Who is Kadmins from Cancer Ward and what is their importance? Cancer_Ward English & Literature Kadmins | Cancer Ward

The Kadmins are friends of Oleg from Ush-Terek. They are symbolic of a typical exiled couple in the Soviet Union of that time. As a result of a mistake by the mother-in-law, the couple are sentenced to ten years in Siberia, then exiled to one of the remote republics. Oleg observes that the couple make the best of a truly horrible situation. The Kadmins have a small house in Ush-Terek that they make homey and comfortable, even keeping two dogs with them. Mr. Kadmin runs a weather station and busies himself with swimming in a river several miles away, learning about the town. Instead of becoming bitter and sad, the Kadmins are constantly upbeat, not allowing the system to ruin their lives.