# Nicholas Korpanoff — Michael Strogoff character guide

> Nicholas Korpanoff in Michael Strogoff by Jules Verne.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Korpanoff, this Nicholas

**First appearance:** 0002-part-i-iii-michael-strogoff-meets-the-czar

## Who they are

A young Russian officer and friend of Michael Strogoff.

## Relationships

### [Michael Strogoff](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/michael_strogoff_se/characters/michael_strogoff)

_friendship_

Nicholas Korpanoff is a fellow soldier and loyal friend to Michael.

### [Ivan Ogareff](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/michael_strogoff_se/characters/ivan_ogareff)

_rivalry_

Ivan Ogareff is a direct enemy to Nicholas Korpanoff, a loyal Russian soldier.

### [Ivan Ogareff](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/michael_strogoff_se/characters/ivan_ogareff)

_rivalry_

Ivan Ogareff is a direct enemy to Nicholas Korpanoff, a loyal Russian soldier.

### [Michael Strogoff](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/michael_strogoff_se/characters/michael_strogoff)

_friendship_

Nicholas Korpanoff is a fellow soldier and loyal friend to Michael.

## In the story

### [From Moscow to Nizhny Novgorod](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/michael_strogoff_se/chapters/part-i-iv-from-moscow-to-nizhny-novgorod)

Alias used by Michael Strogoff; the podorojna is made out in this name as a merchant from Irkutsk.

### [Day and Night in a Tarantass](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/michael_strogoff_se/chapters/part-i-ix-day-and-night-in-a-tarantass)

Michael adopts this alias to pose as a plain merchant of Irkutsk.

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