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Memoirs of a Revolutionist · Character

Mýshkin

Russian revolutionary who attempted to free Chernyshevsky.

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Also known as Mýshkin

First appearance: i

Mýshkin shows up with force in VI. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Turgenev asks Kropotkin about Mýshkin, admiring him as a man without 'Hamletism.'
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ITIvan TurgenevPKPeter KropotkinMÝMýshkin

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  • Diverse Influences and Acquaintances
  • Imperial Court and Reformers
  • Protagonist

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  • Escalation
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