Short Fiction · Character
Pavel Semenovich
A named character, possibly an official.
minor
Also known as III Pavel Semenovich, Semenovich, Pavel Semenovich Padorin
First appearance: short fiction
Pavel Semenovich shows up with force in Isn’t It Terrible?. The page is where that presence becomes real.
The narrator of the story within the chapter; a teacher who lost his idealism after being forced to stop his informal student gatherings.
Pavel Semenovich first appears in 0001 short fiction.
In Isn’t It Terrible?: The narrator of the story within the chapter; a teacher who lost his idealism after being forced to stop his informal student gatherings.
Later, in II: A passenger on the train, engaged in a philosophical discussion about fear and the mundane. He lives in Tikhodol and rents from Budnikov.
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Relationship types
- Other
Character groups
- Village community figures
- Named associates and servants
- Philosophers and officials
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- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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