Doctor Zhivago

Doctor Zhivago

by

Boris Pasternak

Lavrenty Mikhailovich Kologrivov Character Analysis

Lavrenty Mikhailovich Kologrivov, the father of Nadya Kologrivova, is a wealthy landowner and prominent supporter of progressive politics. Kologrivov hosts a variety of socialist intellectuals at his estate, Duplyanka, and virtually adopts both Nika Dudorov and Lara Guichard, employing Lara as a tutor and loaning her the money to support her wayward brother, Rodya.
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Lavrenty Mikhailovich Kologrivov Character Timeline in Doctor Zhivago

The timeline below shows where the character Lavrenty Mikhailovich Kologrivov appears in Doctor Zhivago. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Part 1: The Five O’Clock Express
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...daydreams of revolution. Walking down to the pond, Nika runs into Nadya, the daughter of Kologrivov, the owner of Duplyanka. They take a boat out onto the pond and start to... (full context)
Part 3: The Christmas Party at the Sventitskys’
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...During a thunderstorm at school she realizes the way out and asks her classmate Nadya Kologrivova to help her find work as a tutor so that she can live independently. Nadya... (full context)
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Lara, still living with the Kologrivovs, finishes her education. She and Pasha Antipov fall in love, and he starts university. Lara... (full context)
Part 4: Imminent Inevitabilities
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...Lara moved to a rented room, and he economically supports her while keeping his distance. Kologrivov visits Lara and offers to find her a new apartment, which she moves to after... (full context)