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Volunteer Fokin

A volunteer soldier with a minor mention.

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Also known as Fokin

First appearance: i

Volunteer Fokin shows up with force in XVI. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Fokin, a university-educated volunteer, calmly corrects Shapovalenko's error about the Colours, showing quiet defiance.
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In XVI: Fokin, a university-educated volunteer, calmly corrects Shapovalenko's error about the Colours, showing quiet…

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SHShapovalenkoKHKhliabnikovARArkhipovSRSublieutenant …CSCorporal Syero…VFVolunteer Fokin

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  • Other

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  • Enlisted soldiers' suffering
  • Minor soldiers and corporals
  • Protagonist

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SetupEscalationClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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