Days of the Turbins (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Mikhail Bulgakov
- First Published: 1934
- Type of Work: Play
- Type of Plot: Tragicomedy
- Time of Work: November, 1918, to January, 1919
- Setting: Kiev, the Ukraine
- Genres: Drama, History play, Tragicomedy
- Subjects: Communism or communists, Revolutions, 1910’s, Soldiers, Civil wars, Soviet Union or Soviets, Russian Revolution
- Locales: Kiev, Ukraine
Characters Discussed
Alexei Vasilyevich Turbin (ah-lehk- SAY vah-SIH-lyeh-vihch TEWR-bihn), an artillery colonel in the Russian army. He is serving a Ukrainian hetman in Kiev and collaborates with the Germans against other Ukrainian nationalists and the Bolsheviks. Alexei understands the precariousness of his position, as he is neither a dedicated nationalist nor a friend of the Germans; he only wants to do what he is trained for: to serve as an officer with honor and dignity. When his honor and dignity are threatened, he refuses to continue fighting for a cause that has lost...
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