Ostrape Kirtchoga, a blacksmith, and Grounia, a peasant girl, are in love with each other, but Grounia's father wishes her to marry a wealthy young peasant, Ivan Debroff. As in Russia the ... See full summary
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Ostrape Kirtchoga, a blacksmith, and Grounia, a peasant girl, are in love with each other, but Grounia's father wishes her to marry a wealthy young peasant, Ivan Debroff. As in Russia the girl's wishes have very little weight in the matter, the girl's father compels her betrothal to Ivan and a little later her marriage to him. The wedding festivities are in full swing when the uninvited Ostrape enters. He drinks, breaks his glass, and when Ivan expostulates with him, hurls him to the floor and flees with the bride. They take refuge in his shop, where the pursuers bar them in and then set fire to the building. The lovers thus perish in each other's arms.
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 | Paul Panzer | - | Ostrape Kirtchoga - the Blacksmith |