Short Fiction · Character

The Beautiful Pole

A Polish noblewoman loved by Andrii, who betrays the Cossacks for her.

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First appearance: Taras Bulba

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The Polish girl who captivates Andrii and leads to his betrayal.

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In Taras Bulba: The Polish girl who captivates Andrii and leads to his betrayal.

Later, in II: The daughter of the Waiwode of Dubno, who playfully adorned Andrii with her jewelry during a secret encounter in Kiev.

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Taras Bulba
The Polish girl who captivates Andrii and leads to his betrayal.
II
The daughter of the Waiwode of Dubno, who playfully adorned Andrii with her jewelry during a secret encounter in Kiev.
VI
The Polish lady, initially sorrowful and conflicted, is moved by Andrii's devotion and accepts his love and the bread he brings.
VII
Referenced indirectly as the Polish woman who bewitched Andrii and caused his betrayal.
XII
Her brother, a young colonel, dies leaping after the Cossacks.

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