Lost Face · Character
Big Ivan
A giant Russian miner who challenges Dave Walsh.
minor
Also known as Big Ivan—Big Ivan the giant, Ivan
First appearance: the passing of marcus o brien
Big Ivan's tie to Subienkow is one of the pressures that moves Lost Face—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
A giant Cossack who is tortured to death by the Nulato women, his suffering witnessed by Subienkow.
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Relationship types
- Rivalry
- Other
Character groups
- Captors and torturers
- Miners and fortune seekers
- Protagonist
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