Arbat · Character

Березин

Also known as Berezin, Berezhin

  • Minor
  • First seen · Book 1 · Ch. 18

Березин is a minor character in Arbat (Book 1).

Gender
male
First appears
Book 1 · Ch. 18
Books
1

Berezhin appears across multiple contexts as an elderly man with a distinctive bronze Eskimo-like face and stocky build, progressing from civilian attire to military uniform with four diamonds insignia. His role as a member of the NKVD collegium places him in positions of significant institutional authority, signing papers and managing sensitive documents.

Description

Elderly man with a distinctive bronze Eskimo-like face and stocky, dense heavy build. His expression is characteristically impenetrable, revealing nothing of his thoughts. He wears either well-fitted dark blue civilian suits or military uniforms bearing four diamonds in the tunic buttonholes, carrying himself with the solid presence of someone accustomed to institutional power.

Connections

Family & partnersFriends & mentorsRivals

  • ИЗ

    Иван Запорожецsuspicious of

    Berezin suspects Zaprozhets is planning something in Leningrad that threatens Kirov

Story so far

  1. BOOK 1Children of the Arbat

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