Petersburg (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Boris Nikolayevich Bugaev
- First Published: 1909
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Symbolism
- Time of Work: 1905
- Setting: St. Petersburg
- Genres: Long fiction, Symbolist literature
- Subjects: Politics, Twentieth century, Revolutions, Poetry or poets, Bombs, East and West, Russia or Russian people
- Locales: St. Petersburg, Russia
Characters Discussed
Nikolai Apollonovich Ableukhov (nih-koh- LAY ah-poh-LOH-noh-vihch ah-bleh- UH-khov), a student and dissident. Nikolai’s flaxen hair is so white that it looks more appropriate for an infant than for a college student. Indeed, Nikolai is still a child in many ways. He is rebellious against his father but still reliant on him for room and board. He is comically impetuous in his romantic life, but his impetuosity stems more from uncertainty than from passion. In fact, uncertainty, a wavering sense of conviction and right action, is the essential trait of his...
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