The Russian Emperor of the era. He is the novel's most powerful background figure and represents not just authority, but serves as proof of how absolutist power turns a person into someone arrogant, ruthless, and disconnected from reality.
The final word on decisions determining Hadji Murat's fate belongs to him. He legitimizes his own cruelty under the guise of the state's survival and virtue. While ordering the destruction of villages in the Caucasus and the exile of innocent villagers, there is not a trace of mercy in his mind; on the contrary, he fancies himself a supreme figure carrying the welfare of the entire world on his shoulders.
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Hacı Murat
A worthless pawn to be used solely to suppress the Caucasus.
Çernışev
A minister who must carry out his decisions, whom he dislikes but depends upon.
