Short Fiction · Character

Nikita

A professor mentioned in the context of a story.

minor

Also known as Pirogov, the late Professor Nikita Krylov, Nikita Krylov, Revel

Nikita's tie to Dr. Andrey Yefimitch Ragin is one of the pressures that moves Short Fiction—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.

Kistunov's servant, sent for laurel drops to calm his employer's palpitations.

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With Dr. Andrey Yefimitch Ragin (professional): Dr. Ragin and Nikita are doctor and servant/orderly, with Nikita serving as a caretaker or assistant. With Dr. Andrey Yefimitch Ragin (professional): Dr. Ragin and Nikita are doctor and servant/orderly, with Nikita serving as a caretaker or assistant. With Dr. Andrey Yefimitch Ragin (professional): Dr. Ragin and Nikita are doctor and servant/orderly, with Nikita serving as a caretaker or assistant.

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Character Web

12 connections

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Relationship types

Professional
Other

Character groups

Diverse characters in dramatic and everyday life
Romantic and social navigators
Disillusioned professionals and family figures

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Narrative arc

Story tension across the book.

Setup
Escalation
Breaking point
Aftermath
Closing

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Relationships

Dr. Andrey Yefimitch Ragin
professional · ambivalent
Dr. Andrey Yefimitch Ragin
professional · ambivalent
Dr. Andrey Yefimitch Ragin
professional · ambivalent

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Nikita appears across 14 companion beats. Open any chapter in the free preview to see the notes beside the text.

A Defenceless Creature
Kistunov's servant, sent for laurel drops to calm his employer's palpitations.
IV: Marvels on a Hurdle
The cat, referred to as Fyodor Timofeyitch, who reluctantly participates in the pyramid trick.
II
The protagonist, a teacher who feels increasingly trapped in his comfortable marriage and yearns for a more passionate and meaningful life.
Ward No. 6
The brutal attendant who beats patients and enforces order in Ward No. 6.
I
The porter, an old soldier with a grim face, who lies on litter in the entry, beats people for discipline, and takes Moiseika's earnings.
IV
The attendant who cleans up after the patients and beats the fat peasant.
VII
Mentioned as the attendant who knocks patients about behind the barred windows of Ward No. 6.
IX
The assistant in the ward, ordered by the doctor to clean up and provide boots for Moiseika.
Chapter XI
Observes the doctor's strange behavior and shrugs in response to Hobotov's comments.
XVI
The attendant in the mental ward who jumps up and stands at attention when Andrey Yefimitch and Hobotov enter.
XVII
Brings hospital clothes and bedding, instructs the doctor to change, and removes his personal effects.
Chapter XVIII
The orderly who violently prevents Andrey Yefimitch from leaving, punching him and beating him.
XIX
Told by Dr. Hobotov to fumigate the ward.
IV
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