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* DotingGrandparent: Nina's maternal grandfather Magomet is a BadassGrandpa who adores his granddaughter (even during the time when he refuses to speak to her mother).
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* DotingGrandparent: Nina's maternal grandfather Magomet is a BadassGrandpa badass who adores his granddaughter (even during the time when he refuses to speak to her mother).
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** Yelena Dzhavakha outlives one of her sons, and her daughters-in-law, and her grandson Dato, [[spoiler:and her grandson Yuliko]]. Even though she seems more concerned that the line is dying out, it is still terrifying (and it might be [[JerkassFacade her way of coping]]).
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** Yelena Dzhavakha outlives one of her sons, and her daughters-in-law, and her grandson Dato, [[spoiler:and her grandson Yuliko]]. Even though she seems more concerned that the line is dying out, it is still terrifying (and it might be [[JerkassFacade her way of coping]]). terrifying.
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* TheBadGuyWins: In one of the tales, the mountain spirit Gud is fully successful in breaking up the girl he loves and her fiancé forever. Some people say he even manages to kidnap and marry the girl, since the latter’s never been heard of since.
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* TheBadGuyWins: In one of the tales, ''Old Gud'', the mountain spirit Gud is fully successful in breaking up the girl he loves and her fiancé forever. Some people say he even manages to kidnap and marry the girl, since the latter’s never been heard of since.since; however, Barbale prefers to believe the girl died and he’s still looking for her.
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* GildedCage: One of the stories is about a beautiful girl who marries the amazingly rich and powerful underwater king. She ends up terribly lonely, bored by all the beauty, luxury and magic around her, and only wishing she could go back to her poor old father and the free life in the mountains.
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* GildedCage: One of the stories ''The Water King’s Bride'' is about a beautiful girl who marries the amazingly rich and powerful underwater water king. She ends up terribly lonely, bored by all the beauty, luxury and magic around her, and only wishing she could go back to her poor old father and the free life in the mountains.
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* KillTheOnesYouLove: In one of the tales, Gaiane asks her beloved to kill her rather than let her fall into the enemies’ hands. He flings her off the mountain.
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* KillTheOnesYouLove: In one of the tales, ''The Stone Dzhigit'', Gaiane asks her beloved Gremia to kill her rather than let her fall into the enemies’ hands. He flings her off the mountain.
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* TheBadGuyWins: In one of the tales, the mountain spirit Gud is fully successful in breaking up the girl he loves and her fiancé forever. Some people say he even manages to kidnap and marry the girl, since the latter’s never been heard of since.
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* GildedCage: One of the stories is about a beautiful girl who marries the amazingly rich and powerful Underwater King. She ends up terribly lonely, bored by all the beauty, luxury and magic around her, and only wishing she could go back to her poor old father and the free life in the mountains.
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* GildedCage: One of the stories is about a beautiful girl who marries the amazingly rich and powerful Underwater King.underwater king. She ends up terribly lonely, bored by all the beauty, luxury and magic around her, and only wishing she could go back to her poor old father and the free life in the mountains.
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* KillTheOnesYouLove: In one of the tales, Gaiane asks her beloved to kill her rather than let her fall into the enemies’ hands. He flings her off the mountain.
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* GildedCage: One of the stories is about a beautiful girl who marries the amazingly rich and powerful Underwater King. She ends up terribly lonely, bored by all the beauty, luxury and magic around her, and only wishing she could go back to her poor old father and the free life in the mountains.
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* HalfwayPlotSwitch: Done back and forth throughout the series, between "adventures in Caucasus" and "BoardingSchool drama".
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* HalfwayPlotSwitch: Done back and forth throughout the series, between "adventures in Caucasus" and "BoardingSchool drama". drama", until by ''The Dzhavakha Nest'' it [[BreadEggsBreadedEggs becomes]] "BoardingSchool drama in Caucasus".
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** Magomet and his daughters are stated to be either Tatar or Lezgin.
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* SpiritedYoungLady: All the main characters, as it usually happens in Charskaya’s books.
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* ParentWithNewParamour: Nina’s father Prince Georgy courts a blond baroness whom Nina dislikes. [[spoiler:When it he announces he will marry her, Nina runs away from home, and Georgy ends the relationship]].
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* ParentWithNewParamour: Nina’s father Prince Georgy courts a blond baroness whom Nina dislikes. [[spoiler:When it he announces he will marry her, Nina runs away from home, and Georgy ends the relationship]].
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* SeriesContinuityError: Although the series is generally consistent, there are some (relatively minor) things that don't match.
** Nina's backstory and appearance in ''Memoirs of an Institute Girl'' compared with ''Princess Dzhavakha'' (see EarlyInstallmentWeirdness below).
** Lyuda's last name is spelled differently in different novels; it can be Vlasovskaya or Vlassovskaya.
** In ''The Evenings of Princess Dzhavakha'', Grandmother Yelena, Yuliko, Bragim and Rodam are completely absent, though the story takes place after their arrival. Even the chapter where Nina is sick, bedridden and facing an operation has no mention of them.
** Nina's backstory and appearance in ''Memoirs of an Institute Girl'' compared with ''Princess Dzhavakha'' (see EarlyInstallmentWeirdness below).
** Lyuda's last name is spelled differently in different novels; it can be Vlasovskaya or Vlassovskaya.
** In ''The Evenings of Princess Dzhavakha'', Grandmother Yelena, Yuliko, Bragim and Rodam are completely absent, though the story takes place after their arrival. Even the chapter where Nina is sick, bedridden and facing an operation has no mention of them.
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** [[spoiler:Georgy loses Nina]] and is absolutely crushed by the loss, so much that the institute are frightened of how he looks. [[spoiler:Like Magomet, he arrives too late even to say goodbye]].
