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Thursday, November 18, 2010

Koroviev

  • Koroviev's general appearance connects him to the devil who visits Ivan Fyodorevich Karamazov in Dosteovsky's The Brother's Karamozov.
  • Described as an ex-choirmaster, Koroviev could also be based off Ernst Theodor Armadaeus Hoffman, who had a cat for a companion.
Posted by The Runaway Noses at 1:51 PM