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Shabalov

A police inspector investigating revolutionary activities.

minor

Also known as Inspector Shabalov, Leonty Andreyevitch Shabalov

First appearance: xvii

Shabalov shows up with force in XXIX. The page is where that presence becomes real.

The Inspector of National Schools, a crude and uneducated bureaucrat who insists on formal examinations and certificates.
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In XXIX: The Inspector of National Schools, a crude and uneducated bureaucrat who insists on formal examinations and certificates. Later, in The Vice-Governor's Visit and the Plot Against Trirodov: Inspector, arrives…

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Character Web

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TRTrirodovDODoulebovZIZinaidaBOBorodulinKEKerbakhSHShabalov

Relationship types

  • Other

Character groups

  • Police and Society Figures
  • Protagonist
  • Political and Romantic Entanglements
  • Diverse Minor and Symbolic Figures
  • Lower-Class and Official Figures

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  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

The emotional and psychological peak occurs when Elisaveta, amidst the slander and agitation over Egorka’s dea…

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See Shabalov in xvii
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