person
Kashalotov
also: Кашалотов
A government clerk who opens the office mutiny with a fiery speech about living in the enlightened nineteenth century, then vanishes from the story once the delegation is chosen. A different, unrelated namesake merchant appears in "Moi chiny i tituly."
Reading notes
- The Deputy, or the Tale of How Desdemonov Lost 25 Roubles §3 Kashalotov
A government clerk who opens the office mutiny with a fiery speech about living in the enlightened nineteenth century, then vanishes from the story once the delegation is chosen. His surname is coined from kashalot, "sperm whale."