Short Fiction · Character
The Constable
A local official drawn into the escalating absurdity of the two Ivans' quarrel, part of the town's sleepy machinery of authority.
supporting
First appearance: i ivan ivanovitch and ivan nikiforovitch
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Involved in the dispute, attempting to mediate or enforce order.
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He belongs to the small-town apparatus of judge, police chief, and constable that governs B⸺ with more ceremony than efficiency. When the feud between Ivan Ivanovitch and Ivan Nikiforovitch spirals into petitions and…
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- Other
Character groups
- Miscellaneous supporting characters
- Taras Bulba characters
- Viy story characters
- Mirgorod feud characters
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