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Andrey Antonovitch von Lembke
The nervous, well-meaning governor of the province, he is caught between his wife's ambitions, the town's hostility, and a crisis he is utterly unequipped to handle.
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Also known as Andrey Antonovitch, Lembke, Von Lembke
First appearance: demons
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New governor whose arrival causes changes in provincial society; described as a russified German with administrative ardour.
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Andrey Antonovitch von Lembke governs the province with good intentions and a fatal lack of decisiveness, deferring to his wife Yulia Mihailovna's social schemes while the town's tensions mount around him. He is a man…
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