Hadji Murád · Character
Poltorátsky
A Russian officer whose easy warmth toward Hadji Murád reveals how the enemy's charm unsettles the very men sent to guard him.
supporting
First appearance: hadji mur d
As a supporting figure in Hadji Murád, Poltorátsky is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.
Plays cards poorly due to distraction by Márya Vasílevna, wins seventeen rubles, returns home in an ecstatic mood, and is assigned to the wood-cutting expedition the next day.
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Poltorátsky moves through the Russian garrison world as a friend of Butler, present at the social gatherings where Hadji Murád is received with wary hospitality. He is among those visibly pleased by the mountaineer's…
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Relationship types
- Other
Character groups
- Russian military figures
- Russian social and domestic figures
- Minor Russian soldiers with specific traits
- Protagonist
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- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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