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![Ivan Tsarevich](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/Vasnetsov_samolet.jpg/350px-Vasnetsov_samolet.jpg)
Credit: Viktor Vasnetsov
A painting depicting Ivan Tsarevich, one of the main heroes of folklore of Russia, riding a magic carpet after having captured the Firebird, which he keeps in a cage. This work was Viktor Vasnetsov's first attempt at illustrating Russian folk tales and inaugurated a famous series of paintings on the themes drawn from Russian folklore.