ula ▁away ▁as ▁Russian ▁and ▁C oss ack ▁d ances ▁commence . ▁ ▁Act ▁ 4 ▁The ▁Act ▁opens ▁in ▁the ▁town ▁square ▁on ▁a ▁bright ▁Christmas ▁morning . ▁Sol ok ha ▁and ▁Ox ana ▁think ▁V ak ula ▁has ▁d rown ed ▁himself , ▁and ▁m ourn ▁for ▁him . ▁Ox ana ▁runs ▁off ▁we eping ▁when ▁vill agers ▁inv ite ▁her ▁to ▁the ▁Christmas ▁fe ast . ▁V ak ula ▁returns ▁with ▁the ▁bo ots , ▁asks ▁Ch ub ▁to ▁forg ive ▁him ▁for ▁the ▁be ating ▁and ▁asks ▁for ▁Ox ana ' s ▁hand ▁in ▁marriage . ▁She ▁enters , ▁tells ▁V ak ula ▁that ▁she ▁wants ▁him , ▁not ▁the ▁silly ▁bo ots . ▁Ch ub ▁calls ▁for ▁the ▁k ob z ari ▁( the ▁l uten ists ), ▁and ▁everyone ▁celebr ates . ▁ ▁Str ucture ▁ ▁O vert ure ▁ ▁Act ▁ 1 Scene ▁ 1 No . ▁ 1 ▁Sc ene ▁and ▁Du et ▁( Sol ok ha , ▁Dev il ) ▁No . ▁ 2 ▁Snow st orm Scene ▁ 2 No . ▁ 3 ▁A ria ▁( O ks ana ) ▁No . ▁ 4 ▁Sc ene ▁and ▁Ari oso ▁( O ks ana , ▁V ak ula ) ▁No . ▁ 5 ▁Sc ene ▁( O ks ana , ▁Ch ub , ▁V ak ula ) ▁No . ▁ 6 ▁Sc ene ▁and ▁Du et ▁( V ak ula , ▁O ks ana ) ▁No . ▁ 7 ▁Final ▁Sc ene ▁( O