Leonid Filatov (1946–2003) - actor and film director, poet, playwright, people's artist of the Russian Federation. The collection also includes his parodies and selected poems.