Short Fiction · Character
The General
A high-ranking officer whose rank makes him impervious to a junior colleague's impossible predicament.
supporting
First appearance: the nose
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The brigade general who gives a grand dinner and later leads the officers to inspect Tchertokoutski's calash.
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He occupies the upper rungs of the Petersburg hierarchy, a man whose time and attention are guarded by protocol and self-importance. When a desperate subordinate tries to report a matter of urgent absurdity, the…
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Character groups
- Viy story characters
- Nose and madness characters
- St. Petersburg tales characters
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