Poetry · Character
The Cossack
An old warrior gazing from a hilltop cottage at the Dnieper, mourning the Hetman's land that greedy lords and quarreling generals let slip away.
major
Also known as Cossack
First appearance: the night of taras
As a major figure in Poetry, The Cossack is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.
The beloved Cossack who departs and perishes, leaving Tchornobriva in grief.
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He sits above Traktemir watching the sun set over a Ukraine he can no longer recognize, remembering when Cossack churches waited for warriors from the Delta and the Zaporogues held the steppe. His grief curdles into…
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Relationship types
- Romantic
- Other
Character groups
- Ukrainian landscape and folk characters
- Intimate and allegorical figures
- Protagonist
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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- Katherine
romantic · ambivalent
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romantic · ambivalent
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