# Prince Lev Nikolaevich Myshkin — The Idiot character guide

> Prince Lev Nikolaevich Myshkin in The Idiot by Fyodor Dostoevsky.

**Role:** major

**Also known as:** Prince Lef Nicolaievitch Muishkin, Prince Muishkin, Lef Nicolaievitch, Muishkin, the Prince Muishkin, poor Muishkin, Mr. Muishkin

**First appearance:** 0000-part-i-i

## Who they are

The protagonist, a naive and epileptic prince returning to Russia, embodying Christian goodness.

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