Characters from Kolyma Tales

Character Descriptions

This section provides a short description of all the major characters in the book. This can be printed out as a study guide for students, used as a "key" for leading a class discussion, or you can jump to the quiz/homework section to find worksheets that incorporate these descriptions into a variety of question formats.

Characters

The Narratorappears in A Pushover Job - This person was out with a companion on a job to collect the needles of the Siberian dwarf cedar tree.

Glebovappears in In the Night - This person went out with a companion at night, to dig up a corpse of someone that died that day, and steal the underwear.

Merzlakovappears in Shock Therapy - This person faked having a broken back to avoid work.

Potashnikovappears in Carpenters - This person pretended to be a trained carpenter.

Savelevappears in Dry Rations - This person was a...
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