# Nikita Rykow — Pan Tadeusz character guide

> Nikita Rykow in Pan Tadeusz by Adam Mickiewicz.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Rykow, Nikita Nikiticz Rykow, Captain Rykow, Stupid old Rykow

**First appearance:** 0012-book-ix-the-battle

## Who they are

A Russian captain, decent but caught in the conflict.

## Relationships

### [Major Plut](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/pan_tadeusz_se/characters/major_plut)

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Major Plut is a Russian officer commanding Nikita Rykow, a subordinate soldier, in the occupying forces.

### [Major Plut](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/pan_tadeusz_se/characters/major_plut)

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Major Plut is a Russian officer commanding Nikita Rykow, a subordinate soldier, in the occupying forces.

### [Major Plut](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/pan_tadeusz_se/characters/major_plut)

_professional_

Major Plut is a Russian officer commanding Nikita Rykow, a subordinate soldier, in the occupying forces.

## In the story

### [Book I: Home-Keeping](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/pan_tadeusz_se/chapters/book-i-home-keeping)

Russian captain quartered nearby; attends supper and recounts tales of Suwarow and Bonaparte.

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