person
Lodkin
also: Лодкин, статс-секретарь Лодкин, Secretary of State Lodkin
A Secretary of State mentioned only in passing as the well-connected uncle of Shchepotkin's wife; the revelation of this family tie is what finally sends Dolbonosov's deference over the top.
Reading notes
- Up the Staircase §11 статс-секретаря Лодкина
'Secretary of State' (stats-sekretar) was a high court/imperial-chancellery title, not a mere ministry post -- naming this rank signals real proximity to power, which is precisely what tips Dolbonosov's demeanor from patronizing to obsequious.