An artist draws a mural on a wall during a wall painting competition in Amritsar on February 25, 2023. (Photo by Narinder Nanu/AFP Photo)

This Strange Russian Cartoon Shows Mario's Nasty Side and bogatyr or vityaz is a stock character in medieval East Slavic legends (byliny), akin to a Western European knight-errant.

Grace Sun, from Shenzhen China, poses for a picture outside Capital One Arena, ahead of a rally for U.S. President-elect Donald Trump the day before he is scheduled to be inaugurated for a second term, in Washington, U.S., January 19, 2025. “I think it's a very good thing between China and America”, said Sun. “I think cooperation will be better”. (Photo by Marko Djurica/Reuters)

Icelandic horses play on a meadow in Wehrheim near Frankfurt, Germany, as the sun rises on Tuesday, May 28, 2024. (Photo by Michael Probst/AP Photo)

Tank crew standing in front of M-4 tank, Ft. Knox, Kentucky, June, 1942. (Alfred Palmer/OWI/LOC)

A student works on her skills during an acrobatics class near the pier in Huntington Beach, CA on Monday, August 17, 2020. Instructors at the Orange County Performing Arts Academy decided to bring the class to the beach from Anaheim Hills to beat the heat and give the students an end of the summer treat. (Photo by Paul Bersebach/The Orange County Register via AP Photo)

A traveler arriving from Philadelphia carries his dog, Luna, in a backpack at Los Angeles International Airport on Wednesday, November 27, 2024, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Damian Dovarganes/AP Photo)

English model, television personality and former beauty queen Christine McGuinness attends the Virgin Atlantic Attitude Awards 2025 at The Roundhouse on October 08, 2025 in London, England. (Photo by Instagram)