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Metrov

A professor whose lecture on biology Levin attends with Katavasov.

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First appearance: part vi xv

Metrov shows up with force in Chapter II. The page is where that presence becomes real.

A distinguished scientific man from Petersburg whom Levin is eager to meet to discuss his work.
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In Chapter II: A distinguished scientific man from Petersburg whom Levin is eager to meet to discuss his work. Later, in Chapter III: A celebrated scholar interested in Levin's work but analyzes the peasant question…

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See Metrov in part vi xv

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IPIvan ParmenovPSPrince Shcherb…KDKonstantin Dmi…PKProfessor Kata…KSKitty Shcherba…MEMetrov

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  • Levin's Social & Family Circle
  • Karenin Household & Associates
  • Wider Society & Minor Characters

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SetupEscalationAftermathClimax
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  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

Levin reaches an emotional and intellectual crisis where his abstract, fearful understanding of death is shatt…

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See Metrov in part vi xv