person
Arthur Imbs
Imbs
also: Артур Имбс
A young, earnest German mining engineer lured to Russia by Count Tulupov's vague promises of coal riches; his professional, unflattering report on the estate's coal leaves him stranded and penniless.
Reading notes
- Russian Coal §6 Arthur Imbs
The German mining engineer whose naive faith in the count's promises drives the story's plot -- he is stranded, defrauded, and finally reduced to walking to Kharkov.