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Bianki

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minor

First appearance: xxx in various walks

Bianki shows up with force in The Log of the Transport Buford. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Bianki is one of the few deportees not confined to his bunk during a storm; his young nephew has lost his hearing.
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In The Log of the Transport Buford: Bianki is one of the few deportees not confined to his bunk during a storm; his young nephew has lost his hearing. Later, in II: On Soviet Soil: A young Russian of Italian descent…

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UNUnknown NarratorNONovikovNMNestor MakhnoLVLittle VeraBIBianki

Relationship types

  • Other

Character groups

  • Extensive Revolutionary Cast
  • Protagonist
  • Foreign and Bolshevik Officials
  • Anarchists and Bolsheviks

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SetupAftermathClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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See Bianki in xxx in various walks