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The Tatar

A Tatar servant who brings news to the Cossack camp.

minor

First appearance: taras bulba

The Tatar's tie to Andrii is one of the pressures that moves Short Fiction—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.

Leads Andrii through the camp and into the city via a hidden passage.
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With Andrii (romantic): The Tatar woman is a servant of Andrii's Polish beloved, acting as a go-between in their secret romance. With Andrii (romantic): The Tatar woman is a servant of Andrii's Polish beloved, acting as…

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ANAndriiKOKoschevoiTBTaras BulbaJEJewTWThe Waiwode of…TTThe Tatar

Relationship types

  • Romantic
  • Other

Character groups

  • Taras Bulba characters
  • Cossack leaders and fighters
  • Protagonist

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Narrative arc

Story tension across the book.

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

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Relationships

  • Andrii

    romantic · positive

    The Tatar woman is a servant of Andrii's Polish beloved, acting as a go-between in their… How this plays out →

  • Andrii

    romantic · positive

    The Tatar woman is a servant of Andrii's Polish beloved, acting as a go-between in their… How this plays out →

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