“The Dragon” is a famous fairy-tale play by Evgeny Shvarts, written in 1943. It is an allegorical work about tyranny and the fight against it. The plot centers on a city that has been under the rule of the three-headed Dragon for many years. Lancelot, a wandering knight, appears and decides to free the residents from tyranny, but he faces not only the monster but also the servile psychology of the townspeople, who have become accustomed to their oppression.