The Shot

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"The Shot" is a short story by Alexander Pushkin that explores themes of honor, revenge, and the codes of dueling among Russian military officers.

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instanceOf literary work
short story
author Alexander Pushkin NERFINISHED
collection The Tales of the Late Ivan Petrovich Belkin NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin Russian Empire
explores codes of dueling among Russian military officers
tension between personal honor and social conventions
fictionalEditor Ivan Petrovich Belkin NERFINISHED
genre fiction
short fiction
hasInfluenced Russian literature on dueling
literaryForm frame narrative
literaryMovement Romanticism
mainCharacter Count B. NERFINISHED
Silvio NERFINISHED
unnamed narrator
narrativePerspective first-person narrator
notableFor depiction of psychological impact of postponed revenge
ironic treatment of honor and courage
originalLanguage Russian
partOf The Tales of the Late Ivan Petrovich Belkin NERFINISHED
publicationCentury 19th century
setting Russian Empire NERFINISHED
military garrison town
theme dueling
fate
honor
military honor code
psychological conflict
revenge

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