When Rakkus was first seen he was placed with a shepherd named Fydor (a close friend of Bova) by Exodus, who was seeking to draw out the High Evolutionary.
Such writers as Derzhavin and Pushkin praised Bovas literary value; the latter used some elements of the Povest' in his fairy tales and attempted to write a fantasy poem based on the romance.
The production was videotaped in black and white in front of a live audience and featured Burnett, Bova, Gilford, and White from the original Broadway cast, as well as new principals Bill Hayes as the Minstrel, Shani Wallis as Lady Larken and Elliott Gould as the Jester.
The founder, J.D. Bots, later to be known as J.D. Bova first started the company that would come to be known as Bova in 1878 with the creation of a timber business in Valkenswaard.
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When J.D. Bots died, he left the business to his eldest son Simon who first introduced the name Bova, which was derived from Bots Valkenswaard.