Parasha

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Parasha is a tragic young woman in Alexander Pushkin’s narrative poem "The Bronze Horseman," whose love story is shattered by the catastrophic flood in St. Petersburg.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf female character
fictional character
literary character
appearsInGenre narrative poem
appearsInPartOfWork first part of The Bronze Horseman
appearsInWork The Bronze Horseman
associatedWithEvent 1824 Saint Petersburg flood
associatedWithPlace Saint Petersburg
linked to: St. Petersburg
associatedWithRiver Neva River
countryOfOriginOfWork Russian Empire
createdBy Alexander Pushkin
fate dies in the flood (implied in the poem)
firstPublicationOfWork 1833
gender female
hasRelationshipWith Evgenii
linked to: Yevgeny
hasRelative mother of Parasha
hasRole love interest of Evgenii
tragic heroine
languageOfWork Russian
maritalStatus unmarried
mediumOfWork poetry
narrativeFunction embodies personal happiness destroyed by catastrophe
motivates Evgenii’s actions
romanticStatus engaged to Evgenii (planned)
symbolizes fragility of love
vulnerability of ordinary people
themeConnection individual versus historical forces
love versus fate
timePeriodInFiction early 19th century

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