Short Fiction · Character
Osaul Tovkatch
A Cossack officer who brings news to Taras Bulba.
minor
Also known as Tovkatch
First appearance: taras bulba
Osaul Tovkatch shows up with force in I. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Old comrade of Taras, present at the welcoming feast.
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In I: Old comrade of Taras, present at the welcoming feast. Later, in V: Arrives with reinforcements and brings blessings from Andrii and…
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Character groups
- Miscellaneous supporting characters
- Protagonist
- Viy story characters
- Cossack leaders and fighters
- Demonic pact characters
- St. Petersburg tales characters
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