what inspired the second one?
It might be based on the real family history of an ancestor of Nicholas Miklouho-Maclay. Another possible inspiration was the hero of the folk song "The deeds of Sava Chaly."
Taras Bulba
Another possible inspiration was the hero of the folk song "The deeds of Sava Chaly"
when did king and i open in london March 29, 1951 when were the auditions held? January 1951 who were the cast members? Yul Brynner how was it received by the critics? Opening night reviews of the musical were strongly positive. which other interests did the cast member mentioned above had apart from acting? He was an active photographer and wrote two books. did he face any issues regarding citizenship? He renounced his US citizenship at the U.S. Embassy in Bern, Switzerland, for tax reasons. which films did he work in? "Escape from Zahrain", "Taras Bulba"
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Taras Bulba [SEP] Inspiration
The character of Taras Bulba, the main hero of this novel, is a composite of several historical personalities. It might be based on the real family history of an ancestor of Nicholas Miklouho-Maclay, Cossack Ataman Okhrim Makukha from Starodub, who killed his son Nazar for switching to the Polish side during the Khmelnytsky Uprising. Nicholas Miklouho-Maclay's uncle, Grigory Illich Miklouho-Maclay, studied together with Gogol in Nizhyn Gymnasium and probably told the family legend to Gogol. Another possible inspiration was the hero of the folk song "The deeds of Sava Chaly", published by Mykhaylo Maksymovych, about Cossack captain Sava Chaly (executed in 1741 after serving as a colonel in the private army of a Polish noble), whose killing was ordered by his own father for betraying the Ukrainian cause.