Anna Karenina

Konstantin Dmitrievitch Levin

Also known as Levin

Kitty’s husband and a country landowner. After Fyodor’s words awaken his faith, Levin comes to see goodness and living for God as life’s meaning, while recognizing that this spiritual change will not instantly remove his temper or everyday failings.

Fyodor the thrasher

Also known as Fyodor

A peasant worker at Levin’s estate who feeds the threshing machine and directs the women. His account of Platon as a man who lives for his soul and in God’s way profoundly influences Levin’s spiritual understanding.

Kirillov

A man Fyodor says rents land at a high price and makes it pay by squeezing people. Fyodor characterizes him as living for his own belly.

Dmitri

Also known as Levin and Kitty’s son · the baby · the boy · Mitya

The infant son of Kitty and Levin. During a storm, Kitty and his nurse shelter him in a copse; later, he shows signs of recognizing his family and delights Levin, who realizes how deeply he loves him.

Darya Alexandrovna Oblonskaya

Also known as Dolly

Stepan Oblonsky’s wife and Kitty’s sister. She visits the Levins with her children and joins the conversation about volunteers going to Servia.

The nurse caring for Mitya

Also known as the nurse

An unnamed nurse who cares for Levin and Kitty’s infant son. She is with him and Kitty in the copse during the storm and later helps bathe him.

The old prince Shcherbatsky

Also known as Prince Shcherbatsky · Prince Alexander Dmitrievitch Shtcherbatsky

Kitty’s father, who visits the Levins and debates Sergey Koznishev and Katavasov about the volunteers going to Servia and public opinion.

Sergey Ivanovitch Koznishev

Also known as Sergey Ivanovitch · Koznishev

Levin’s elder half-brother, an author and public intellectual. Visiting Levin, he argues in favor of the volunteers going to Servia and maintains that they express the Russian people’s will.

Professor Katavasov

Also known as Katavasov · Mihail Semyonovitch · Fyodor Vassilievitch

Levin’s university friend and a professor of natural science. While visiting Levin, he challenges him to debate the Servian cause and later entertains the company with jokes and observations about houseflies.

The coachman on Levin’s shooting trip

Also known as the coachman

An unnamed driver accompanying Levin. He brings Levin home at Kitty’s request and tells him that his brother and a visitor have arrived.

The old bee-keeper

Also known as Mihalitch

An unnamed, tall, silver-haired bee-keeper at Levin’s estate. Asked what he thinks about the war, he says the Emperor has thought for the people and offers to bring the children more bread.

Grisha

Stepan and Dolly Oblonsky’s son. He and Tanya run to meet Levin, then take shelter from the storm.

Tanya

Stepan and Dolly Oblonsky’s daughter. She runs to meet Levin and imitates Katavasov’s swinging arms.

The cook at Levin’s estate

Also known as the cook

An unnamed household cook whom Kitty calls to test whether the baby recognizes familiar people; Mitya frowns at him.

The little boy at the bee-house

Also known as the little lad

An unnamed child at the bee-house who has finished his bread. The old bee-keeper offers him another piece.

The peasant girls working in Levin’s garden

Unnamed workers who run for shelter during the storm.

The children at Dolly’s home

Unnamed children of Dolly and Stepan Oblonsky who play mischievously with raspberries, candles, and milk. Levin recalls their mother’s reprimand as an example of how people may fail to recognize the provisions they depend on.

The children making trouble at home

Also known as the children

Dolly and Stepan Oblonsky’s children, who play with raspberries, candles, and milk before their mother reprimands them. Levin recalls them as an example of people taking for granted the things that sustain them.

Ivan, Levin’s cowherd

Also known as the simple-hearted Ivan · the cowherd

A simple-hearted peasant employed as a cowherd by Levin. Levin drives the trap with him and reproaches him for interfering with the reins, then regrets losing his temper.

The herdsman

An unnamed worker whom Levin sees speaking with the coachman beside a herd of cattle.

The Emperor Alexander Nikolaevitch

Also known as Alexander Nikolaevitch · the Emperor

The Russian Emperor, whom the old bee-keeper says has thought for the people about the war and other matters.

The servant who raised Levin

Also known as his mother

Levin’s unnamed mother, whose Christian beliefs he says he absorbed in childhood and on which he had unknowingly based his life.

Alphonse Karr

A writer whose proposal that advocates of war should lead the attacks is quoted by the old prince.

The peasants listening to church announcements

Also known as the people

Unnamed people whom the old prince says gave halfpence to a church collection without understanding its stated purpose.

The editors advocating war

Also known as the editors

Unnamed newspaper editors whom the old prince jokes should be sent to lead the fighting if they advocate war.

The Turks

The people against whom the volunteers are going to fight, according to Sergey Koznishev.

The Servians

Also known as the Slavonic peoples

The people whose suffering and oppression are cited by Sergey Koznishev as the reason volunteers are going to Servia.

Anna Arkadyevna Karenina

Also known as Madame Karenina · Anna Arkadyevna · The lady accompanying Vronsky’s mother · The lady arriving with Vronsky

Karenin’s estranged wife, Vronsky’s partner, and mother of Seryozha and Annie. Tormented by her deteriorating relationship with Vronsky, she takes her own life by throwing herself beneath a train.

Pyotr

An unnamed coachman who takes Anna to the railway station as she leaves Vozdvizhenskoe.

Annushka

Anna’s longtime maid and companion, who accompanies her with her things as she leaves Vozdvizhenskoe.

The factory-hand led away by a policeman

An unnamed factory worker, almost dead drunk, whom Anna sees being led away by a policeman.

The policeman leading the factory-hand

An unnamed policeman whom Anna sees escorting a drunken factory worker.

The party in the coach and four

An unnamed party traveling in a coach and four for a country excursion, whom Anna sees from her carriage.

The red-faced clerk on a riding-school horse

An unnamed clerk whom Anna sees riding a horse as she travels to the station.

The beggar woman with a baby

An unnamed woman carrying a baby whom Anna sees on the way to the station.

The porters at the Nizhigorod station

Unnamed station porters who run to meet Anna when her carriage arrives.

The conductor on Anna’s train

Also known as the conductor

An unnamed train conductor who lets Anna’s fellow passengers into her carriage and later closes its door.

The grotesque-looking lady on Anna’s train

Also known as the lady in the carriage

An unnamed passenger wearing a bustle who boards Anna’s train carriage with a little girl.

The little girl on Anna’s train

An unnamed girl traveling with the bustle-wearing woman; she calls her Katerina Andreevna and says the woman has got them all.

Katerina Andreevna

The name used by a little girl for the grotesque-looking woman wearing a bustle in Anna’s train carriage.

The peasant in Anna’s dream

Also known as the peasant at the railway carriage

A misshapen, dirty peasant who stoops beside Anna’s train carriage, reminding her of the frightening figure in her recurring dream.

The couple in Anna’s train carriage

Also known as the husband and wife on Anna’s train

An unnamed man and woman who share Anna’s carriage. The husband attempts to engage Anna in conversation, while she imagines their relationship as unhappy and deceitful.

The husband in Anna’s train carriage

Also known as the red-cheeked husband

An unnamed passenger who asks Anna’s permission to smoke as a pretext to talk with her, then speaks French to his wife.

The wife in Anna’s train carriage

Also known as the thin wife

An unnamed passenger who travels with her husband in Anna’s carriage and makes affected remarks with him in French.

The young men on Anna’s train

Unnamed young male passengers whose laughter and loud behavior irritate Anna.

The porter at the station where Anna seeks Vronsky

Also known as the porter

An unnamed porter who tells Anna that Vronsky’s people have come to meet Princess Sorokina and her daughter.

The messenger who brings Anna Vronsky’s letter

Also known as Mihail

Mihail, Vronsky’s coachman, who brings Anna a letter saying Vronsky will be home at ten.

The two maid-servants at the station

Unnamed station workers who stare at Anna’s dress and comment on its lace.

The station-master at Anna’s station

Also known as the station-master

An unnamed official who asks Anna whether she is traveling by train.

The boy selling kvas

An unnamed boy at the station who watches Anna as she walks along the platform.

The gentleman in spectacles

An unnamed man whom a group of ladies and children have come to meet at the station.

The ladies and children meeting the gentleman

An unnamed group at the station who pause their conversation and stare at Anna.

The peasant working beneath the train

An unnamed railway worker who mutters while working on the ironwork above Anna after she throws herself beneath the train.

The young critic of Koznishev’s book

Also known as the author of the article

An unnamed, shy and poorly mannered young writer who publishes a witty, hostile review of Sergey Koznishev’s book.

The man who introduced Koznishev to the critic

Also known as Golubtsov

An unnamed acquaintance at whose home Sergey Koznishev once met the young critic of his book.

The princess who meets the volunteers

An unnamed princess who helps send volunteers to Servia and asks Sergey Koznishev to write a note supporting a young man’s request to go.

Malvinsky

A man the princess says doubted her report about the number of volunteers sent from Moscow.

The young man seeking leave for Servia

An unnamed volunteer whose request to go to Servia has met with difficulty. The princess asks Koznishev to support him with a note.

The gentleman addressing the volunteers

An unnamed man who gives an emotional speech blessing the volunteers as they depart from Moscow.

The lady with the collecting box

An unnamed fundraiser collecting money for the Servian cause at the station.

Stepan Arkadyevitch Oblonsky

Also known as Stiva · Oblonsky

Dolly’s husband and Anna’s brother. At the Moscow station he encounters Sergey Koznishev and Vronsky, praises the volunteers, and tells Sergey that he has been appointed secretary of a committee.

Princess Myakaya

Also known as Princess Myakaya

A blunt society woman, also called Bibish, who is sending a thousand guns and twelve nurses to support the Servian cause.

Vassenka Veslovsky

Also known as Veslovsky

A sociable cousin of the Shcherbatskys. Stepan Oblonsky says he has recently married and is going to Servia.

