# Andrii — Short Fiction character guide

> Andrii in Short Fiction by Nikolai Gogol.

**Role:** major

**Also known as:** Lord Andrii, poor Andrii

**First appearance:** 0012-taras-bulba

## Snapshot

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.

## Who they are

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.

## Relationships

### [Taras Bulba](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_40_se/characters/taras_bulba)

_family_

Andrii is the younger son of Taras Bulba, who betrays his father and his people for love of a Polish woman.

### [The Tatar](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_40_se/characters/the_tatar)

_romantic_

The Tatar woman is a servant of Andrii's Polish beloved, acting as a go-between in their secret romance.

### [Taras Bulba](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_40_se/characters/taras_bulba)

_family_

Andrii is the younger son of Taras Bulba, who betrays his father and his people for love of a Polish woman.

### [The Tatar](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_40_se/characters/the_tatar)

_romantic_

The Tatar woman is a servant of Andrii's Polish beloved, acting as a go-between in their secret romance.

## In the story

### [Taras Bulba](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_40_se/chapters/taras-bulba)

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

### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_40_se/chapters/i)

Younger son, eager to prove his bravery in battle.

### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_40_se/chapters/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](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_40_se/chapters/iii)

Joins Ostap in the Setch's carousing and informal martial training.

### [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_40_se/chapters/v)

Feels oppressed and bored; secretly follows the Tatar woman into the city, betraying the Cossacks.

### [VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_40_se/chapters/vi)

Andrii betrays the Cossacks by entering the city and declaring his love for the Polish lady, renouncing his father, brothers, and homeland.

### [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_40_se/chapters/vii)

Betrayed the Cossacks; seen in the city adorned with gold, fighting on the Polish side.

### [IX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_40_se/chapters/ix)

Betrays the Cossacks to fight for the Lyakhs; is confronted and shot by his father Taras.

### [XII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_40_se/chapters/xii)

Referenced as the one seduced by the beautiful Pole, whose brother dies in the pursuit.

## Links

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