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Semyon Petrovich Podtykin
Podtykin
also: Семен Петрович Подтыкин
A Court Councillor whose elaborate, gluttonous preparation of his Shrovetide blini ends in an apoplectic stroke mid-bite. His surname suggests подтыкать, "to tuck in," as he tucks his napkin at the start of the scene.
Reading notes
- From the Notebook of Ivan Ivanych (Thoughts and Notes) §62 Court Councillor Semyon Petrovich Podtykin
A civil servant whose elaborate, gluttonous preparation of his blini ends mid-bite in an apoplectic stroke. His surname suggests подтыкать, "to tuck in" -- as he tucks his napkin at the start of the scene.