Short Fiction · Character

Sergey Kondrashov

A Petersburg reporter whose unrestrained appetites earned him the nickname 'A Pathological Case, not a man' among his scandalous, quarrelling colleagues.

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Also known as Kondrashov, Sergey, little Sergey

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Present at the restaurant; known as 'A Pathological Case, not a man.'

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Kondrashov moves through the saloon of Petersburg's reporting world, a milieu of blackmailers, extortionists, and the inseparable Three Musketeers, where reputations are invented and destroyed over drinks. His voluptuousness is so notorious it has become his identity, and his presence in the room marks the moral texture of the company Schavinsky keeps. He matters less as an actor than as atmosphere — a living symptom of the city's appetite for sensation that the story's early scenes quietly indict.

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Present at the restaurant; known as 'A Pathological Case, not a man.'
The Song and the Dance
Mentioned as the village idiot, Serozha, who goes naked even in the coldest weather.
The White Poodle
The young boy who performs acrobatics and later risks his safety to rescue Arto.
I
A twelve-year-old boy carrying acrobatic equipment and a cage with a fortune-telling goldfinch; he was hired by grandfather five years ago and is now bound to the troupe.
II
The boy performer, expresses wonder at the southern scenery and listens eagerly to Grandfather's tales.
III
The young acrobat; he is curious, energetic, and performs tricks for the villa's residents.
IV
Travels with Lodishkin and proposes to fight the porter, but is restrained.
V
Eats hungrily, wakes to find Arto missing, scolds the old man, and takes a firm, determined attitude despite his grief.
VI
The boy protagonist who risks everything to rescue his dog Arto, showing courage and desperation.
Tempting Providence
The young civil engineer who dies in a railway accident just before reuniting with his wife, exemplifying the theme of tempting fate.
Cain
Mentioned as the sergeant-major who reports to Markof and asks about the old man.
I
The narrator and poor lieutenant; writes a diary of his love for Kate, struggles with class difference and self-sacrifice.
VI
The waiter who shows kindness to the narrator by giving him meat, later dismissed after being struck by Captain von Bradke.
I
The student Drzhevetzky, a skilled card player with unusually long thumbs and a tired expression, resembling antique portraits of young generals.

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