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Quiet Dunaï Ivanovich
DUNAÏ is the name borne by one of Prince
Vladimir Vasilkovich's voevodes, and is mentioned
in the Chronicles of the years 1281 and
1287. Like Mikailo he was a rover, and probably not
a Russian.
Geographical accuracy is not to be looked for in
these epic lays. Dunaï and Nastasya, as rivers, bear
various names, and their courses are as fantastic as
in the version selected.
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