What Is to Be Done? · Character
Alekséi Petróvitch
A minor character, possibly a doctor or official.
minor
First appearance: part i the life of vi ra pavlovna in her parents family
Alekséi Petróvitch shows up with force in XXI. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Mertsálov's first name; he officiates the wedding and escorts the guests.
Alekséi Petróvitch first appears in 0006 part i the life of vi ra pavlovna in her parents family.
In XXI: Mertsálov's first name; he officiates the wedding and escorts the guests.
Later, in III: Viéra Pavlovna’s Second Dream: Leads the game of Confession and explains the concepts of actual and fantastic dirt.
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- Protagonist
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See Alekséi Petróvitch in part i the life of vi ra pavlovna in her parents family