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Arkady Ivanovich Svidrigailov
Arkady Ivanovich Svidrigailov is a character in Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky.
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Also known as Svidrigaïlov, SvidrigaГҜlov, Mr. Svidrigaïlov
First appearance: 0016-part-iii-i
A wealthy, depraved, and enigmatic landowner who arrives in Petersburg pursuing Dounia. He represents a cynical, nihilistic alternative to Raskolnikov's tortured idealism.