Taras Bulba (Classic Reprint)

Ukrainian serfs. The history of this struggle owes much, in a progressive sense, to the Cossacks of the Zaporozhian Setch a military brotherhood made up of serfs who fled from their lords to the rich southern lands of the Russian state, and of free men who flocked to the Setch in the hope of escaping the double yoke of national and social oppression. For many decades the Zaporozhian Cossacks took part in campaigns for their countrys liberation, and were the terror of the Turks, Tatars, and Polish squires. The Zaporozhian Cossack Taras Bulba is a typical representative of the freedom-loving Ukrainian people. This character reflects the hopes and aspirations of the Ukrainian people, who dreamed of reuniting with their blood-brothers, the Russian people, who had preserved their statehood. This union Cossacks like Taras Bulba regarded as the sole means of preserving their nationhood, and therein lies the objective historical value of Gogol stale. The profound ideological message of the tale, its thrilling and truthful characters, Gogol scolourful portrayal of the peoples life, have immortalized Gogol sepic.
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