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Polenka Marmeladova

One of Katerina Ivanovna's young daughters from her first marriage, and Sonia's half-sister.

minor

Also known as Polenka

First appearance: part i iii

Polenka Marmeladova first appears in 0004 part i iii.

See Polenka Marmeladova in part i iiiBook page

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KAKapernaumovLILizaveta Ivano…SSSofya Semyonov…KIKaterina Ivano…RRRodion Romanov…PMPolenka Marmeladova

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  • Other

Character groups

  • Police and Officials
  • Central Characters
  • Protagonist

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

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See Polenka Marmeladova in part i iii