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Nikodim Fomich

The polite and good-natured police superintendent, often a calming counterpart to Ilya Petrovich.

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First appearance: part i v

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DPDmitri Prokofy…RRRodion Romanov…NANastasyaPMPolenka Marmel…IPIlya PetrovichNFNikodim Fomich

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  • Other

Character groups

  • Police and Officials
  • Central Characters
  • Protagonist
  • Supporting Household Figures

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SetupEscalationAftermathClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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