# The Beautiful Pole — Short Fiction character guide

> The Beautiful Pole in Short Fiction by Nikolai Gogol.

**Role:** minor

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

## Who they are

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

## In the story

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

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

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

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

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

The Polish lady, initially sorrowful and conflicted, is moved by Andrii's devotion and accepts his love and the bread he brings.

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

Referenced indirectly as the Polish woman who bewitched Andrii and caused his betrayal.

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

Her brother, a young colonel, dies leaping after the Cossacks.

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