Short Fiction · Character

Moisey Moisevitch

A Jewish innkeeper who appears in a story.

minor

Also known as Moisey

First appearance: a living chattel

Moisey Moisevitch shows up with force in The Steppe. The page is where that presence becomes real.

An innkeeper encountered during the journey.

Moisey Moisevitch first appears in 0000 a living chattel.

In The Steppe: An innkeeper encountered during the journey.

Later, in Chapter III: Hosts the travelers, shows Yegorushka his family, and nervously attends to the countess's arrival.

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The Steppe
An innkeeper encountered during the journey.
Chapter III
Hosts the travelers, shows Yegorushka his family, and nervously attends to the countess's arrival.
I
Moiseika, an imbecile Jew who went crazy after his hat factory burned down; he is allowed out of the lodge, begs for coppers, and imitates Gromov's helpfulness.
IV
Ivan Dmitritch's neighbour on the left, referred to as the Jew Moiseika.
Rothschild's Fiddle
The tinsmith who conducts the Jewish orchestra and hires Yakov for weddings, taking more than half the receipts for himself.
IV
Not present in this chapter.
XI
A thin, pockmarked servant of the general's widow, who is shouted at by the engineer about missing furniture.
XII
Moisey is revealed as Madame Tcheprakov's lover, acts insolently, manages money independently, and borrows horses without permission, causing resentment.
XVI
Involved in a violent struggle with Ivan Tcheprakov in the yard; the narrator hits him twice.
Chapter XX
Now wears a bowler hat, drives a racing droshky, and is buying up mortgaged estates, including Dubetchnya.

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