The Calash
Author: Nikolai Gogol
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Languages: RU, English, French
Genre: Historical, Satire, Short story
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The boastful landowner Tchertokoutski invites a party of officers to inspect his magnificent calash, but drink and forgetfulness turn their visit into a humiliating exposure.
Characters
- Pythagoras Pythagoravitch Tchertokoutski — retired cavalry officer and landowner: A vain, sociable landowner with a habit of boasting.
- Tchertokoutski’s young wife — mistress of the estate: The young mistress who notices the approaching visitors and wakes her husband.
- the brigadier general — commander of the cavalry brigade: The officers’ stout, imposing, and generally good-natured commander.
- Agrafena Ivanovna — the general’s bay mare: A strong, spirited mare inspected by the officers after dinner.