The Cossacks

Olenin Was A Youth Who Had Never Completed His University Course, Never Served Anywhere (having Only A Nominal Post In Some Government Office Or Other), Who Had Squandered Half His Fortune And Had Reached The Age Of Twenty-four Without Having Done Anything Or Even Chosen A Career. He Was What In Moscow Society Is Termed Un Jeune Homme. But He Did Find A Career - He Took A Post As A Cadet In The Army, And Ended Up Assigned To Transcaucasia. This Is The Place - Here Among The Tatars, The Chechens, And The Old Believers - This Is The Place Where Olenin Will Find Love In The Arms Of A Beautiful Cossack Girl - A Young Woman Who Is Promised To A Cossack Warrior.