Cast of Characters
Anya—Runaway slave, manages the Ufa Dacha, married to Filip Pavlovich Tupikov
Arsenyev, Yury—Scout with Vlad and Brandy
Polibin, Artemi Fedorovich—Head of Czar Mikhail’s kitchen
Batur, Erdeni—Zunghar leader
Beketov, Pyotr—Russian tax collector and explorer in Siberia
Birkin, Iakov Petrovich—Brigadier general
Birkin, Ivan Vasilevich—Lieutenant general in command of the “siege” of Kazan
Budanov, Simeon—Head of the Embassy Bureau in Ufa
Chernoff, Zia—Sister to the patriarch of the Chernoff family
Chernoff, Larisa Karolevna—The Chernoff. See A Holmes for the Czar
Denisov, Gregori—Registered Cossack commander of Cossack forces at Tsaritsyn
Dominika—Guardian of Larisa Chernoff. See A Holmes for the Czar
Elina—Pastry chef at Diogenes Club
Gorchakov, Brandy Bates—Princess and advisor to the Czar and Czarina
Gorchakov, Natalia (Natasha) Petrovna—A princess of Russia, advisor to the Czar
Gorchakov, Vladimir Petrovich—Married to Brandy Bates. Advisor to the Czar
Petrov, Gregory—Flight engineer for Irina Novikov, cousin to Ivan Borisovich
Holmes, Miroslava—Licensed private detective and investigator
Ignat Berezin—Radioman on Filaret
Ivanovich, Vadim—Steam head in Ufa
Ivanov, Dimitry—Captain of the Filaret
Kalashnikov, Ivan—Major in RRMC (Royal Russian Marine Corps)
Khan, Salqam-Jangir—Tatar ruler, attacks Ufa
Kirill Blinov—Embassy Bureau China desk
Kirill Veselov—Engineer on Filaret
Lavrenty Belikov—Aide to ambassador from Ufa
Lavrenty Vershinin—War train commander
Lebedev, Boris Timofeyevich —General Tim, commanding the army of the USSR
Leonid Volodin—Pilot
Lyapunov, Alla—Heir to the Lyapunov family, owner of the Diogenes club
Lyapunov, Vasilii—The Lyapunov, engineer and husband of Miroslava
Maslov, Ivan—Brigadier general, army of the Sovereign States of Russia
Maslov, Ivan—General of the Czar’s army
Matvey—Czar Mikhail’s secretary
Novikov, Irina—Captain, female pilot of a Hero-class airplane Tina
Odoevskii, Ivan Ivanovich—Prince, with Sheremetev
Odoevskii, Petr Ivanovich—Prince, and ambassador from Ufa to USE
Ogedei, Ariq—Scout, with Vlad and Brandy
Petrov, Boris Ivanovich—A bureaucrat of Moscow
Petrov, Iosif Borisovich—Boris’ son, in Grantville
Petrov, Ivan Borisovich—Boris’ son, in Ufa
Petrov, Pavel Borisovich—Boris’ son
Platov, Simeon—Major, second-in-command of the Cossacks at Tsaritsyn
Polzin, Olga Petrovichna—Effective mayor of Ufa city, Stanislav’s wife
Polzin, Stanislav Ivanovich—Commander of the “garrison” at Ufa
Romanov, Alexi—Heir apparent to Czar Mikhail
Romanov, Alexis—Son of Czar Mikhail
Romanov, Anna—Tsarevna Anna, daughter of the Czar, born 14 July 1630, seven in Jan 1638
Romanov, Evdokia “Doshinka”—Czarina of Russia
Romanov, Irina—Tsarevna Irina, daughter of the Czar
Romanov, Ivan Nikitich—Czar Mikhail’s uncle, at present running Muscovite Russia
Romanov, Martha—Tsarevna Martha; Daughter of the Czar 19 August 1631, six in Jan 1638
Romanov, Mikhail Fedorovich—Czar of Russia
Ruzukov, Stefan Andreevich—Part owner, shop foreman at New Ruzuka Foundry
Ruzukov, Vera Sergeevna—Congressperson District Two, Ufa
Shein, Mikhail—General of Russia, forms Siberian State
Sheremetev, Fedor Ivanovich—Russian boyar, cousin to Czar Mikhail, takes over as director-general
Simmons, Tami—Up-time nurse hired by Czar
Stroganov, Anatoly Gregorovitch—Head of the wealthy Stroganov family
Stroganov, Efrem Ivanovich—Member of the wealthy Stroganov family
Sulyma, Ivan—A PLC Szlachta and later leader of the Zaporozhian Cossacks
Togym—Sultan, General, Kazakh leader
Trotsky, Fedor Ivanovich—A Russian spy
Tupikov, Filip Pavlovich—Artisan and natural philosopher, Flying Squirrel
Utkin, Ivan Nikolayevich—Colonel of Russia
Utkin, Izabella Ivanovna—Part owner and manager of New Ruzuka Foundry
Utkin, Nikita Ivanovich—Son of Ivan, soldier of Russia
Yulia—midwife and medical expert on the mission east
Yurisovich, Ivan—Minor and Dacha-trained geologist
Zakharovna, Valeriya—Crewwoman on Czarina Evdokia
Zeppi, Bernard “Bernie”—Up-timer hired by Vladimir, counselor to the czar