person
Kanifolev (Alyosha)
Kanifolev
also: Alyosha, Alyoshka Kanifolev
A collegiate registrar dismissed for drunkenness and disorderly conduct, the protagonist of "The Plain Truth," who drunkenly vows to confront his superior with the whole truth.
Reading notes
- The Plain Truth §3 Kanifolev
A minor clerk who has just been dismissed for drunkenness; his surname derives from "kanifol'" (rosin/resin), suggesting shabby comic pathos.