The plot is the embodiment of everyday belief about the impact of a certain evil force on a person. The action develops in a peasant environment.
Social & External
The people behind it
Nikolai Saltykov
Tikhon Korostylyov, rich merchant
Glafira Chernova
Liza, Tikhon's sister
Nadezhda Bazilevskaya
Lukerya the widow
A. Vostokov
Danila
S. Katanskii
The One-Eyed Monster
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