`  == D's father ==  Dr. Mikhail D was NOT a violent alcoholic in the family household, as the article suggests and provides no reference for. He was certainly a strict disciplinarian and prone to mood swings, and the family was undoubtedly patriarchal, but there is no evidence of any alcoholism, or any violence exhibited toward his wife and children. Following his wife's death, there is good cause to believe that he became a ``violent alcoholic`` among his serfs when he retreated to the family's country estate, which may have been a factor in his alleged murder. I will change this if it's okay.   `