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Feodor Ilitch Kuligin

A schoolteacher married to Masha, he is kind, pedantic, and cheerfully oblivious to the unhappiness sitting across his own dinner table.

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Also known as Kuligin, Kuligin Natalia Ivanovna, Kuligin Masha, Kuligin Hurt, Kuligin Gaily, Kuligin Laughs, Kuligin She's, Enter Kuligin, Kuligin Who

First appearance: act i

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Kuligin belongs to the household as Masha's husband and the local schoolmaster, a man who likes to hear himself speak and takes quiet satisfaction in his wife and his work. His good nature is real but unperceptive: he…

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ISIrina SergeyevnaMSMasha SergeyevnaIRIvan Romanovit…OSOlga SergeyevnaASAndrey Sergeye…FIFeodor Ilitch Kuligin

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  • Prozorov family and associates
  • Protagonist

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