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Spirid

A Cossack who fights in the battle.

minor

First appearance: taras bulba

Spirid shows up with force in I. The page is where that presence becomes real.

A Cossack who is embraced by another during the drinking at the alehouse.
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In I: A Cossack who is embraced by another during the drinking at the alehouse. Later, in II: A Cossack who tells the story of Mikita…

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Character Web

6 connections

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MIMikitaTBThomas BrutusFKFather KondratLMLevko Makohone…YAYankelSPSpirid

Relationship types

  • Other

Character groups

  • Minor Cossack warriors
  • St. Petersburg tales characters
  • Viy story characters

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Narrative arc

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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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