How Much Land Does a Man Need? By matthewsedam May 1, 2014 Pahom says, "If I had plenty of land, I shouldn't fear the Devil himself!" May 2, 2014 Pahom buys land because everyone else does. May 3, 2014 Pahom gets upset about people trespassing on his land and teaches them a lesson. May 4, 2014 Pahom hears about Volga and decides to move there. May 5, 2014 Pahom gets wealthy from his land. May 6, 2014 Pahom wants to be independent and buy his own land instead of renting. May 7, 2014 Pahom hears about the cheap, fertile land. May 8, 2014 Pahom decides to try to acquire the cheap land from the Bashkirs. May 9, 2014 Pahom persuades the Bashkirs to give him as much land as he wants. May 10, 2014 Pahom decides to take the Bashkir's deal and take as much land as he can walk in a day. May 11, 2014 Pahom sees the Devil next to his dead body in his dreams the night before he walks a day for his land. May 12, 2014 Pahom does not realize the Devil was the people who tempted him with new, better land. May 13, 2014 Pahom continues walking straight even though he knows he must turn in order to make it back in a day. May 14, 2014 Pahom realizes he has taken too much land. May 15, 2014 Pahom dies from exhaustion.
