Short Fiction · Character
The Officer
A police officer who returns Kovaloff's nose to him.
minor
First appearance: the nose
The Officer shows up with force in The Calash. The page is where that presence becomes real.
A young officer who comments on the calash's value and is present during the discovery.
The Officer first appears in 0040 the nose.
In The Calash: A young officer who comments on the calash's value and is present during the discovery.
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- Other
Character groups
- St. Petersburg tales characters
- Viy story characters
- Nose and madness characters
- Taras Bulba characters
- Mirgorod feud characters
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- Breaking point
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- Closing
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