vision of the hero. By tracing the transformation of folk songs and poetry about Yermak since his death, it is possible to see how his status as a legendary figure has evolved over time. Over 150 songs about Yermak's exploits have been collected and spread throughout all of Russia since the 18th century. As many as 35 of these songs have been collected in a text by V. Th. Miller entitled “Historical Songs of the Russian People of the XVI-XVII Centuries.” One song describes how “Yermak’s men kill the Muscovite ambassador to Persia named as Semen Konstantinovich Karamyshev” while others speak of Yermak's acts of piracy and pillaging with his Cossack brigade. Though most folk songs are not entirely consistent with the historical accounts of Yermak's life, there are many similarities and much overlap among the different songs. There are often several versions of the same song that share certain details but differ on others. I. I. Dmitriyev (1760–1837) wrote the dramatic poem “Yermak” and K. P. Ryleyev (1795–1826) in 1821 wrote a poem entitled “The death of Yermak.” Paintings “The Conquest of Siberia by Yermak” (1895) by Vasily Surikov, located in the State Russian Museum in St. Petersburg various paintings by Semyon Remezov in the Remezov Chronicle Videogames Yermak makes an appearance in Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition, in a standalone scenario based on his conquest of Cape Chuvash, as part of the Historical Battles. See also History of Siberia Exploration of Siberia Exploration of Asia Russian conquest of Siberia Conquest of the Khanate of Sibir Notes References This article incorporates text from the Great Soviet Encyclopedia Armstrong, Terence E. Yermak's Campaign in Siberia: A Selection of Documents. London: Hakluyt Society, 1975. Baikalov, Anatole V.. The Conquest and Colonisation of Siberia. The Slavonic and East European Review 10, no. 30 (1932): 557–571. Bisher, Jamie. White Terror: Cossack Warlords of the Trans-Siberian. London: Frank Cass, 2005. Cresson, W. P.. The Cossacks: Their History and Country. New York: Brentano's, 1919. Czaplicka, Miss, and Leslie Urquhart. The Future of Siberia: Discussion. The Geographical Journal 51, no. 3 (1918): 159–164. Feodoroff, Nicholas V. Soviet Communists and Russian History: A Frame in Time. Commack, NY: Nova Science, 1997. Franklin, Simon, and Emma Widdis. National Identity in Russian Culture: An Introduction. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2004. Haywood, A. J.. Siberia: A Cultural History. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2010. Howe, Sonia E.. Some Russian Heroes,