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Vladimir Mikhailich

A character with a few appearances.

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Also known as Mikhailich, Vladimir

Vladimir Mikhailich shows up with force in I. The page is where that presence becomes real.

The narrator, referred to as Mikhailich by his comrade Feodoroff, is the first-person protagonist.

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In I: The narrator, referred to as Mikhailich by his comrade Feodoroff, is the first-person protagonist. Later, in II: The narrator, who…

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I
The narrator, referred to as Mikhailich by his comrade Feodoroff, is the first-person protagonist.
II
The narrator, who reflects on his voluntary enlistment and desire to understand the soldiers.
IV
The narrator, reflecting on the march and the soldiers' hardships.
VI
Mikhailich is the narrator who observes the events and is warned by Jitkoff to stay away from Ventzel.
VII
The narrator, awakened by Feodoroff, listens to the distant firing and imagines the battle.
VIII
The narrator, who reflects on the dead and engages in a tense dialogue with Ventzel about the meaning of their deaths.
IX
The narrator, observes the battle and interacts with the soldiers.

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