Yama · Character
Volodya Chaplinsky
A quietly obedient young man hopelessly in love with the artiste Rovinskaya, he performs small humiliations on command and answers her theatrics with tender reproach.
supporting
Also known as Chaplinsky, Volodya
First appearance: yama
As a supporting figure in Yama, Volodya Chaplinsky is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.
A rich young composer-dilettante secretly in love with Rovinskaya, he obediently follows her whims and is questioned about his visits to brothels.
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Chaplinsky moves through the brothel's drawing room as a minor satellite of Rovinskaya's circle, a young man whose devotion is so obvious that she can tease him into mimicking a street musician's head-tossing and call…
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Relationship types
- Romantic
- Other
Character groups
- Secondary Brothel Associates
- Protagonist
- Central Brothel Characters
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Story tension across the book.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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- Rovinskaya
romantic · ambivalent
Rovinskaya and Volodya Chaplinsky are involved in a romantic or flirtatious relationship,… How this plays out →
- Rovinskaya
romantic · ambivalent
Rovinskaya and Volodya Chaplinsky are involved in a romantic or flirtatious relationship,… How this plays out →
- Rovinskaya
romantic · ambivalent
Rovinskaya and Volodya Chaplinsky are involved in a romantic or flirtatious relationship,… How this plays out →
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