A House of Gentlefolk · Character
Pavel Petrovitch Korobyin
Varvara's father, a retired general of modest means.
minor
Also known as old Korobyin, General Korobyin
First appearance: iii
Pavel Petrovitch Korobyin shows up with force in XII. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Varvara Pavlovna's father, a retired general with a dull dignity.
Pavel Petrovitch Korobyin first appears in 0002 iii.
In XII: Varvara Pavlovna's father, a retired general with a dull dignity.
Later, in XIII: Retired general-major, father of Varvara, who ruined his career through a failed speculation scheme and moved to Moscow for cheaper living.
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- Kalitin Household Circle
- Protagonist
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