Dimer-Bartnyansky

A man from Petersburg whom Stepan Oblonsky says is going to Servia with Veslovsky.

Count Vronsky

Also known as Vronsky · Count Alexey Kirillovitch Vronsky

Anna’s partner and the father of their daughter. After Anna’s suicide he is left deeply grief-stricken; he joins the volunteers going to Servia, seeking a cause for which he can risk his life.

Vronsky’s mother

Also known as The mother of Count Vronsky · Countess Vronsky · Countess Vronskaya · the old countess

Vronsky’s mother, who accompanies him as he departs for Servia. She says he attempted suicide after Anna’s death and suffered a prolonged collapse before the war gave him a new purpose.

Princess Sorokina

Also known as the young Princess Sorokina · Young Princess Sorokina

A young princess whom Vronsky’s people meet at the station with her mother. Anna had suspected her of being a rival, but Vronsky’s mother says she was not involved with him.

Madame Sorokina

The mother of Princess Sorokina, who is met by Vronsky’s people at the station.

Alexey Alexandrovitch Karenin

Also known as Prince Alexey Alexandrovitch Karenin · Karenin

Anna’s estranged husband and Seryozha’s father. He takes Anna and Vronsky’s daughter after Anna’s death, despite having initially agreed that Vronsky could have her.

The coachman who witnessed Anna’s death

An unnamed coachman who witnessed Anna throw herself beneath the train and whose account made Vronsky aware of what had happened.

Mary, Countess Vronskaya’s maid

Also known as Mary

An unnamed maid of Vronsky’s mother who told her that a woman had thrown herself under a train.

Yashvin

Also known as Prince Yashvin · Captain Yashvin

Vronsky’s close friend. After losing his money at cards, he decides to go to Servia and persuades Vronsky to join the volunteers.

The doctor who treated Vronsky after Anna’s death

Also known as the doctor

An unnamed physician who described Vronsky’s condition after his attempted suicide as complete prostration.

Ristitch

A man in Milan to whom Sergey Koznishev offers Vronsky an introductory letter, which Vronsky declines.

King Milan

The ruler whose proclamation is discussed by Sergey Koznishev and Vronsky during their conversation about the Servian War.

The Tsar

The Russian ruler whose national anthem is played as the volunteers depart.

The volunteers going to Servia

People traveling to aid the Servians, greeted by crowds and fundraisers. Their motives and character vary, as Katavasov observes.

The tall, hollow-chested volunteer

A young volunteer who is conspicuous at the Moscow departure and talks loudly and drunkenly on the train. He is a wealthy merchant who spent his fortune before the age of twenty-two.

The retired Guards officer among the volunteers

A middle-aged retired officer in an Austrian-style Guards uniform who talks about his varied occupations and listens to the young merchant.

The artilleryman among the volunteers

A quiet, modest volunteer who says he is going because the Servians need help. He is a retired cadet who failed his artillery examination.

The sleeping volunteer

An unnamed volunteer who sleeps in the carriage with the other men traveling to Servia.

The old officer on Katavasov’s train

Also known as the old man in the military overcoat

An unnamed veteran who served in two campaigns and privately doubts that the boastful volunteers will make good soldiers.

The drunkard and thief who volunteered

An unnamed man from the old officer’s district town, known there as a drunkard and thief, who has volunteered to go to Servia.

The ladies greeting the volunteers

Unnamed women who meet the volunteers with bouquets at the Moscow station.

The young volunteers at Tsaritsino

Unnamed volunteers who are greeted by a chorus singing at Tsaritsino station.

The station chorus at Tsaritsino

A group of young men who sing to greet the volunteers at Tsaritsino station.

The young man waving a nosegay

A tall, very young volunteer with a hollow chest who bows and waves his hat and flowers as the volunteers depart.

The two officers among the departing volunteers

Two unnamed officers who emerge on the platform and bow to the crowd.

The stout bearded volunteer

An unnamed stout man with a large beard and a greasy forage cap who emerges on the platform with the volunteers.

Kitty Shcherbatskaya

Also known as Kitty · Princess Shtcherbatskaya

Levin’s wife and the youngest Shcherbatsky daughter. She welcomes Sergey Koznishev and Katavasov to Pokrovskoe, then hurries to nurse her infant son Mitya.

Natalia Lvova

Also known as Natalia

The second Shcherbatskaya sister, married to Arseny Lvov. She is with Kitty and their father at Pokrovskoe when the visitors arrive.

Agafea Mihalovna

Also known as The old nurse and housekeeper

Levin’s longtime nurse and housekeeper. She helps bring Mitya to Kitty to be nursed and is tenderly convinced that the baby recognizes her.

The old woman threshing grain

Also known as Matrona

An unnamed elderly worker at Levin’s estate, whom he once treated after a beam fell on her during a fire. Levin sees her working at the threshing floor and reflects on mortality.

The young woman in the red jacket

An unnamed worker at Levin’s threshing floor who skillfully shakes grain from its husks.

The piebald horse at the threshing machine

An unnamed horse that powers the threshing machine at Levin’s estate.

Platon

Also known as Uncle Fokanitch · Fokanitch

A well-to-do peasant of good character whom Fyodor calls a righteous man. He forgives debts and does not squeeze the last penny from people, living, in Fyodor’s words, for his soul and in God’s way.

Mituh

A contemptuous nickname Fyodor uses for Kirillov, the former house porter who rents land and exploits those who owe him.

The former house porter who rents Levin’s land

An unnamed former house porter who rents land from Levin; Fyodor says he squeezes his tenants to make the high rent pay.

The laborers and peasants at Levin’s threshing floor

Unnamed workers who thresh grain and carry out the summer harvest at Levin’s estate.

The women working at the threshing floor

Unnamed women workers whom Fyodor directs while they thresh grain.

The peasant who explains Platon’s character

Also known as Fyodor

An unnamed peasant worker at Levin’s estate who explains that Platon forgives debts and lives for his soul. He is identified in the passage as Fyodor the thrasher.

Seryozha

Also known as Anna’s Seryozha · Sergey Alexyevitch

Anna and Karenin’s son. Remembering his mother is painful, and he resents being questioned about whether he remembers her.

The tutor of Seryozha

Also known as Vassily Lukitch

Seryozha’s tutor, who finds him upset after his uncle asks whether he remembers his mother and tries to learn what is wrong.

The director

An unnamed school official whom Seryozha’s tutor says they may need to speak to about Seryozha’s dangerous game.

Prince Tchetchensky

A club member known for playing billiards. Oblonsky cites him as a man with a respectable family and a second, illegitimate family.

The grown-up pages in Prince Tchetchensky’s family

Unnamed young men in Prince Tchetchensky’s legitimate family, mentioned as an example of the children he raises.

Prince Tchetchensky’s illegitimate children

Unnamed children in Prince Tchetchensky’s second family, which he prefers and sometimes visits with his eldest son.

The eldest son of Prince Tchetchensky

An unnamed son from Prince Tchetchensky’s legitimate family, whom his father sometimes takes to visit his second family.

Arseny Lvov

Also known as Lvov · the diplomat Lvov · the husband of Natalia

Natalia’s husband, a former diplomat who moved to the Moscow court department to educate their two sons. Oblonsky considers his devoted attention to his children an example of a Moscow attitude he dislikes.

Bryantsev

A high-ranking government functionary whom Oblonsky met in Petersburg; their chance meeting and social ease illustrate how careers can advance there.

Bartnyansky

A wealthy Petersburg acquaintance of Oblonsky who laughs at his debt and says he himself owes a much larger sum while continuing to live well. Oblonsky asks him to recommend him to Mordvinsky for a secretaryship.

Mordvinsky

A man whom Bartnyansky knows and whom Oblonsky hopes to influence in pursuit of a secretary’s appointment.

Zhivahov

A man deeply in debt and without money who nevertheless continues to live in style, cited by Oblonsky as an example of Petersburg attitudes toward debt.

Count Krivtsov

A man considered financially ruined who nevertheless maintains two mistresses, cited by Oblonsky as an example of Petersburg life.

Petrovsky

A man who has spent five million roubles but continues to live in his former style and works as a manager in the financial department.

Prince Pyotr Oblonsky

Stepan Oblonsky’s sixty-year-old relative, recently returned from abroad. He tells Stepan how travel and life abroad make him feel young again; he is staying with Stepan in Petersburg.

Princess Betsy Tverskaya

Also known as Betsy · Princess Tverskaya · Princess Elizaveta Federovna Tverskaya

Anna’s cousin by marriage and a wealthy leader of fashionable Petersburg society. She enjoys Stepan Oblonsky’s teasing flirtation and invites him back to finish their interrupted conversation.

Countess Lidia Ivanovna

Also known as Lidia Ivanovna · the Countess Lidia Ivanovna · Samovar

A close friend of Karenin and a prominent figure in a religious and philanthropic Petersburg circle. She has become devoted to Landau and consults him on matters affecting Karenin, including Anna’s divorce.

Landau

Also known as Jules Landau · Monsieur Landau · Count Bezzubov · the Frenchman

A French clairvoyant formerly employed in a Paris shop, adopted by Countess Bezzubova and now called Count Bezzubov. Countess Lidia Ivanovna and Karenin treat his trances and pronouncements as authoritative, and his influence leads to Karenin’s refusal of Anna’s divorce.

Yury Meledinsky

An invalid whom Landau was said to have cured; his wife brought Landau to Russia.

The wife of Yury Meledinsky

An unnamed woman who brought Landau to her invalid husband, helping establish his reputation.

Countess Bezzubova

A countess whom Landau was said to have cured and who adopted him as her son, giving him the title Count Bezzubov.

The hall-porter at Countess Lidia Ivanovna’s house

Also known as the hall-porter

An unnamed porter who tells Oblonsky that Karenin and Count Bezzubov are with the countess.

