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While the brave warrior Dobrynya Nikitich was collecting tribute from the Tugars, the prince's beloved niece, Zabava Putyatichna, was kidnapped in Kiev. Against the prince's will, Dobrynya sets off in search of her with Zabava's fiancé, Yelisei. Many adventures await them along the way… Dobrynya Nikitich sets out to rescue the prince's niece Zabava from the clutches of Zmey Gorynych. It will not be easy for Dobrynya and his young apprentice Yelisei to accomplish their goal. Dobrynya does not know, and does not even suspect, that the prince himself has been placed in a hopeless situation and has no interest at all in his niece's return.
