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Praskovya Ivanovna Drozdov
Liza's high-strung mother, a widow of impulsive generosity and sharper gossip, she steers her daughter toward matches the town watches with relish.
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Also known as Praskovya Ivanovna, Praskovya, Drozdov
First appearance: demons
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Liza's mother, ill and irritable, argues about professors and Nikolay Stavrogin.
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Praskovya Ivanovna Drozdov moves through provincial society as a woman of means and nerves, alternately doting on her beautiful daughter Liza and trading in the rumors that swirl around the Stavrogins. Her impulsiveness…
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