The battle of Eruslan Lazarevich with Tsar Zmeisky. by an Unknown engraver. 1830s-1840s. Etched engraving. cutter. painted. The legend of the long wanderings and many exploits of the Russian hero Yeruslan - the son of the hero Lazar. who defeated the snake-devourer of people and beat off the beautiful girl who became Lazarus's wife. Eruslan - the mother.