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Yegorushka

also: Егорушка, Yegorushka Ptashka

The boy protagonist of Chekhov's novella "The Steppe," whose journey across the southern steppe near Taganrog frames the book; here named by Chekhov himself while describing the still-unpublished work to his Taganrog cousin.

Reading notes

Mentioned in 3 works (278 mentions)

The Steppe: The Story of a Journey Stories · 200 mentions
To A. N. Pleshcheyev, 9 February 1888. Moscow. letter · 1 mention
To G. M. Chekhov, 9 February 1888. Moscow. letter · 1 mention

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