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Colonel Koshkarev

A mad landowner who runs his estate like a bureaucratic office.

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Also known as Koshkarev

First appearance: part ii iii

Colonel Koshkarev's tie to Chichikov is one of the pressures that moves Dead Souls—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.

See Colonel Koshkarev in part ii iiiBook page

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With Chichikov (rivalry): Chichikov clashes with the absurdly bureaucratic Colonel Koshkarev, whose rigid systems frustrate Chichikov's schemes. With Chichikov (rivalry): Chichikov clashes with the absurdly bureaucratic…

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See Colonel Koshkarev in part ii iii

Character Web

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CHChichikovKOKostanzhogloNONozdrevPLPlushkinPMPlaton Mikhali…CKColonel Koshkarev

Relationship types

  • Rivalry
  • Other

Character groups

  • Landowners and officials
  • Protagonist
  • Gambler and hard bargainers
  • Miser and his household
  • Officials and ruined landowners

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  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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See Colonel Koshkarev in part ii iii
See Colonel Koshkarev in part ii iii