# Dutov — The House of the Dead character guide

> Dutov in The House of the Dead by Fyodor Dostoevsky.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0010-part-i-x-christmas

## Who they are

A convict who is a former soldier and a drunkard.

## In the story

### [IV: First Impressions](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_house_of_the_dead_se/chapters/part-i-iv-first-impressions)

A cowardly braggart who, after serving a short sentence, commits another crime and attacks an officer to delay his flogging.

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