The footman serving tea at Countess Lidia Ivanovna’s house

Also known as the footman

An unnamed servant who hands round tea and carries letters to Countess Lidia Ivanovna.

The person who sends Countess Lidia Ivanovna a letter

An unnamed correspondent whose letter is delivered during Oblonsky’s visit.

The person requesting an appointment with Countess Lidia Ivanovna

Also known as Madame Borozdina

A woman whose appointment Countess Lidia Ivanovna schedules for the following day.

Marie Sanina

Also known as Marie Sanina

A woman whose only child died. Countess Lidia Ivanovna cites her as someone who found religious consolation and came to thank God for the child’s death.

The swimming teacher to the Queen of Sweden

Also known as the lady teacher of swimming

An unnamed older woman who gives an exhibition of swimming skill at a dinner and boat race attended by Vronsky.

Hannah

Also known as Anna’s English protégée

An English girl whom Anna cares for and teaches. Vronsky’s dismissive remark about the girl’s education becomes the subject of a quarrel with Anna.

Anna and Vronsky’s daughter

Also known as Annie · Anna and Vronsky’s daughter

Anna and Vronsky’s young daughter. Anna visits her in the nursery but, in her distressed state, thinks first of Seryozha and finds the child’s resemblance to Vronsky painful.

The English nurse of Anna’s daughter

Also known as the smart, tall English nurse

An unnamed English nurse who cares for Anna and Vronsky’s daughter. She tells Anna she is well when Anna enters the nursery.

Vronsky’s valet

An unnamed servant who brings Vronsky a telegram from Stepan Oblonsky and later asks him to sign its receipt.

Anna’s aunt who brought her up

Also known as Anna’s aunt

An unnamed aunt who raised Anna and whom Anna considers visiting after her rupture with Vronsky.

The young girl who brings Vronsky a parcel

Also known as the daughter of Madame Sorokina

The unnamed daughter of Madame Sorokina, who brings Vronsky money and deeds from his mother.

The maid who tells Vronsky Anna has a headache

Also known as the maid

An unnamed servant who tells Vronsky that Anna has a headache and has asked him not to enter her room.

The messenger who returns Anna’s note

Also known as Mihail

The unnamed messenger Anna sends to the stables with a note for Vronsky. He returns without finding him and reports that Vronsky has driven off on the lower city road.

The footman at the Oblonskys’ house

Also known as the footman

An unnamed servant who tells Anna that Kitty Levin is visiting Dolly.

The maid who tidies Anna’s room

Also known as the maid

An unnamed household servant whom Anna speaks to while in distress.

Annushka’s husband

An unnamed man whom Anna recognizes in the street as she rides through Moscow.

The two boys playing at horses

Also known as the children playing at horses

Two unnamed boys playing in a Moscow boulevard, whom Anna sees from her carriage and associates with memories of Seryozha.

The porter at Anna’s house

Also known as the porter

An unnamed servant who gives Anna the telegram from Vronsky saying he cannot come before ten o’clock.

Nikolay Ivanovitch Sviazhsky

Also known as Sviazhsky

Levin’s friend and district marshal. He has invited Levin to the Society of Agriculture.

The little old waiter at the refreshments

An unnamed older waiter at the club counter who calculates Levin’s bill.

The porter at the club

Also known as the porter

An unnamed club porter who calls for Oblonsky’s carriage.

The sledge driver in the street

An unnamed driver whose angry shout Levin hears as Oblonsky’s carriage enters the street.

Princess Varvara

Also known as Princess Varvara

An aunt of Stepan Oblonsky who lives with Anna and Vronsky. Anna says she has stopped visiting, judging Anna’s situation improper.

The English girl Anna teaches

Also known as Anna’s pupil · the little English girl

A pretty, red-haired child whom Anna teaches and has taken into her home after her family fell into hardship. Anna helps prepare the boys in the family for high school and considers the girl gifted and kind.

The English trainer who worked for Vronsky

Also known as the trainer · the Englishman

A skilled trainer formerly employed by Vronsky who has become an alcoholic and suffers from delirium tremens. Anna takes in his daughter and helps support the rest of his family.

The trainer’s sons

Also known as the boys

The unnamed sons of Vronsky’s former English trainer, whom Anna helps prepare for high school in Russian.

The trainer’s family

Also known as the whole family

The unnamed family of Vronsky’s former English trainer, left destitute by his alcoholism. Anna takes responsibility for helping them.

M. Vorkuev

Also known as Vorkuev · Ivan Petrovitch

A publisher and author visiting Anna. He has read her children’s story, praises it, and discusses art with her and Levin.

Mihailov

Also known as The Russian artist Mihailov

A Russian painter living in Italy. He painted Anna’s portrait, which Levin sees at her home.

Katerina Alexandrovna’s mother

Also known as the old princess · the princess

Kitty’s mother, who comes to be with her during labor, helps move the holy picture to her bedside, and shares her joy after the birth.

The maid-servant attending Kitty

Also known as the maid-servant

An unnamed servant who comes when Kitty rings and follows her directions during labor.

Lizaveta Petrovna

Also known as the midwife

A midwife summoned when Kitty goes into labor. She reassures Levin, attends Kitty through the birth, and announces that the newborn is a boy.

The doctor attending Kitty

Also known as Pyotr Dmitrievitch · the doctor

Kitty’s unnamed doctor, addressed as Pyotr Dmitrievitch. Though Levin urgently fetches him, he takes time over his coffee before coming to attend the labor.

The doctor’s footman

Also known as the footman

An unnamed servant who initially refuses to wake the doctor, then does so after Levin offers him money.

The chemist’s shop assistant

Also known as the assistant

An unnamed assistant who prepares opium for Levin after consulting someone behind a partition.

The chemist behind the partition

An unnamed person who authorizes the assistant to give Levin opium.

The Shcherbatsky princess

Also known as Princess Shcherbatskaya

Kitty’s mother. She comes to the house during Kitty’s labor and stays by her through the birth.

The old prince’s waiting maid

An unnamed longtime servant who helps Levin retrieve the holy picture and place it beside Kitty during labor.

The children of the English trainer

The unnamed children of Vronsky’s former trainer; Anna takes his little girl into her home and prepares the boys for high school.

Anna’s daughter

Also known as Annie · Anna and Vronsky’s daughter

Anna and Vronsky’s young daughter, whom Anna mentions while speaking with Levin.

Sokolov

Levin’s bailiff, who writes that the corn can fetch only five and a half roubles.

Levin’s sister

Levin’s unnamed sister, who writes to complain that he has not settled her business.

Fanny

Also known as Anna’s English pupil

The red-haired English girl whom Anna teaches and has taken into her household. Anna describes her as gifted and sweet-natured.

Anna’s brother

Also known as Stepan Oblonsky

Stepan Oblonsky, who visits Anna and negotiates with Karenin about her divorce.

Pomorsky

A man who may influence the committee appointment Stepan Oblonsky seeks; Karenin says the matter is more in Volgarinov’s hands.

Volgarinov

A man involved in the appointment of the secretary of a railway and banking committee. He kept Oblonsky waiting and received his request with apparent triumph.

Petrov, the bank director

Also known as Petrov

A bank director whose twelve-thousand-rouble income Oblonsky cites as evidence that his own salary is too small.

Sventitsky, the company director

Also known as Sventitsky

A company director whose seventeen-thousand-rouble income Oblonsky cites while seeking a better-paid post.

Mitin

A man who founded a bank and earns fifty thousand roubles, cited by Oblonsky as a comparison for his own salary.

The two ministers

Two unnamed ministers involved in deciding who will receive the secretary position Oblonsky seeks.

The lady involved in the appointment

An unnamed woman among the people whose support Oblonsky must secure for the committee appointment.

The two Jewish decision-makers

Two unnamed men involved in deciding the appointment Oblonsky seeks; Volgarinov is one of the people he has approached.

The people waiting with Oblonsky at Volgarinov’s office

Also known as the other petitioners

Unnamed petitioners who wait alongside Oblonsky at Volgarinov’s office.

Marya Petrovna

A woman whose illness is mentioned in conversation during Kitty’s labor.

The nurse attending Kitty

An unnamed nurse who helps care for Kitty during and after her labor.

The daughter of the trainer

Also known as the little girl

The English trainer’s little girl, whom Anna takes into her home.

Korney

Also known as Korney Vassilievitch

A servant in the Karenin household who announces Oblonsky and Seryozha.

The doctor who treated Seryozha

Also known as the doctor

An unnamed physician who advised sea bathing and later approved Seryozha’s return to school.

The director of a department

An unnamed official whom Oblonsky momentarily thinks has arrived when Korney announces Sergey Alexyevitch.

Seryozha’s schoolfellows

Unnamed boys at school with whom Seryozha has made friends.

Snetkov

The incumbent marshal of Kashinsky province, an honest, old-fashioned nobleman whom Sergey Koznishev’s party seeks to replace. He is elected again in an initial ballot, but loses the subsequent contest to Nevyedovsky and is distraught.

Nevyedovsky

A former university professor and friend of Sergey Koznishev whom the new party puts forward as a candidate for provincial marshal. He becomes the new marshal after defeating Snetkov in the final election.

The secretary of the meeting

Also known as the secretary

An unnamed meeting secretary who announces the candidates and voting at the provincial elections. He later summons Levin back to the hall when Nevyedovsky is being voted on.

The malignant gentleman

An unnamed, small, young-looking nobleman who argues sharply during the election dispute and speaks for the opposing party. He is Nevyedovsky, one of the two candidates for provincial marshal.

The governor of Kashinsky province

An unnamed governor who opens the provincial elections with a speech urging the nobility to elect public officials for the public good. He is Vronsky’s former schoolmate, whom Vronsky once patronized and protected; he attends Vronsky’s celebratory dinner and invites him to a concert.

