Short Fiction · Character
Vladimir Ivanovich Schavinsky
A well-dressed, sharp-tongued Petersburg painter and newspaper aristocrat who lends half sovereigns to reporters and watches the world with a frowning, appraising eye.
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Also known as Schavinsky, Vladimir Ivanovich
First appearance: the river of life
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Schavinsky moves easily between the drawing rooms of society and the dingy back room of 'The Glory of Petrograd,' where reporters scribble and drink and trade unprintable gossip. He is generous, amused, and quietly…
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Character groups
- Spies, Priests, and Performers
- Biblical and Romantic Figures
- Officers and Society Women
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