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Smirnov
also: Смирнов
The meek, habitually silent friend in Chekhov's fable who, on Kruger's advice, starts speaking his mind to a stranger and is arrested for it -- the story's central irony.
Reading notes
- To Speak or to Be Silent? §2 Smirnov
The meek, habitually silent friend who takes Kruger's advice to speak up -- and is promptly arrested for the science and politics he discusses with a stranger, the story's central irony.