The old waiter in the election hall

An unnamed older waiter whom Levin watches teaching others to fold napkins; he is distinct only if the text indicates an additional person beyond the gray-whiskered waiter.

Marya Yevgenyevna Rtishtcheva

A Moscow woman staying at the German watering-place with her daughter. She joins the Shcherbatskys’ circle and laughs heartily at the prince’s jokes.

The celebrated Moscow doctor sought for Nikolay Levin

Also known as the celebrated Moscow doctor

An unnamed prominent Moscow physician whom Nikolay repeatedly demands during his final illness, though he is not brought to him.

The doctor attending Nikolay Levin

Also known as the doctor

An unnamed physician called by Levin from the club to examine Nikolay. He prescribes medicine and a detailed diet, and later estimates that Kitty’s illness is fatigue before confirming she is pregnant.

Marya Nikolaevna

Also known as The wife of Nikolay Levin · the sick man’s companion · Marya Nikolaevna · Masha

Nikolay Levin’s companion and former mistress, whom he loves and respects as his wife. She is with him through his final illness and tells Levin and Kitty when he is dying.

Marya Borissovna

Also known as Princess Marya Borissovna · Kitty’s godmother

An elderly woman and Kitty’s godmother, fond of her. Kitty visits her with her father and unexpectedly meets Vronsky there.

The coachman returning without Vronsky

An unnamed coachman who returns to Anna at Vozdvizhenskoe without Vronsky after the provincial elections.

The young governor at Vronsky’s dinner

Also known as the governor · Little Katka Maslov

The governor of Kashinsky province, a high-ranking general and Vronsky’s former schoolmate. Vronsky knows him by his old Pages’ Corps nickname, Katka Maslov, and tries to put him at ease during dinner.

Shirkov

An old friend of Vronsky who lends him a large house in town. He holds a post in the Department of Finance and directs a flourishing bank in Kashin.

The marshal’s wife

Snetkov’s wife, mentioned when a nobleman jokes that the footmen in stockings ordered for her husband’s ball may have to be sent back.

The marshal of the province

An unnamed provincial official who presides over the election proceedings. At the contest’s end he is exhausted and dismayed by Nevyedovsky’s victory.

The captain of the guards, Mihail Stepanovitch Snetkov

Also known as Snetkov

The incumbent marshal of Kashinsky province, an honest, old-fashioned nobleman whom Sergey Koznishev’s party seeks to replace. He is elected in an initial ballot, but loses the subsequent contest to Nevyedovsky and is distraught.

Staff-captain Yevgeney Ivanovitch Apuhtin

Also known as Yevgeney Ivanovitch Apuhtin

A candidate called upon for the provincial marshalship during the election proceedings; he declines.

Pyotr Petrovitch Bol

Also known as Count Bol

A man called upon as a candidate for provincial marshal during the election proceedings; he declines. Levin later visits Countess Bola, apparently his household.

Meidel

A man praised by a woman in the galleries as an eloquent speaker, though less eloquent than Sergey Koznishev.

The adept at the ballot box

An unnamed election participant who tries to infer from the movement of voters’ elbows which ballot side they choose.

The fashionable ladies in the galleries

Unnamed women who gather in the galleries to listen to the election proceedings below.

The lady praising Koznishev

An unnamed woman in the galleries who praises Sergey Koznishev’s speech and compares his eloquence with Meidel’s.

The lawyer listening to the lady

An unnamed lawyer in the galleries who listens as a woman praises Koznishev’s speech.

The high school boy in the galleries

An unnamed tired-looking boy who walks up and down in the entry to the galleries.

The deputy prosecutor

An unnamed official whom Levin meets on the stairs, speaking with a lady.

The lady on the stairs with the deputy prosecutor

An unnamed woman who hurries past Levin on the stairs with the deputy prosecutor.

The two red-faced gentlemen

Two unnamed men who rush out of the locked election room; one says he cannot bear any more of the proceedings.

The doorkeeper of the election room

An unnamed doorkeeper whom the provincial marshal scolds for allowing people out; he explains that he let someone in.

The governor’s wife

The unnamed wife of the Kashinsky governor, who is eager to meet Vronsky and organizes a concert for the benefit of the Servians.

The valet delivering Anna’s letter

Vronsky’s unnamed valet, who brings him Anna’s letter from Vozdvizhenskoe by special messenger during the celebratory dinner.

The guest who compares the valet to Sventitsky

Also known as the guest speaking French

An unnamed dinner guest who remarks in French that Vronsky’s valet resembles deputy prosecutor Sventitsky.

The celebratory dinner guests

A group of roughly twenty of Sviazhsky’s active, well-bred liberal allies who dine with Vronsky after Nevyedovsky’s election.

The old Princess Marya Borissovna

Also known as Marya Borissovna · Kitty’s godmother

An elderly woman and Kitty’s godmother, fond of her. Kitty visits her with her father and unexpectedly meets Vronsky there.

The monthly nurse

An unnamed nurse caring for Kitty during her late pregnancy in Moscow.

Countess Bola

Also known as Countess Bol

A Moscow countess whom Levin visits at Kitty’s urging. She is careworn and severe, and has two daughters.

The elder daughter of Countess Bola

An unnamed daughter of Countess Bola, present when Levin visits the family.

The younger daughter of Countess Bola

An unnamed daughter of Countess Bola, present when Levin visits the family.

The Moscow colonel

An unnamed colonel known to Levin who visits Countess Bola’s home and talks about the opera and culture.

Kouzma

A member of Levin’s household who lays out his clothes and brings the missing wedding shirt to the hotel just in time. In Moscow, he looks after Levin and Kitty’s household and reports that their horse Beauty is lame.

Beauty

Also known as the left shaft-horse

A horse brought from the country for Levin’s carriage in Moscow. Kouzma reports that Beauty has been badly shod and is lame.

The jobmaster

An unnamed person from whom Levin hires a pair of horses for the household carriage in Moscow.

Metrov

A distinguished Petersburg scholar and writer on sociology whose article Levin admires. He discusses labor and land with Levin, then invites him to share his work.

Pyotr Ivanovitch

A man whom Katavasov says he and Metrov were going with to the Society of Amateurs meeting; his identity is not otherwise established.

Svintitch

A man whose jubilee in zoology is commemorated at a Society of Amateurs meeting. Katavasov delivers an address on his scientific work.

The chairman of the Society of Amateurs

Also known as the chairman

An unnamed chairman at the meeting commemorating Svintitch’s jubilee. Metrov introduces Levin to him after Katavasov’s address.

The reader of the biography

An unnamed person who reads a biography aloud at the Society of Amateurs meeting.

The student at the Society of Amateurs meeting

An unnamed student who tells Levin that a biography is being read and looks at him with displeasure.

The poet Ment

Also known as Ment

A poet who sends verses for Svintitch’s jubilee; the chairman reads them aloud at the meeting.

The young professors

A group of unnamed professors who submit a separate resolution in a university dispute.

The three old professors

Three unnamed senior professors who reject the opinion of the younger professors in a university dispute.

Misha

Also known as Lvov’s elder son

One of Arseny and Natalia Lvov’s two sons. His grammar assignment prompts his father to study Buslaev’s grammar.

The younger son of Arseny and Natalia Lvov

An unnamed boy, one of the two sons Arseny and Natalia Lvov are raising in Moscow.

Mahotin, Lvov’s colleague

Also known as Mahotin

A colleague of Arseny Lvov in the court department who visits him in court uniform. The passage does not establish whether he is the same person as Vronsky’s steeplechase rival.

Madame Apraksina

A woman whose sudden death is discussed during Levin’s visit to Countess Bola and at Lvov’s home.

The beautiful Natalia Alexandrovna

Also known as Madame Lvova · Natalia

Arseny Lvov’s wife and Kitty’s sister. She takes Levin to a concert and a public meeting and joins him in planning how to help Dolly.

The two sons of Arseny and Natalia Lvov

Also known as Lvov’s boys

Arseny and Natalia Lvov’s two handsome sons, being educated in Moscow. Their father strives to form their character and give them a good education.

Mikhail Lvov’s colleague Mahotin

Also known as Mahotin

A colleague of Arseny Lvov in the court department who visits him in court uniform. The passage does not establish whether he is the same person as Vronsky’s steeplechase rival.

The amateur musician

An unnamed musical enthusiast whom Levin sees talking with Pestsov at the concert.

Pestsov

A liberal Moscow intellectual whose views on the Russian commune and women’s occupations are discussed by Levin and others. At a Moscow concert he praises a fantasia and argues with Levin about music and the arts.

Cordelia

A character in Shakespeare’s King Lear, invoked in the program for the musical fantasia discussed at the concert.

The sculptor who carved poetic phantoms

An unnamed sculptor whom Levin cites as an example of art going wrong by combining forms from different arts.

The connoisseurs at the concert

Unnamed concertgoers whom Levin seeks out to understand the new music.

Lucca

A singer praised by Countess Bola and Levin after an opera performance.

The porter at Countess Bola’s house

Also known as the porter

An unnamed servant who receives Levin’s coat, confirms the family is home, and records his address.

The Countess Bola household servants

Unnamed servants whom Countess Bola gives instructions to when Levin arrives.

The visitor at the public meeting

An unnamed acquaintance who invites Levin to a meeting of the Society of Agriculture.

The members of the committee meeting

A large gathering of people, mostly from high society, attending a public committee meeting in Moscow.

The Society of Agriculture lecturer

An unnamed speaker scheduled to deliver a celebrated lecture at the Society of Agriculture meeting.

Krilov

A fabulist whose tale about punishing a carp by putting it in water is recalled by Levin during a discussion of a court sentence.

The acquaintance who repeats Krilov’s fable

An unnamed acquaintance from whom Levin heard a remark based on one of Krilov’s fables.

