# The Tsarévna — Russian Folktales character guide

> The Tsarévna in Russian Folktales by A. N. Afanasyev.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Tsarévna

**First appearance:** 0004-the-dun-cow

## Who they are

A generic princess who marries the hero.

## In the story

### [The Priest with the Envious Eyes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/russian_folktales_se/chapters/the-priest-with-the-envious-eyes)

The dying princess who is cut up and magically revived by the old man.

### [The Princess Who Would Not Smile](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/russian_folktales_se/chapters/the-princess-who-would-not-smile)

The princess who never smiles, eventually smiles at the workman's antics.

### [The Tsarévich and Dyád’ka](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/russian_folktales_se/chapters/the-tsar-vich-and-dy-d-ka)

Marfa Tsarévna, the king's daughter; uses a magic mirror to see the truth, rescues the Tsarévich from drowning, reveals Dyád’ka's treachery, and marries the Tsarévich.

### [A Story of Saint Nicholas](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/russian_folktales_se/chapters/a-story-of-saint-nicholas)

Princess Olyóna, the king's daughter who is a witch but is purified through prayer and fire.

### [The Realm of Stone](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/russian_folktales_se/chapters/the-realm-of-stone)

A fair princess whose kingdom was turned to stone by her sister, the giant bird. She instructs the soldier on how to break the curse and later marries him, making him king.

### [The Story of the Brave and Doughty Knight Ilyá Múromets and the Nightingale Robber](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/russian_folktales_se/chapters/the-story-of-the-brave-and-doughty-knight-ily-m-romets-and-the-nightingale-robber)

The Princess of Kíev, placed in a sable shúba by Ilyá to protect her from the Nightingale Robber's whistle.

### [Nikíta the Tanner](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/russian_folktales_se/chapters/nik-ta-the-tanner)

The princess taken by the dragon; uses her little dog to communicate with her parents and discovers Nikíta's strength.

### [At the Behest of the Pike](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/russian_folktales_se/chapters/at-the-behest-of-the-pike)

The princess who is forced to marry the poor peasant and is set adrift with him; later reunited with her father.

### [Never-Wash](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/russian_folktales_se/chapters/never-wash)

The three daughters of the tsar; the two elder refuse the soldier and are claimed by the devil, while the youngest accepts and marries him.

### [The Legless Knight and the Blind Knight](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/russian_folktales_se/chapters/the-legless-knight-and-the-blind-knight)

Ánna the Fair, the cunning princess who marries Iván Tsarévich after he solves her riddle, then has Katomá's legs cut off and forces Iván to tend cows.

## Links

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