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** [[spoiler:Georgy loses Nina]] and is absolutely crushed by the loss, so much that the institute her teachers and classmates are frightened of how he looks. [[spoiler:Like Magomet, he arrives too late even to say goodbye]].
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** Magomet outlives his daughter Mariam and doesn’t even get to see her final moments: he appears galloping on a foam-covered horse in the morning after her death. [[spoiler:Then he loses his granddaughter
Nina, and then his younger daughter Bella is killed along with her husband during a storm]].
Nina, and then his younger daughter Bella is killed along with her husband during a storm]].
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** Magomet outlives his daughter Mariam and doesn’t even get to see her final moments: he appears galloping on a foam-covered horse in the morning after her death. [[spoiler:Then he loses his granddaughter
granddaughter Nina, and then his younger daughter Bella is killed along with her husband during a storm]].
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* FriendOrIdolDecision: At the institute, Nina is often torn between her loyalty to Lyuda (her classmate and best friend) and to Irina (a seventeen-year-old who visits her at the hospital and whom she worships afterwards). [[spoiler:Before dying]], she admits it was Lyuda who was a true friend to her.
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* FriendOrIdolDecision: At the institute, Nina is often torn between her loyalty to Lyuda (her classmate and best friend) and to Irina (a seventeen-year-old who visits her at the hospital and whom she worships afterwards). [[spoiler:Before dying]], she admits it was Lyuda who was a true friend to her.
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* MoodDissonance: Invoked by the institute’s geography teacher Alexey Ivanovich, who is the friendliest, jolliest, and strictest teacher of the school.
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* OutlivingOnesOffspring: Several instances, shown heartbreakingly.
** Yelena Dzhavakha outlives one of her sons, and her daughters-in-law, and her grandson Dato, [[spoiler:and her grandson Yuliko]]. Even though she seems more concerned that the line is dying out, it is still terrifying (and it might be [[JerkassFacade her way of coping]]).
** Magomet outlives his daughter Mariam and doesn’t even get to see her final moments: he appears galloping on a foam-covered horse in the morning after her death. [[spoiler:Then he loses his granddaughter
Nina, and then his younger daughter Bella is killed along with her husband during a storm]].
** [[spoiler:Georgy loses Nina]] and is absolutely crushed by the loss, so much that the institute are frightened of how he looks. [[spoiler:Like Magomet, he arrives too late even to say goodbye]].
** Yelena Dzhavakha outlives one of her sons, and her daughters-in-law, and her grandson Dato, [[spoiler:and her grandson Yuliko]]. Even though she seems more concerned that the line is dying out, it is still terrifying (and it might be [[JerkassFacade her way of coping]]).
** Magomet outlives his daughter Mariam and doesn’t even get to see her final moments: he appears galloping on a foam-covered horse in the morning after her death. [[spoiler:Then he loses his granddaughter
Nina, and then his younger daughter Bella is killed along with her husband during a storm]].
** [[spoiler:Georgy loses Nina]] and is absolutely crushed by the loss, so much that the institute are frightened of how he looks. [[spoiler:Like Magomet, he arrives too late even to say goodbye]].
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* AdultFear: Nina (in her early teens) [[spoiler:vanishes without a trace]]. Then she nearly gets killed [[spoiler:by bandits]].
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* FriendOrIdolDecision: At the institute, Nina is often torn between her loyalty to Lyuda (her classmate and best friend) and to Irina (a seventeen-year-old who visits her at the hospital and whom she worships afterwards). [[spoiler:Before dying]], she admits it was Lyuda who was a true friend to her.
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* AscendedExtra: Downplayed, since Nina is a prominent character in ''Memoirs of an Institute Girl'', but in ''Princess Dzhavakha'' she is the central heroine, and the later books also make her family the focus of the plot.
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* AscendedExtra: Downplayed, Several characters appearing in the early novels play a larger part in the sequels.
** Downplayed with Nina, sinceNina she is a prominent character in ''Memoirs of an Institute Girl'', but in ''Princess Dzhavakha'' she is the central heroine, and the later books also make her family the focus of the plot.plot.
** Bella and Izrail are mostly in the background in ''Princess Dzhavakha'' and absent in ''Memoirs of an Institute Girl'', but they are major characters in ''Lyuda Vlassovskaya''.
* HalfwayPlotSwitch: Done back and forth throughout the series, between "adventures in Caucasus" and "BoardingSchool drama".
** Downplayed with Nina, since
** Bella and Izrail are mostly in the background in ''Princess Dzhavakha'' and absent in ''Memoirs of an Institute Girl'', but they are major characters in ''Lyuda Vlassovskaya''.
* HalfwayPlotSwitch: Done back and forth throughout the series, between "adventures in Caucasus" and "BoardingSchool drama".
* LovableRogue: Nina sees that [[spoiler:Abrek]] isn’t to be trusted, but she likes [[spoiler:him]] anyway for training her in ''dzhigitovka'' (trick riding), working as her guide in the mountains, and plainly being charismatic. [[spoiler:Subverted cruelly when he is revealed to be working for bandits and very nearly murders Nina]].
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* LawOfInverseFertility: Try as she might, Bella can’t conceive, even though: a) both she and Izrail want kids; b) Izrail’s family coldens towards her a lot was they begin to suspect she is infertile.
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* MoodWhiplash: In ''Silly Dev'', Nina is sick with quinsy and everyone in the house is besides themselves with fear for her, and then Barbale proceeds to tell her the funniest story in the book. It is done deliberately – not only does the tale cheer Nina up, [[spoiler:but she laughs so hard her abscess gets opened without surgery]].
