Solar Plexus

List of CharactersAlik (Alexander Krokin) Nata — Alik’s wife Georgy — Alik’s son Alik’s sister Nadir — Alik’s brother-in-law Lucky — Alik’s nephew (Alik’s sister & Nadir’s son) Eldar Fariz — Eldar’s father (The Rector) Khalida — Eldar’s mother Vika — Eldar’s wife (formerly in love with Marat) Izik — Eldar’s younger brorther Tamila — Izik’s wife Marat Marat’s grandfather (The Doctor) Sultan — Marat’s father Marat’s mother (the typist) Gena — a relative of Marat’s mother Gena’s mother Seidzade (The Writer) Other neighbours & friends: Old Khanmana (a neighbour from the courtyard) Alexandra Sergeevna (a neighbour from the courtyard; friends with Alik’s sister) Titch — Marat’s friend Rafik — a friend Frida — Rafik’s first wife Aida — Rafik’s second wife Seimur — Fariz’s neighbour Nuriev — a newspaper correspondent for The Baku Worker Gudiev — an investigator in a case against the Doctor Press House Drama Group: Maya — Alik’s love interest Comrade Emil — the drama group leader John Agaev — a fellow actor Valya Guryanov — a fellow actor Institute: Ramazanov — Provost for science Gumbatov — Provost for academic matters Gasanov — an institute worker Gasanova — Gasanov’s wife Sofa Imanova — Gasanov’s mistress Amanulla — Fariz’s driver “The solar plexus is an aggregation of nerve ganglions in the human abdominal cavity. Azerbaijan is a sovereign state. Baku is the capital of Azerbaijan. A powerful blow to the solar plexus is fatal.” — From an unpublished textbook of the Azerbaijani language