images of merchants

[elenka]

Well, Alexandr Ostrovsky's plays such as "Groza", "Volki i ovtsy",
"Bespridannitsa" (the last one was made into a popular melodrama "Zhestokii
romans" by El'dar Riazanov) are full of memorable images of merchants and of
"delovye liudi" in general.

But how far does your definition of a capitalist go? or of a person involved
in business affairs? Legal or illegal business? I am not sure Ostap Bender
qualifies here, but he's certainly a character undergraduate students would
find interesting.

Best wishes,

Elena


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>Can anybody recommend some excellent stories, plays or novels from Russian
>literature that  explicitly represent images of capitalists, merchants, or
>people engaged in business affairs?
>There are some obvious examples, like Tolstoy's Master and Man, or Chekhov's
>The Cherry Orchard, and others. I am especially interested in works that
>undergraduate students would enjoy.
>
>Thanks
>
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