Taras Bulba

Description: Please refer to the section BELOW (and NOT ABOVE) this line for the product details - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Title:Taras BulbaISBN13:9781977565273ISBN10:1977565271Author:Gogol, Nikolai (Author)Description:Full Text Set Sometime Between The Mid-Sixteenth And Early-Seventeenth Century, Gogol's Epic Tale Recounts Both A Bloody Cossack Revolt Against The Poles (Led By The Bold Taras Bulba Of Ukrainian Folk Mythology) And The Trials Of Taras Bulba's Two Sons The Sons Study At The Kiev Academy And Then Return Home, Whereupon The Three Men Set Out On A Journey To The Zaporizhian Sich (The Zaporizhian Cossack Headquarters, Located In Southern Ukraine), Where They Join Other Cossacks And Go To War Against Poland The Character Of Taras Bulba, The Main Hero Of This Novel, Is A Composite Of Several Historical Personalities It Might Be Based On The Real Family History Of An Ancestor Of Nicholas Miklouho-Maclay, Cossak Ataman Okhrim Makukha From Starodub, Who Killed His Son Nazar For Switching To The Polish Side During The Khmelnytsky Uprising Nicholas Miklouho-Maclay's Uncle, Grigory Illich Miklouho-Maclay, Studied Together With Gogol In Nizhyn Gymnasium And Probably Told The Family Legend To Gogol 1] Another Possible Inspiration Was The Hero Of The Folk Song The Deeds Of Sava Chaly, Published By Mykhaylo Maksymovych, About Cossack Captain Sava Chaly (Executed In 1741 After Serving As A Colonel In The Private Army Of A Polish Noble), Whose Killing Was Ordered By His Own Father For Betraying The Ukrainian Cause Binding:Paperback, PaperbackPublisher:CREATESPACEPublication Date:2017-09-22Weight:0.68 lbsDimensions:0.47'' H x 9.02'' L x 5.98'' WNumber of Pages:206Language:English

Price: 11.26 USD

Location: USA

End Time: 2024-02-04T09:53:40.000Z

Shipping Cost: 0 USD