# The Tatar — Short Fiction character guide

> The Tatar in Short Fiction by Nikolai Gogol.

**Role:** minor

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

## Who they are

A Tatar servant who brings news to the Cossack camp.

## Relationships

### [Andrii](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_40_se/characters/andrii)

_romantic_

The Tatar woman is a servant of Andrii's Polish beloved, acting as a go-between in their secret romance.

### [Andrii](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_40_se/characters/andrii)

_romantic_

The Tatar woman is a servant of Andrii's Polish beloved, acting as a go-between in their secret romance.

## In the story

### [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_40_se/chapters/v)

Leads Andrii through the camp and into the city via a hidden passage.

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

The Tatar servant brings bread to the lady's parents and assists in the scene.

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