person
Revunov-Karaulov
the rear admiral
also: Ревунов-Караулов, Filipp Yermilych
A small, elderly, retired rear admiral, the story's protagonist, dragged to a stranger's wedding by his nephew to lend the family a title; his harmless enthusiasm for naval jargon and his obliviousness to the family's mercenary motive drive the comedy toward its bitter close.