The House of the Dead · Character
Neustroev
A convict who is a former soldier and a drunkard.
minor
First appearance: part i x christmas
Neustroev's tie to Kultyapka is one of the pressures that moves The House of the Dead—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
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Relationship types
- Rivalry
- Other
Character groups
- Simpletons and drunkards
- Servants and orderly types
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- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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- Kultyapka
rivalry · negative
Kultyapka and Neustroev are in a state of mutual antagonism, often clashing. How this plays out →
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See Neustroev in part i x christmas