Greenmantle · Character
Old Nicholas
A Russian peasant who helps Hannay during his escape through Russia.
minor
Also known as old man Nicholas, Nicholas, Old Nicholas
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Old Nicholas shows up with force in The Guns of the North. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Mentioned as having flung his cavalry into the pursuit during the Russian breakthrough.
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