Short Fiction · Character

Vassili Akinfievitch

A character in a story, possibly a landowner or official.

minor

Also known as Vassili

First appearance: a slav soul

Vassili Akinfievitch shows up with force in I. The page is where that presence becomes real.

The stable-boy on duty, disliked by the horses for his rough behavior and reeking tobacco.

Vassili Akinfievitch first appears in 0031 a slav soul.

In I: The stable-boy on duty, disliked by the horses for his rough behavior and reeking tobacco.

Later, in II: The barefoot stable-boy who opens the stable doors for the goat at dawn.

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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.

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I
The stable-boy on duty, disliked by the horses for his rough behavior and reeking tobacco.
II
The barefoot stable-boy who opens the stable doors for the goat at dawn.
Emerald's End
Mentioned in Emerald's memories as one of the people from his racing days.
The Piebald Horses
A God-fearing stage-driver who transports St. Nicholas on his urgent journey. He is devoted, skilled with his horses, and deeply distressed when they are destroyed, but obediently follows the saint's instructions.

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