The old prince at the club

Also known as Prince Shcherbatsky · Prince Alexander Dmitrievitch Shtcherbatsky

Kitty’s father, who takes Levin around the Moscow club and explains its customs and the club nickname “shlupik.”

The third porter at the club

An unnamed club servant, familiar to Levin, who admits visitors at the upper doors.

The man at the fruit buffet

An unnamed club employee who sits at the fruit buffet.

The old man entering the club

An unnamed elderly club member whom Levin overtakes on his way into the dining room.

Gagin

A young officer from Petersburg who dines with Levin, Turovtsin, and Oblonsky at the club. He tells a story and is part of the lively group Levin enjoys.

Turovtsin

A good-natured, simple man whose blunt phrase about a husband challenging and shooting his rival stays in Alexey Alexandrovitch’s mind. At the Moscow club he welcomes Levin and sits with him and Gagin.

The young officer accompanying Yashvin

Also known as Yashvin

Prince Yashvin, Vronsky’s close friend. At the club, he is introduced to Levin as the tall Guards officer who has been celebrating Vronsky’s horse-racing success.

Pyotr Illyitch Vinovsky

Also known as Vinovsky

A club member who sends champagne to Stepan Oblonsky and Levin.

The bald man with red mustaches

Also known as Pyotr Illyitch Vinovsky

A club member whom Stepan Oblonsky identifies as a good-natured acquaintance; he sends champagne to Oblonsky and Levin.

The colonel celebrating Vronsky’s racing success

Also known as Yashvin

Prince Yashvin, Vronsky’s close friend and a tall officer of the Guards. He tells Levin that Vronsky has won his second Imperial prize and then leaves for the card room.

The marker at the billiard table

An unnamed club employee who prepares the billiard table and knocks a ball about while waiting for players.

Vassily, the club porter

Also known as Vassily

A club porter known for his witty remarks. The old prince recounts his reply to Prince Tchetchensky’s question about how many “shlupiks” were present.

The young man reading in the club library

An unnamed young club member with an angry expression who turns through journals in the reading room.

The bald general in the club library

An unnamed general who reads in the club’s dark reading room.

The three men discussing politics at the club

Three unnamed club members engaged in a heated discussion of political news.

Tushkevitch

A handsome young man often at Princess Betsy’s house. At Vozdvizhenskoe he joins the dinner party and plays lawn tennis with Dolly before giving up.

The steward at Vozdvizhenskoe

Also known as the German steward

Vronsky’s capable German steward, addressed at dinner as Karl Fedoritch. He explains the reaping machine and is usually careful to justify proposed estate expenses to Vronsky.

The young doctor at Vozdvizhenskoe

A doctor employed at Vronsky’s estate, addressed as Vassily Semyonitch. At dinner he reports that an old woman’s illness is taking a bad turn.

The architect at Vozdvizhenskoe

An architect overseeing construction at Vronsky’s estate. At dinner he praises how directly Vronsky resolves building matters.

The stout butler at Vozdvizhenskoe

An unnamed butler who announces dinner at Vronsky’s house.

Darya Alexandrovna’s maid

An unnamed maid who brushes Dolly’s dress and helps her prepare for dinner at Vozdvizhenskoe.

The old woman ill at Vronsky’s estate

An unnamed woman whose illness the doctor discusses with Anna at dinner; the doctor says it is not typhus but is worsening.

The children of Anna and Vronsky

Anna and Vronsky’s daughter Annie and the children they might have in the future. Vronsky fears that any future children would legally bear Karenin’s name and inheritance, while Anna says she does not intend to have more children.

Marya Ivanovna

The governor’s wife, mentioned when he asks that a message of regret be conveyed to her.

Hliustov

The marshal of another district and an ally of Sergey Koznishev’s party. He hesitates to join the plan to ask Snetkov to stand.

The tall, stout landowner with dyed whiskers

An unnamed nobleman in a tight uniform who interrupts Koznishev by loudly demanding a ballot. Although he calls for the same procedure Koznishev proposed, he plainly despises Koznishev and his party.

Flerov

A nobleman whose eligibility to vote is disputed at the provincial elections. The assembly votes to admit him, giving the new party an important vote.

The secretary of the court of wardship

An unnamed elderly official who knows the province’s noblemen by name and patronymic. He tells Levin that Sergey is looking for him during the vote.

The two intoxicated noblemen

Two unnamed noblemen whose drinking is exploited by Snetkov’s partisans to keep them from voting; one is later brought back after being drenched with water.

The nobleman whose uniform is stolen

An unnamed nobleman whose uniform is stolen by the opposing party to prevent him from taking part in the election.

The landowner who retrieves an intoxicated voter

An unnamed member of the new party who brings one of the intoxicated noblemen back to the meeting after dousing him with water.

The country landowner with gray whiskers

Also known as the irascible country gentleman · the gentleman with the gray whiskers · the landowner

An independent-minded landowner and committed supporter of the old nobility. At the elections he talks with Levin about the duty of maintaining inherited land and custom, and says his son has no taste for farming.

Marya Semyonovna

A woman whose land the gray-whiskered landowner says he advised her to rent at a fair price; she is mentioned but does not appear.

The gray-whiskered landowner’s son-in-law

An unnamed man who wants to become a permanent member of the court; his father-in-law says he needs support because he is not wealthy.

The gray-whiskered landowner’s son

An unnamed young man who has no interest in managing the family estate and is expected to become a scholar.

The gray-whiskered landowner’s neighbor, a merchant

An unnamed merchant who advises the landowner to cut down his lime trees for profit.

The landowner’s wife

The gray-whiskered landowner’s good-natured wife, whom Levin sees when visiting the family home.

The landowner’s daughter

The daughter of the gray-whiskered landowner, mentioned as the mother of his grandchild.

The landowner’s granddaughter

The gray-whiskered landowner’s young granddaughter, whom Levin sees being petted by her grandmother.

The landowner’s schoolboy son

A son of the gray-whiskered landowner, a sixth-form pupil who comes home from school and greets his father.

The old party’s spokesman

An unnamed nobleman who answers Sergey Koznishev during the debate over the marshal’s accounts.

The small gentleman with the ring

An unnamed nobleman who strikes the table and shouts for a ballot during the dispute over Flerov’s right to vote.

The old toothless nobleman beside Levin

An unnamed elderly nobleman in a naval uniform who sits beside Levin at the elections, sharing his lack of interest in the proceedings.

The round-shouldered country gentleman at the refreshments

An unnamed nobleman with pomaded hair and new boots who complains that someone failed to collect money and then turns his back on Levin.

The small gentleman who agrees with him

An unnamed man who agrees that the disputed business is dirty.

The stout general among the country gentlemen

An unnamed general surrounded by country gentlemen who gather to speak privately during the election proceedings.

The intoxicated nobleman shouting in the room

An unnamed nobleman among the three men whose intoxication threatens their participation in the election; he shouts about an accusation involving stolen breeches.

The wife registered as noble

An unnamed woman whose noble status is discussed by a group arguing over the election act.

The merchant who visited the landowner

An unnamed merchant who criticized the gray-whiskered landowner’s garden and suggested cutting down lime trees for their bark.

The provincial marshal’s wife

The wife of Snetkov, mentioned in Levin’s memory of the marshal’s family home. She is described as stout and good-natured.

The provincial marshal’s daughter

Snetkov’s daughter, mentioned in Levin’s recollection of the marshal’s family.

The provincial marshal’s grandson

The young child of Snetkov’s daughter, whom Levin sees with the marshal’s wife.

The provincial marshal’s son

Snetkov’s young son, a sixth-form high school student who comes home and greets his father.

The waiters at the elections

Unnamed attendants who serve refreshments and wash dishes during the provincial elections. Levin finds their calm, cheerful work a relief from the hostile debate.

The gray-whiskered waiter

An unnamed older waiter who teaches younger waiters how to fold napkins while they prepare the refreshment room.

The two landowners visiting about a wardship

Two unnamed neighboring landowners who attend tea at Sviazhsky’s home to discuss wardship business. One is the gray-whiskered critic of emancipation; the other is Mihail Petrovitch.

Mihail Petrovitch

A neighboring landowner who describes advancing peasants money for taxes in return for their labor at sowing, haymaking, and harvest.

Laska

Levin’s setter bitch, who finds and retrieves game during his hunt in the marsh.

The peasant boys and men herding overnight

Unnamed peasants who sleep under their coats near the marsh after tending horses overnight. One boy later talks with Levin about the ducks and watches him shoot.

The three hobbled horses

Three unnamed horses resting in the marsh with the overnight herders; they bolt when Laska approaches.

The grouse

A game bird pointed by Laska and shot by Levin in the marsh.

The chestnut trace horse

An unnamed horse in Levin’s party that is off its feed after being overworked.

The messenger sent by Kitty

An unnamed man sent by Kitty with a note for Levin, reassuring him that she is well and asking him not to hurry back.

Marya Vlasyevna

Also known as the midwife

A midwife who comes to examine Kitty and stays with her while Levin is away.

Philip

Also known as the coachman

A servant at the shooting lodging who tells Levin that the provisions have been eaten and puts away the game.

The dogs at the shooting lodging

Unnamed dogs who are given the remaining bones after the shooting party’s provisions are eaten.

The servant-girl at the shooting lodging

An unnamed young woman whom Veslovsky mentions among his nighttime adventures with the local peasants.

The peasant who advises Veslovsky to marry

An unnamed peasant who tells Veslovsky not to pursue other men’s wives and to marry someone himself.

The German mechanician

An unnamed mechanic visiting Levin’s estate. He leaves with Veslovsky for the station after Levin orders the guest’s departure.

The English governess of Tanya

An unnamed governess giving Tanya a lesson when Kitty seeks a private word with Levin.

The peasant weeding the garden path

An unnamed worker whom Levin and Kitty pass as they walk through the garden to talk privately.

