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Ignatyev

A named character.

minor

Also known as John Ignatyev

First appearance: short fiction

Ignatyev shows up with force in XIV. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Author of the cold, ironical letter rejecting Urmánov's proposal, asserting his actual marital rights.
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  • Other

Character groups

  • Philosophers and officials
  • Central family and authority

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  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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