The Created Legend · Character
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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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.
- 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