Short Fiction · Character
Kalugin
A school friend of the narrator.
minor
Also known as a school friend named Kalugin
First appearance: short fiction
Kalugin shows up with force in III. The page is where that presence becomes real.
The school friend who sacrificed personal life and love to amass a hundred thousand, only to find his revolutionary circle gone and his heroism pointless.
Kalugin first appears in 0001 short fiction.
In III: The school friend who sacrificed personal life and love to amass a hundred thousand, only to find his revolutionary circle gone and his heroism pointless.
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Relationship types
- Other
Character groups
- Village community figures
- Elders and unfortunate friends
- Central family and authority
- Philosophers and officials
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- Breaking point
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- Closing
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