Short Fiction · Character

Andrii

Taras Bulba's younger son, all ardor and appetite, who throws himself into the Setch's wild freedom and then into something far more dangerous.

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Also known as Lord Andrii, poor Andrii

First appearance: Taras Bulba

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Taras's younger son, who betrays the Cossacks for love of a Polish girl and enters the besieged city.

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Andrii arrives at Zaporozhe fresh from the seminary, and the Setch's chaotic morals and terrible punishments seize his imagination at once. He is the more impressionable brother, quick to feel, quick to be moved by beauty and by the fear of being buried alive beside a murdered man. His openness makes him beloved among the Cossacks and also makes him the one whose heart can be turned, setting up the choice that will divide the family.

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Relationship types

Family
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Other

Character groups

Taras Bulba characters
Protagonist
Comic and domestic characters
Viy story characters

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Taras Bulba
family · negative
Andrii is the younger son of Taras Bulba, who betrays his father and his people for love… How this plays out →
The Tatar
romantic · positive
Taras Bulba
family · negative
Andrii is the younger son of Taras Bulba, who betrays his father and his people for love… How this plays out →
The Tatar
romantic · positive

Taras Bulba
Andrii is the younger son of Taras Bulba, who betrays his father and his people for love of a Polish woman.
The Tatar
The Tatar woman is a servant of Andrii's Polish beloved, acting as a go-between in their secret romance.
Taras Bulba
Andrii is the younger son of Taras Bulba, who betrays his father and his people for love of a Polish woman.
The Tatar
The Tatar woman is a servant of Andrii's Polish beloved, acting as a go-between in their secret romance.

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Andrii appears across 9 companion beats. Open any chapter in the free preview to see the notes beside the text.

Taras Bulba
Taras's younger son, who betrays the Cossacks for love of a Polish girl and enters the besieged city.
I
Younger son, eager to prove his bravery in battle.
II
The younger son, who is distracted by memories of a beautiful Polish girl he met in Kiev; he rides with his head hung low.
III
Joins Ostap in the Setch's carousing and informal martial training.
V
Feels oppressed and bored; secretly follows the Tatar woman into the city, betraying the Cossacks.
VI
Andrii betrays the Cossacks by entering the city and declaring his love for the Polish lady, renouncing his father, brothers, and homeland.
VII
Betrayed the Cossacks; seen in the city adorned with gold, fighting on the Polish side.
IX
Betrays the Cossacks to fight for the Lyakhs; is confronted and shot by his father Taras.
XII
Referenced as the one seduced by the beautiful Pole, whose brother dies in the pursuit.

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