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Madame Krassotkin

Kolya's widowed mother.

minor

Also known as Krassotkin

First appearance: I: Kolya Krassotkin

Madame Krassotkin shows up with force in I: Kolya Krassotkin. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Kolya's devoted and anxious mother, a widow who dotes on him and is courted by Dardanelov.
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Madame Krassotkin first appears in 0074 part iv i kolya krassotkin.

In I: Kolya Krassotkin: Kolya's devoted and anxious mother, a widow who dotes on him and is courted by Dardanelov.

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NPNikolay Parfen…PEPerezvonKSKuzma SamsonovPLPlotnikovKKKolya KrassotkinMKMadame Krassotkin

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  • Schoolboys and Family Circle
  • Trial and Investigation Core
  • Minor and Background Characters

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  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

This scene is the dramatic climax because it centers on Katerina Ivanovna’s hysterical, guilt-ridden declarati…

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