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Starodum

The wise, morally upright uncle-figure from Fonvizin's comedy The Minor, whose name became a byword for old-fashioned probity; invoked satirically for the district's shrunken modern imitations.

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Untitled Play (Bezottsovshchina / "Platonov") Plays · 1 mention

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