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Father Kondrat

A priest who performs rites in the Viy story.

minor

Also known as Father

First appearance: the viy

Father Kondrat's tie to Taras Bulba is one of the pressures that moves Short Fiction—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.

Father Kondrat first appears in 0025 the viy.

With Taras Bulba (friendship): Father Kondrat is a priest and close companion of Taras Bulba, sharing in the Cossack brotherhood. With Taras Bulba (friendship): Father Kondrat is a priest and close companion of Taras Bulba, sharing in the Cossack brotherhood.

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TBTaras BulbaANAndriiTDThe DevilLMLevko Makohone…TAThe ArtistFKFather Kondrat

Relationship types

  • Friendship
  • Other

Character groups

  • Viy story characters
  • Protagonist
  • Taras Bulba characters
  • St. Petersburg tales characters
  • Mirgorod feud characters

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Narrative arc

Story tension across the book.

SetupEscalationAftermathClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

The emotional and psychological peak occurs as the auction transforms the deceased art-lover’s cherished colle…

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