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Vasenka Townspeople

These characters retreat into silence, rather than defend their neighbors and friends, as more people are arrested and put to death.

Alfonso Barabinski

This character is the first person speaker in all of the "I" poems from Act One. He is later arrested and put to death.

Sonya Barabinski

This character is pregnant at the beginning of the book. Three days after giving birth, she is arrested, humiliated, and shot to death.

Anushka Barabinski

This character is born in the story. Both her parents are murdered and she is temporarily cared for by a neighbor.

Petya

This character is a young deaf boy the soldiers kill at the start of Act One.

Momma Galya Armolinskaya

This character is the "I" speaker in Act Two. She is the middle-aged woman who owns the local theater who bravely stands up against the foreign army.

Soldiers

These characters invade and...

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