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Vanya

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minor

First appearance: xxx in various walks

Vanya shows up with force in XX: Other People. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Pyotr's son, a Komsomol member who threatens to report his father for counterrevolutionary talk.
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UNUnknown NarratorPVPyotr VassilitchVAVanya

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  • Other

Character groups

  • Extensive Revolutionary Cast
  • Protagonist

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  • Escalation
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  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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