This beautiful Russian Lacquered Box is titled "Ruslan and Ludmila" and features a scene from the famous fairy tale which depicts Ruslan fighting the evil wizard. This box was painted by the famous Palekh artist Belozerova. Ruslan and Ludmila  is a poem by Alexander Pushkin, published in 1820. It is written as an epic fairy tale consisting of a dedication , six "songs" and an epilogue. It tells the story of the abduction of Prince Vladimir of Kiev's daughter, Ludmila, by an evil wizard and the attempt by the brave knight Ruslan to find and rescue her. The size of this Russian lacquered box is 2.5" x 3" x 1" and this box was painted in 1999.