Pasha Antipov

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Pasha Antipov is a revolutionary idealist in Boris Pasternak's novel "Doctor Zhivago," whose transformation into the ruthless commander Strelnikov reflects the brutalizing impact of war and ideology.

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instanceOf fictional character
literary character
alignment Bolshevik forces (fictional) NERFINISHED
alsoKnownAs Strelnikov NERFINISHED
appearsIn Doctor Zhivago NERFINISHED
associatedTheme conflict between personal life and ideology
loss of innocence
tragedy of idealism
war and revolution
characterArc transforms from idealistic student to ruthless commander
characterDevelopment moves from personal devotion to Lara to devotion to revolutionary cause
commandRole Red Army commander (fictional)
conflict Russian Civil War (fictional depiction) NERFINISHED
contrastWith Yuri Zhivago NERFINISHED
creator Boris Pasternak NERFINISHED
death dies by suicide (in the novel)
emotionalState increasingly disillusioned
firstPublicationContext Doctor Zhivago (1957) NERFINISHED
fullName Pavel Pavlovich Antipov NERFINISHED
genreOfWork historical novel
ideology revolutionary idealism
languageOfWork Russian
literaryDevice used to critique revolutionary extremism
literaryPeriod 20th-century Russian literature
literarySignificance key figure illustrating the moral costs of revolution
medium novel
militaryAlias Strelnikov NERFINISHED
narrativeFunction embodiment of the brutalizing impact of war and ideology
nationality Russian (fictional)
occupation military commander
revolutionary
personalityTrait idealistic (early in the novel)
ruthless (as Strelnikov)
portrayedAs fanatical in pursuit of revolutionary goals
relationshipTypeWith husband of Lara
relationshipWith Yuri Zhivago NERFINISHED
roleInWork major character in Doctor Zhivago
setDuring Russian Civil War (fictional depiction) NERFINISHED
Russian Revolution (fictional depiction) NERFINISHED
World War I (fictional depiction) NERFINISHED
setIn Russia NERFINISHED
spouse Lara NERFINISHED
Larisa Fyodorovna Guishar NERFINISHED
symbolizes dehumanizing effects of ideology
radicalization through violence

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Doctor Zhivago (novel) mainCharacter Pasha Antipov