Pan Michael · Character

Motovidlo

A Cossack colonel and ally, later a foe, in the Ukrainian campaigns.

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Also known as Pan Motovidlo

First appearance: ii

Motovidlo shows up with force in XXII. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Mentioned as one of the commanders who will bring Cossacks to Hreptyoff.

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In XXII: Mentioned as one of the commanders who will bring Cossacks to Hreptyoff. Later, in XXIV: Leader of the Cossacks, lean and tall,…

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XXII
Mentioned as one of the commanders who will bring Cossacks to Hreptyoff.
XXIV
Leader of the Cossacks, lean and tall, attends the evening gatherings.
XXVI
Mentioned by Pan Nyenashinyets as a worthy cavalier among Cossacks, loved and respected by all.
XLII
Present among the officers, he wipes his moist mustaches and comments on God's protection of Basia.
XLIII
Expresses fatherly affection for Basia, calling her 'dear child' in Russian.
XLIX
Listed among the famous practitioners of the steppe raiding method.
Epilogue
Recently escaped from Tartar bondage, he fights to avenge his captivity alongside Pan Myslishevski.

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