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Zinaida

Doulebov's wife, a society lady with her own concerns.

minor

Also known as Zinaida Grigorievna, Zinaida Grigorievna Doulebova, Doulebova

First appearance: xi

Zinaida shows up with force in XXVIII. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Instructress at the colony; confronted by the drunken sergeant who lewdly questions her.
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In XXVIII: Instructress at the colony; confronted by the drunken sergeant who lewdly questions her. Later, in The Vice-Governor's Visit and the Plot Against Trirodov: Doulebov's wife, plump and shrewish, leads…

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ZHZherbenevPOPoterinTRTrirodovSHShabalovPDPrince DavidovZIZinaida

Relationship types

  • Other

Character groups

  • Police and Society Figures
  • Political and Romantic Entanglements
  • Protagonist
  • Diverse Minor and Symbolic Figures

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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.

SetupEscalationAftermathClimax
  • Setup
  • 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 Zinaida in xi