The little girl punished by Dolly

Also known as Masha

Dolly’s young daughter, who is punished after going into the raspberries with Grisha and misbehaving. She later cries and seeks comfort in her mother’s lap.

The footman at Levin’s house

Also known as the footman

An unnamed servant who tells Levin that the spring of the carriage is broken and that Veslovsky has gone to his room.

The mechanician who leaves with Veslovsky

Also known as the German mechanician

An unnamed mechanic who was visiting Levin and leaves for the station in the trap with Veslovsky.

The well-to-do peasant hosting Dolly

An unnamed prosperous peasant whose home Dolly visits for tea on the way to Anna’s estate. He speaks favorably of Count Vronsky.

The young woman at the inn

An unnamed peasant woman who tells Dolly that her baby daughter died and that she regarded the child as a burden.

Dolly’s deceased baby

Also known as her last little baby

An unnamed infant of Dolly and Stepan Oblonsky who died of croup. Dolly remembers the child’s death and funeral with lasting grief.

Darya Alexandrovna’s imaginary lover

An imagined composite figure in Dolly’s romantic daydreams, combining men who have shown her attention.

The coachman taking Dolly to Vozdvizhenskoe

An unnamed driver who takes Dolly from the Levins’ home to Anna’s estate.

The curly-headed old peasant at the road

Also known as the old man with the bast round his hair

An unnamed old peasant who directs Dolly’s carriage toward the count’s manor and talks eagerly with the travelers.

The broad-shouldered young peasant at the road

An unnamed young man who approaches Dolly’s carriage and asks whether laborers are wanted for the harvest.

The lad on the cart

An unnamed boy who calls to the old peasant beside Dolly’s carriage.

The peasants on the cart

Unnamed harvest workers who watch Dolly’s arrival and comment on the horses and riders.

The jockey accompanying Vronsky

An unnamed jockey riding with Vronsky when Dolly arrives at Vozdvizhenskoe.

The coachman of Dolly’s carriage

Also known as Philip

Philip, the driver of Dolly’s carriage. He feels embarrassed beside the elegant party at Vozdvizhenskoe but privately doubts the showy trotting horse could manage a long journey.

The raven-black trotting horse

Also known as the raven horse

An unnamed horse drawing the char-à-banc in which Sviazhsky and Princess Varvara travel.

The Russian horse with cropped mane

Anna’s sturdy English cob, her favorite riding horse.

Anna’s riding horse

Also known as the sturdy English cob

Anna’s sturdy English cob with a cropped mane and short tail, which she rides at Vozdvizhenskoe.

Princess Oblonskaya

Also known as Anna’s old unmarried aunt

Anna’s elderly unmarried aunt. She is mentioned as among Anna’s earlier social companions.

The smart footmen at Vozdvizhenskoe

Unnamed servants who attend Anna and Dolly at the house and bring sugar for Anna’s horse.

Anna’s favorite horse

Also known as the sturdy English cob

Anna’s riding horse, to which she gives sugar on returning to the house.

The smart maid at Vozdvizhenskoe

An unnamed fashionable maid who offers to help Dolly in her luxurious guest room.

The Italian wet-nurse

An unnamed Italian woman who nursed Anna and Vronsky’s daughter. The child is accustomed to her, so the household has kept her despite Anna’s complaint that she is stupid.

The Russian nursery maid

An unnamed nursemaid who is present while Anna and Dolly visit the baby’s nursery.

The head nurse of Anna’s daughter

Also known as the head-nurse

An unnamed nurse who helps care for the baby and converses with the wet-nurse in broken French.

The babies and young women in the nursery household

No group entry.

The young man who thinks Dolly beautiful

An unnamed young man whom Stepan Oblonsky once joked considered Dolly more beautiful than her sisters.

The peasant women on the bridge

Unnamed women carrying ties for sheaves who pause on the bridge to watch Dolly’s carriage.

The count’s visitors at the manor

Unnamed visitors who arrive at Vozdvizhenskoe shortly before Dolly; the peasant says they have gone to see the reaping machine.

The maid who accompanies Anna’s party

An unnamed maid whom Anna mentions among the people at Vozdvizhenskoe.

The laborers building the hospital

Unnamed workmen laying bricks and mortar on a new building at Vronsky’s estate.

The carpenters in the hospital

Unnamed workers planing the hospital’s unfinished floor. They pause to greet Vronsky and his guests.

The patients at Vronsky’s hospital

People who will be treated at the hospital Vronsky is building; they are discussed but do not appear.

The elegant footmen at Vozdvizhenskoe

Unnamed servants who come out to meet Anna and Dolly when they return to the house.

The steward’s German colleague

No distinct person established; omitted.

Varenka

Also known as The Russian girl at the watering-place · Mademoiselle Varenka · Varvara Andreevna

Madame Stahl’s foster daughter, raised as her own after Madame Stahl’s infant daughter died. She is close to Kitty and useful in the Levin household; she cares for Sergey Koznishev, but their almost-proposal comes to nothing.

Nikolay Levin

Also known as brother Nikolay

Konstantin Levin’s elder brother and Sergey Koznishev’s half-brother. Gravely ill with consumption, he died after prolonged suffering, with Kitty and Marya Nikolaevna at his bedside; Levin recalls their affection and feels he should speak of him rather than let his memory fade.

Masha, the child on the mushroom-picking walk

Also known as little Masha

An unnamed child among the group at Pokrovskoe. Varenka calls her over and points out a mushroom for her to pick.

The old woman hosting the shooting party

Also known as their hostess · granny

An unnamed woman who hosts Levin and the other sportsmen in her hut. She directs Levin to the marsh when he sets out shooting before dawn.

The soldier helping Veslovsky with his boots

Also known as the soldier · the peasant’s wife’s brother

An unnamed soldier, the brother of the peasant’s wife, who helps Veslovsky remove his muddy boots at the hut.

The peasant who owns the hut

Also known as the peasant host · our host

An unnamed peasant whose hut and hay-barn shelter Levin, Oblonsky, and Veslovsky during their shooting trip. He comes into the barn to fetch a hook and says he is going out with the cattle for the night.

The older son of the peasant host

Also known as the elder boy

An unnamed son of the peasant who owns the hut. He prepares to go on the night watch with his father and the cattle.

The younger son of the peasant host

Also known as the younger boy · Vaska

An unnamed younger son of the peasant host and nephew of the soldier. He asks his uncle about the dogs and the next day’s hunt before being told to go to sleep.

The coachman on the shooting trip

Also known as the coachman

An unnamed driver who accompanies Levin’s shooting party. He helps Levin free the horses after Veslovsky drives the wagonette into the marsh.

The carpenter at Levin’s estate

Also known as the carpenter

An unnamed worker building a lodge on Levin’s estate. He asks to alter a badly fitted staircase, but Levin tells him to make a new one.

The man who welcomes Veslovsky at the marsh

Also known as the good-humored-looking bearded peasant

An unnamed peasant who invites the sportsmen to share vodka and cake while the peasants divide the meadow.

The peasants dividing the meadow

Also known as the group of peasants

A group of unnamed peasants sitting by a cart and dividing the meadow into lots. They invite the sportsmen to eat and drink with them.

The peasant’s wife

Also known as the hostess’s daughter-in-law

An unnamed woman in the household of the peasant who owns the hut. Her brother, a soldier, helps Veslovsky with his muddy boots.

The maid singing near the hut

Also known as one of the maids from hard by

An unnamed local woman whose singing Veslovsky hears near the hut and goes out to find.

The girl Veslovsky meets near the hut

Also known as the perfect Gretchen

An unnamed young woman whom Veslovsky calls charming and pretty after meeting her near the hut.

Malthus

A wealthy capitalist who made his money speculating in railway shares. Oblonsky recalls staying at his country shooting estate.

Nadinka

Also known as Countess Lidia Ivanovna’s niece · Lidia Ivanovna’s niece

A niece of Countess Lidia Ivanovna who is being brought up in her household. She is Seryozha’s friend, and he eagerly looks forward to seeing her.

Seryozha’s principal teacher

Also known as Piotr Ignatitch

An unnamed teacher whom Alexey Alexandrovitch describes as displeased with Seryozha’s lessons.

Seryozha’s old nurse

Also known as the old nurse

An unnamed former nurse who told Seryozha that people die, though reluctantly. She is no longer living in the Karenin household.

The hall-porter at the Shcherbatskys’ house

Also known as the hall-porter · Kapitonitch

Kapitonitch, the tall, good-humored old porter in the Karenin household. He recognizes Anna and lets her into the house to see Seryozha, despite knowing the household may object.

Anna’s newborn daughter

Also known as the little one · the baby · Annie

Anna and Vronsky’s daughter, named Anna. She is now a plump, lively infant cared for by a nurse, though Anna feels her bond with Seryozha more deeply.

The Italian nurse caring for Anna’s baby

Also known as the handsome Italian nurse

An unnamed Italian nurse who cares for Anna and Vronsky’s infant daughter. She brings the baby to Anna at the hotel.

Vronsky’s elder brother

Also known as Alexander Vronsky · Alexander

Vronsky’s elder brother, a colonel in the court circle. He accepts that Vronsky regards Anna as his wife and accompanies him to visit her.

Varya Tchirkova

Also known as Princess Varya Tchirkova · Varya

Vronsky’s sister-in-law and wife of his elder brother. She refuses to receive Anna at her home or help restore her to society, citing her daughters and her husband’s position, though she agrees to visit Anna.

The footman at Vronsky’s hotel

An unnamed servant who reports that a lady has visited Anna and that Anna has gone out with her.

The nurse caring for Seryozha

Also known as the nurse · Marya Efimovna

An unnamed longtime nurse who no longer lives in the Karenin household but comes for Seryozha’s birthday. She welcomes Anna and helps her understand that Alexey Alexandrovitch is about to enter the nursery.

The assistant to the hall-porter

Also known as the porter’s assistant

An unnamed lad who opens the door to Anna and tries to stop her when she enters the Karenin home.

