On the Eve · Character
Yegor Andreyevitch Kurnatovsky
A precise, iron-willed government official whom Elena's parents quietly groom as her suitor — competent, honest, and utterly unable to imagine why anyone would question a principle.
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Also known as Kurnatovsky, Mr. Kurnatovsky, Yegor Andreyevitch, Monsieur Kurnatovsky
First appearance: xv
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Introduced as Elena's suitor; described as precise, official, practical, and honest but lacking in art appreciation and inner faith.
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Yegor Andreyevitch Kurnatovsky enters the household through the English club and her father's ambitions, an upper-secretary of the Senate with an official smile permanently on duty. Elena studies him with the cool…
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- Stahov household and associates
- Servants and revolutionary contacts
- Protagonist
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