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Hadji Murád · Character

Aksínya

A Russian peasant woman, briefly encountered.

minor

First appearance: hadji mur d

Aksínya shows up with force in VIII. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Peter's widow, who laments publicly but is secretly glad of his death as she is pregnant by a shopman and hopes to marry him.
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AVAvdéevSASadoPVPrince VorontsóvAKAksínya

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Character groups

  • Historical and minor characters
  • Russian military figures

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  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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