Alexey Alexandrovitch’s valet

Also known as the valet

An unnamed servant in the Karenin household who comes into the hall during the commotion over Anna’s visit.

The governess of Dolly’s children

An unnamed governess who accompanies Dolly and her children during their summer stay at Pokrovskoe.

The thirteenth grandchild

Also known as the thirteenth grandson or granddaughter

An unnamed grandchild in the Shcherbatsky family, counted by the old princess among the many people gathered at dinner.

The sparrow at the jam-making

Also known as the sparrow

A sparrow that lands near the stove and pecks at a raspberry while the family makes jam.

Matrona Semyenovna

Also known as the princess’s maid

A maid of the Shcherbatsky princess who received a dress as a nameday present.

The French singer at the theater

Also known as Patti

A celebrated singer performing at a Petersburg theater. Anna attends the performance, where her appearance and presence draw attention.

The old unmarried aunt who visits Anna

Also known as Princess Oblonskaya · Anna’s old unmarried aunt

Anna’s aunt, who accompanies her shopping in Petersburg and is with her when Vronsky returns to the hotel.

The Kartasovs

Also known as Madame Kartasova and her husband

A society couple acquainted with Anna. Madame Kartasova publicly insults Anna at the theater, while her husband tries to calm her and later attempts to greet Anna.

Madame Kartasova

A society woman who insults Anna at the theater, calling her presence a disgrace. Her husband, Kartasov, tries to soothe her.

Kartasov

Madame Kartasova’s husband, a fat, bald man who tries to calm his wife after she insults Anna at the theater.

The colonel of Vronsky’s regiment

Also known as the colonel

Vronsky’s commanding officer, encountered at the theater. He calls Vronsky over while pointedly signaling to his companions that he has seen him.

Vronsky’s brother’s wife

Vronsky’s sister-in-law, married to his elder brother. She refuses to host Anna or help restore her standing, but says she is willing to visit her.

The commissionaire from the hotel

Also known as the commissionaire

An unnamed messenger who returns Anna’s letter to Countess Lidia Ivanovna without an answer and tells Anna how it was received.

The porter’s assistant at the Karenin home

Also known as the assistant to the hall-porter

An unnamed lad who opens the door to Anna and takes the money she gives him before trying to stop her at an inner door.

The footman at the Karenin home

Also known as the footman

An unnamed servant whom Anna plans to bribe so she can enter the house and see Seryozha.

The waiter at Vronsky’s hotel

Also known as the waiter

An unnamed hotel employee sent to clear away broken glasses and bottles after Vronsky angrily knocks over a table.

The box-keeper at the theater

Also known as the little old box-keeper

An unnamed elderly theater employee who recognizes Vronsky and directs him to the box-opener.

The box-opener at the theater

Also known as the box-opener

An unnamed theater attendant who helps Vronsky remove his coat and admits him to the hall.

The two theater attendants

Also known as the attendants

Two unnamed attendants who wait in the theater corridor with fur cloaks.

The tenor at the theater

Also known as the tenor

An unnamed singer who gives Patti his arm as she gathers bouquets after a performance.

Serpuhovskoy

Vronsky’s childhood friend and former rival from the Corps of Pages, recently promoted to general. He meets Vronsky at the theater and speaks with him about military life and career.

The gentleman presenting a gift to Patti

An unnamed theatergoer with glossy, center-parted hair who stretches across the footlights to offer something to the singer.

The lady in a turban

An unnamed theater spectator seated near a bald old man in Vronsky’s view.

The bald old man at the theater

An unnamed theater spectator seated beside a lady in a turban.

Stremov

Also known as old Stremov

An influential Petersburg figure and political enemy of Alexey Alexandrovitch. He speaks with Anna at the theater.

The ladies who gossip about Anna

Unnamed society women whose comments express commiseration, indignation, and amazement that Anna appears publicly.

The audience at the theater

Also known as the spectators

The theater audience, including society figures whose reactions and gossip surround Anna’s conspicuous appearance.

The waiter at the provincial hotel

Also known as the waiter in a filthy frock coat

An unnamed waiter at the provincial hotel where Nikolay Levin is ill. Kitty’s gracious insistence repeatedly gets him to help clean and arrange the sickroom.

The priest who hears Levin’s confession

Also known as the little old priest

An unnamed elderly priest who hears Levin’s confession and officiates at the marriage ceremony. He later reads the prayer for the dying over Nikolay.

The English governess

Also known as Miss Hoole

An English governess in the Karenin household. After Anna leaves, she asks Alexey Alexandrovitch whether she should dine with him or separately, prompting him to confront his new solitary position.

The celebrated Petersburg doctor

Also known as the doctor · Alexey Alexandrovitch’s doctor

An unnamed physician and intimate acquaintance of Alexey Alexandrovitch. He is one of the few people in Petersburg Karenin could imagine confiding in, though their relationship remains formal and hurried.

The chief secretary of the department

Also known as Mihail Vassilievitch Sludin · Sludin

Mihail Vassilievitch Sludin, Alexey Alexandrovitch’s straightforward, kind-hearted and conscientious chief secretary. Though personally well-disposed toward Karenin, years of official work have kept them from a close friendship.

The clerk from the fashionable draper’s shop

Also known as the clerk

An unnamed shop clerk who comes to Alexey Alexandrovitch about Anna’s unpaid bill and asks for her address. His visit makes Karenin feel the force of the contempt and pity around him.

The uncle who raised the Karenin brothers

Also known as Karenin

An unnamed high-ranking government official, formerly favored by the late Tsar, who raised Alexey Alexandrovitch and his brother after their parents died. He helped Alexey begin his government career.

Alexey Alexandrovitch’s brother

Also known as his brother

An unnamed brother of Alexey Alexandrovitch who worked in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and lived abroad. He was Karenin’s closest personal relation and died shortly after Karenin’s marriage.

Anna’s wealthy aunt

Also known as Anna’s aunt

An unnamed wealthy provincial woman who introduced Anna to Alexey Alexandrovitch while he was a governor and maneuvered him into proposing marriage to her niece.

The university friend of Alexey Alexandrovitch

Also known as the comrade at the university

An unnamed former university companion who later became friends with Alexey Alexandrovitch and was someone Karenin might have confided in. He holds a post in the Department of Education in a remote part of Russia.

The young adjutant who informs Countess Lidia Ivanovna

Also known as the young adjutant

An unnamed acquaintance of Vronsky who tells Countess Lidia Ivanovna that Anna and Vronsky have finished their business and plan to leave Petersburg. He hopes to obtain a concession through her.

The man who makes a concession request to Alexey Alexandrovitch

Also known as the bandaged clerk · the clerk with his face tied up

An unnamed petitioner with a bandaged face who repeatedly asks Alexey Alexandrovitch for assistance, saying that he and his children face ruin. His joy at receiving help impresses Seryozha and the hall-porter.

Seryozha’s grammar teacher

Also known as Mihail Ivanitch

An unnamed teacher who tutors Seryozha in grammar. He insists that birthdays are unimportant to a rational person and disappoints Seryozha, who senses that he does not truly mean what he says.

The old lady cousin of Alexey Alexandrovitch

An unnamed older relative of Alexey Alexandrovitch who attends dinner at the Karenins’ home.

The young man recommended for service

An unnamed young man recommended to Alexey Alexandrovitch for a government position; he attends dinner at the Karenins’ home.

Countess Marya Borissovna

A woman mentioned by a courtier as a hypothetical Minister of War; she does not appear directly.

Princess Vatkovskaya

A woman mentioned by a courtier as a hypothetical Commander-in-Chief; she does not appear directly.

The tall, handsome maid of honor

An unnamed court maid of honor who jokes that she should be appointed among the adjutants and is told she already oversees the ecclesiastical department.

Putyatov

A man mentioned at the levee as having received the Alexander Nevsky alongside Alexey Alexandrovitch.

The little old man in the gold-embroidered uniform

An unnamed courtier who gossips about appointments, Karenin’s new decoration, and his declining influence.

The prince at the levee

An unnamed prince who joins the conversation about Alexey Alexandrovitch at the levee.

The gentleman of the bedchamber

Also known as the handsome gentleman of the bedchamber

An unnamed, imposing courtier with a large build and well-kept whiskers who comments that Karenin looks older and gossips about Countess Lidia Ivanovna.

The influential member of the Imperial Council

Also known as the member of the Council

An unnamed council member whom Alexey Alexandrovitch corners at the levee to explain his financial project. He is eager to escape the conversation.

The member of the Imperial family

An unnamed member of the imperial family who passes through the levee, giving the council member an opportunity to slip away from Karenin.

The tutor Sitnikov

Also known as Sitnikov

An unnamed tutor entrusted with Seryozha’s secular education. He is dissatisfied with the boy’s attitude toward important moral and religious questions.

The people staying in the provincial hotel

Also known as the people staying in the hotel

Unnamed hotel guests who, along with the staff and others caring for Nikolay Levin, come to wish for his prolonged suffering to end.

The hotel-keeper

Also known as the hotel-keeper

An unnamed keeper of the provincial hotel where Nikolay Levin dies; he is among those who witness the sick man’s prolonged suffering.

The gentleman who recognizes Vronsky

Also known as Golenishtchev

Golenishtchev, Vronsky’s former comrade in the Corps of Pages, who lives in Italy and writes on Russian culture and art. He befriends Anna and Vronsky, introduces them to local acquaintances, and discusses painting with them and the artist Mihailov.

The shopkeeper who sold Mihailov cigars

An unnamed shopkeeper whose vigorous face Mihailov recalls and uses as the model for a figure in a sketch.

The eldest daughter of Mihailov

An unnamed young girl who helps Mihailov locate a discarded sketch.

Sasha, Mihailov’s wife

Also known as Mihailov’s wife

Mihailov’s wife, with whom he quarrels over money and the landlady before reconciling.

