Short Fiction · Character
Sashka
A thirteen-year-old expelled from school and starved at home, Sashka avenges himself on life with lies, fights, and furious howling that hides a stubborn, unbroken pride.
supporting
Also known as Christmas Sashka
First appearance: short fiction
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The protagonist, a troubled boy expelled from school who bites his mother in anger.
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Sashka survives on bread his father secretly slips him, since his vodka-smelling mother has stopped feeding him altogether after he bit her finger. Bold and indomitable, he refuses to kneel or repent, answering every…
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- Wartime and Creative Perspectives
- Military and Religious Authority
- Revolution and Personal Struggle
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- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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