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General Ivan Ivanovitch Drozdov
Deceased general, father of Liza and Mavriky.
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Also known as Ivan Ivanovitch, General Drozdov, General Ivan Ivanovitch Drozdov
First appearance: demons
General Ivan Ivanovitch Drozdov shows up with force in I: Introductory. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Quarrels with a young man at Varvara Petrovna's party over the term 'general'.
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In I: Introductory: Quarrels with a young man at Varvara Petrovna's party over the term 'general'. Later, in VI: An old friend of General Stavrogin, he quarrels with a young radical at Varvara Petrovna's party, leading…
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This scene is the dramatic climax because it forces Stavrogin to confront the core crisis of his identity: his…
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