Short Fiction · Character
Nikolai Yevgrafovitch Almazof
A young officer in a story.
minor
Also known as Almazof, Nikolai Yevgrafovitch
First appearance: a slav soul
Nikolai Yevgrafovitch Almazof shows up with force in A Clump of Lilacs. The page is where that presence becomes real.
A poor army officer and academy student who nearly fails his final project due to a paint blot, but is saved by his wife's quick thinking.
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- Other
Character groups
- Officers and Children
- Protagonist
- Lovers and Telegraphists
- Spies, Priests, and Performers
- Biblical and Romantic Figures
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
This is the story's dramatic climax because Vera Nikolayevna, who has previously dismissed Zheltkov’s love as…
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