Futility · Character

General Bologoevski

A military general with a minor role.

minor

Also known as Whereupon the General

General Bologoevski shows up with force in I. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Dines with the narrator at the Zolotoy Rog restaurant; discusses the Siberian situation.

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I
Dines with the narrator at the Zolotoy Rog restaurant; discusses the Siberian situation.
II
Appears at the dance, admires Nina's appearance, and suggests the narrator marry her.
The Spring Dinner and the Waiting Game
Sits next to the narrator at dinner, proclaims his democratic heart and tells a story about pulling a rickshaw coolie.
I
The narrator visits him in London; the General makes crude remarks about Nina and discusses his financial troubles.

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