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Nikodim Fomitch

Also known as the superintendent, the Captain.

The district superintendent who appears during Raskolnikov's summons at the police office. He is more humane and orderly than Ilya Petrovitch, which makes the office feel less like a single machine and more like a room full of conflicting temperaments.

Part III, Chapter V

Porfiry mentions Nikodim Fomitch when reconstructing the odd reports surrounding Raskolnikov after Marmeladov's accident.

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