Dead Souls · Character
Captain Kopeikin
A war veteran turned robber, whose story is told as a digression by the postmaster.
minor
Also known as Kopeikin, friend Kopeikin
First appearance: Chapter X
Captain Kopeikin shows up with force in Chapter X. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Subject of an embedded tale: a war veteran with a wooden leg seeking a pension from a bureaucratic commission.
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- Other
Character groups
- Diverse minor characters
- Protagonist
- Officials and ruined landowners
- Landowners and officials
- Miser and his household
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- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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