Short Fiction · Character
Taras Bulba
A fierce old Cossack colonel who rides into Poland with fire in his eye, burning towns and churches to avenge a son.
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Also known as Taras, old Bulba, Bulba, Old Taras
First appearance: Taras Bulba
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The fierce Cossack colonel who drives the plot, from deciding his sons' fate to leading the campaign against the Poles.
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Taras Bulba is a Zaporozhian colonel of the old stamp, restless in peacetime and hungry for war, who pulls his cap over his brows and leads a hundred wagons out of the Setch against the Catholics. His wrath is total and…
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- Rivalry
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- Jew
rivalry · negative
The Jew is often a figure of conflict and contempt for Taras Bulba, representing an… How this plays out →
- Andrii
family · negative
- Ostap
family · positive
- Yankel
friendship · positive
- Father Kondrat
friendship · positive
- Jew
rivalry · negative
The Jew is often a figure of conflict and contempt for Taras Bulba, representing an… How this plays out →
- Andrii
family · negative
- Father Kondrat
friendship · positive
- Ostap
family · positive
- Yankel
friendship · positive
- Jew
rivalry · negative
The Jew is often a figure of conflict and contempt for Taras Bulba, representing an… How this plays out →
- Ostap
family · positive
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