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Count Pirro

An Italian count encountered by the narrator.

minor

Also known as Pirro

First appearance: xxxii odessa life and vision

Count Pirro shows up with force in XXXI: The Cheka. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Allegedly a Brazilian ambassador but actually a Cheka provocateur who lured anti-Bolshevik intellectuals to their deaths.
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UNUnknown NarratorPKPeter KropotkinBABakaievKOKolyaCPCount Pirro

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