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A bylina (Russian: былина, IPA: [bɨˈlʲinə]; pl. былины, byliny) is a type of Russian oral epic poem.[1][2] It originates in the Kievan Rus', but only survived in some northern parts of European Russia and Siberia.[3]
Byliny deal with all historical periods of what are today's Ukraine, Belarus and Russia, with the oldest being set in the heyday of the Kievan Rus', the 10th to 12th centuries.[1] Byliny narratives are loosely based on historical fact, but greatly embellished with fantasy or hyperbole.[4]
In a strict academic sense, byliny can be defined as a specific verse meter known from certain Russian sung epics, ballads and humorous songs.[5]
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