Short Fiction · Character
Andrei Petrovitch
A diarist whose orderly entries slowly crack apart, letting madness seep through the seams of an ordinary life.
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Also known as Petrovitch
First appearance: memoirs of a madman
As a supporting figure in Short Fiction, Andrei Petrovitch is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.
Referred to in newspaper clippings as 'our most respected Andrei Petrovitch,' indicating Tchartkoff's acquired social status.
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He is the voice of a diary that begins in calm observation and ends somewhere far stranger, tracking his own unraveling with unnerving composure. What begins as routine record-keeping becomes a struggle to hold self and…
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- Madness and overcoat characters
- St. Petersburg tales characters
- Mirgorod feud characters
- Miscellaneous supporting characters
- Taras Bulba characters
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