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Askarev

A universalist thinker encountered by the narrator.

minor

Also known as the Universalist Askarev

First appearance: xxx in various walks

Askarev shows up with force in IX: The Club on the Tverskaya. The page is where that presence becomes real.

A Universalist and member of the Moscow Soviet who explains the Anarchist stance toward the Bolsheviks and argues for the release of imprisoned Anarchists before Krestinsky.
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UNUnknown NarratorKRKrestinskyKEKerenskyPKPeter KropotkinASAskarev

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