Reblogging it so I can add illustrations...
Hi, it's me, Pathologic propaganda lady. Today I brought to you the Stamatins explanation, let's start!
Andrey and Peter are twin brothers and both of them are architects. Working together they can create incredible masterpieces that will break the laws of physics. Peter is the one who designs a project, Andrey is the one who builds. Let's look at them separately...
He is the older one who protects the younger one (Peter), he is obsessed with him and thinks that he is nothing without his brother (like Peter is the talent and I'm just his hands). He became an architect because Peter became an architect.
Andrey is obsessed to the point that he'd rather die than let something happen to Peter. In P1 he killed four armed soldiers as he tried to rescue his brother.
He is a hedonist, he enjoys sex, parties and violence. He is dangerous, he is known for killing people. He might have multiple sexual partners at the same time (it slightly implies that he is bisexual).
Andrey owns a kabak and provides his brother with alcohol. He can even do it on purpose so Peter won't go anywhere (or to keep him from suffering – better he be drunk than in pain).
He just speaks about Peter a lot in P2.
He is depressed, suicidal, an alcoholic and a big talent. He tried to cut himself in P3 and to set himself on fire in P1.
Peter suffers because he can't enter his own creation (the Tower/the Polyhedron).
It seems that he is a less codependent twin (emotionally at least).
He might look like he needs to be protected but people are almost as afraid of him as they are of his brother.
They call the Tower "our daughter". They mourn her when she gets demolished and Andrey promises he will kill her executioner.
They share a candle in the Theatre of Death (it's like an after death lobby where you can meet all characters that you fail to save). The only other couple that share a candle is Saburovs (husband and wife). That could mean that they share a soul like they share a candel.
The other notable thing is their postures: Andrey is kneeling before his brother (ignore the pillar between them) while saying "there isn't a single boundary I haven't broken" which can mean anything (Andrey likes to break the taboos) but why is he doing it like that.
There was a third architect, Farkhad, which both Stamatins valued and respected. And it's quite a popular headcanon that they both shared a bed with him. Farkhad was presumably killed by the twins (or only by one of them). The third wheel I guess...
I think it's implied that they (maybe Andrey mostly) wanted to be a one whole person rather than two separate beings.
They may have other connections in their lives but to each other they are so very special that I want to cry.
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