The landlady of Mihailov’s lodging

Also known as the landlady

An unnamed woman who presses Mihailov’s household for money.

The Englishman interested in Mihailov’s old study

Also known as the Englishman

An unnamed Englishman who wants to buy Mihailov’s old painting of two boys fishing.

The Italian professor of painting

An unnamed Italian painting teacher who guides Vronsky as he studies and paints in Italy.

The German traveler in Italy

An unnamed German traveler whose company becomes tedious to Anna and Vronsky.

Christ in Mihailov’s painting

Also known as Christ

The figure of Christ in Mihailov’s painting of the exhortation to Pilate. Anna admires his expression of pity and love.

Pontius Pilate in Mihailov’s painting

Also known as Pilate

The Roman official depicted in Mihailov’s painting, whom Golenishtchev reads as a good-natured man constrained by officialdom.

John in Mihailov’s painting

Also known as John

A figure watching the scene in the background of Mihailov’s painting; the artist considers his depiction exceptionally successful.

The two boys in Mihailov’s fishing study

Also known as the elder boy · the younger boy

Two unnamed boys depicted fishing beneath a willow tree in Mihailov’s old study, which Vronsky buys.

Ivanov

An artist whose religious painting is discussed by Golenishtchev as an example of a work that leaves the viewer uncertain whether Christ is God or an historical figure.

Raphael

An old master whom Mihailov considers in relation to the quality of his own painting.

Tintoretto

An Italian painter whose late-period work is noted in a guidebook as being in the palazzo Vronsky has taken.

Socrates

A historical philosopher whom Golenishtchev proposes as a suitable subject for art depicting a sage or revolutionary.

Franklin

A historical figure whom Golenishtchev proposes as a suitable subject for art depicting a sage or revolutionary.

Charlotte Corday

A historical figure whom Golenishtchev proposes as a suitable subject for art instead of Christ, if the intended portrayal is not divine.

Moses

The biblical figure whom Golenishtchev’s discussion invokes as an example of Christ’s established embodiment in the art of the great masters.

Madame Vassiltchikova

A woman whose portrait by Mihailov is cited by Golenishtchev as evidence of the artist’s skill as a portrait painter.

The Frenchwoman who recited at Rossi’s soirée

Also known as the new Rachel

An unnamed Italian performer whom Golenishtchev recalls reciting at a soirée where he met Mihailov.

The Russian-born servant’s son who became an artist

Mihailov, described by Golenishtchev as the son of a Moscow butler who entered the academy and became a celebrated painter.

Dolly Shcherbatskaya

Also known as Dolly

The eldest Shcherbatskaya sister, later Darya Alexandrovna Oblonskaya and Stepan Oblonsky’s wife. She corresponds frequently with Kitty and writes about taking Tanya and Grisha to a children’s ball.

The hotel soldier acting as porter

Also known as the soldier in a filthy uniform

An unnamed soldier smoking in the entry of the provincial hotel, apparently serving as its hall-porter.

The inspector of railroads

An unnamed guest occupying one of the provincial hotel’s decent rooms.

The lawyer from Moscow staying at the provincial hotel

Also known as the lawyer from Moscow

An unnamed lawyer occupying one of the provincial hotel’s decent rooms.

Princess Astafieva

A princess from the country who occupies one of the provincial hotel’s decent rooms.

The Italian nurse’s little son

Also known as her little son

An unnamed child of the Italian nurse caring for Anna’s baby.

Young Prince Tcharsky

Also known as Prince Tcharsky

A young prince who flirted with Kitty shortly before she and Levin left Moscow, provoking Levin’s jealousy.

The old cook at Levin’s household

Also known as the old cook

An unnamed cook whose work Kitty oversees as she takes charge of the household.

Masha, Kitty’s maid

Also known as Masha

Kitty’s maid, who is accustomed to treating Kitty as her young lady and does not readily obey her as mistress of the household.

Countess Nordston

Also known as Masha

Kitty’s friend. She attends Kitty and Levin’s wedding and comments on their match and appearance.

Mademoiselle Linon

Also known as Mlle. Linon

The Shcherbatsky sisters’ longtime French governess, fond of Levin. She is mentioned among the people who guided Levin through the wedding preparations.

The old aunt of Prince Shtcherbatsky

An unnamed, seriously ill aunt of Prince Shtcherbatsky whose possible death and the resulting mourning affect the timing of Kitty and Levin’s wedding.

The young deacon at Levin’s confession

Also known as the deacon

An unnamed young deacon who conducts the opening part of Levin’s confession service.

The beggar soldier at the church

An unnamed soldier begging in the church while Levin attends confession.

The two old women at the church

Two unnamed women present in the church during Levin’s confession.

The church officials at Levin’s confession

Unnamed church officials present during Levin’s confession.

Tchirikov

Levin’s best man, a Moscow conciliation-board judge and companion on bear hunts. He joins Levin’s wedding-day dinner and supports the conversation with good humor.

Arhip

A man who reports to Tchirikov that there are elk and bears in Prudno; mentioned but does not appear.

Dunyasha

Kitty’s maid, who helps her sort dresses before the wedding.

Charles

Also known as the hair-dresser

An unnamed hairdresser who is expected to arrange Kitty’s hair before the wedding.

Marya Dmitrievna

An unnamed older aunt who asks Kitty whether she is frightened before the wedding.

The best man who goes to find the bridegroom

An unnamed member of the wedding party who goes to check why Levin has not arrived at the church.

The head deacon

An unnamed senior deacon who leads the wedding prayers and chants in a resonant voice.

The beadle at the wedding

An unnamed church attendant who spreads the pink silk rug before the lectern.

The priest at the wedding

The elderly priest who hears Levin’s confession and officiates at his wedding to Kitty.

Madame Korsunskaya

Also known as Lidi Korsunsky · Korsunsky’s wife

The wife of dance director Yegorushka Korsunsky and a celebrated society beauty. She attends Kitty and Levin’s wedding and recalls her own wedding day.

Madame Trubetskaya

An unnamed wedding guest who comments on the bride’s lilac-clad sister and the timing of the ceremony.

Count Siniavin

A wedding guest who jokes with Princess Tcharskaya about serving as best man and marriage.

Princess Tcharskaya

A pretty princess at Kitty’s wedding who hopes to marry Count Siniavin.

Shtcherbatsky

An unnamed male relative of Kitty who says he will place the wedding crown on her chignon for luck.

Madame Nikolaeva

An unnamed older maid of honor at Kitty’s wedding who disapproves of the bride’s chignon and grandeur.

Darya Dmitrievna

An unnamed woman at Kitty’s wedding who tells Sergey Koznishev that he seems envious of his brother’s happiness.

Marya Vassilievna

An unnamed woman among the spectators at Kitty’s wedding who comments on the skirts and crinolines.

The ambassador’s wife at Kitty’s wedding

An unnamed wedding spectator, described as an ambassador’s wife, whose crinoline draws comment.

The head waiter at the Italian hotel

Also known as the steward

An unnamed hotel employee who informs Vronsky that the courier has been and that the palazzo agreement is ready for the steward to sign.

The courier at the Italian hotel

An unnamed messenger who has been to the hotel about the palazzo arrangement.

Mariette

A woman who reports to Alexey Alexandrovitch that Seryozha behaved well while Anna was away. Anna asks that she sleep in the room with Seryozha.

The midwife attending Anna

Also known as the midwife

An unnamed midwife who leads Alexey Alexandrovitch to Anna’s bedroom and tells him Anna has been asking for him.

The doctor attending Anna

Also known as the doctor

An unnamed doctor who attends Anna during her dangerous illness after childbirth.

The nurse caring for Anna’s newborn

Also known as the nurse

An unnamed nurse who rocks and cares for Anna’s baby when she cries.

The wet-nurse for Anna’s newborn

Also known as the wet-nurse

An unnamed wet-nurse whose supply of milk is questioned when Anna’s baby cries and will not feed.

Countess Paul

A woman whose baby was once mistakenly given medicine when the real problem was that the wet-nurse had no milk; mentioned by the English governess.

Sviazhsky’s wife

An unnamed, affectionate and childless woman married to Sviazhsky.

Sviazhsky’s sister-in-law

Also known as the young girl at Sviazhsky’s house · Nastia

An unnamed young woman living in Sviazhsky’s household and his wife’s sister.

The secretary at the meeting

Also known as the secretary

An unnamed secretary who hesitantly reads the minutes of a meeting, seeming confused by their contents.

The two members criticized by Koznishev

Two unnamed members of the meeting whom Sergey Koznishev criticizes during a discussion about missing funds and the laying of pipes.

The member who answers Koznishev

An unnamed member of the meeting who first scribbles a note, then responds sharply to Koznishev.

The manservant at Vronsky’s lodgings

Also known as the elegant, whiskered manservant

An unnamed servant who finds Vronsky wounded after his suicide attempt but panics and runs for help.

The three doctors attending Vronsky

Three unnamed doctors called by Varya who arrive together and help get Vronsky to bed.

The porter at Alexey Alexandrovitch’s lodging

Also known as the porter

An unnamed porter who escorts Alexey Alexandrovitch to his room and tells him his manservant has gone out.

Alexey Alexandrovitch’s manservant

Also known as Piotr

An unnamed servant who brings Alexey Alexandrovitch two telegrams and arranges a coach when asked.

The handsome groom at the Karenins’ house

Also known as the groom

An unnamed groom in braided livery who holds Princess Betsy’s white fur cloak and announces her arrival.

The old family nurse

Also known as the nurse

An unnamed longtime servant of the Karenin family who cares for Anna’s newborn and raises the possibility that the wet-nurse has no milk.

The English nursemaid of Seryozha

Also known as the Englishwoman

An unnamed English nursemaid who watches Seryozha and knits nearby while Anna is recovering.

The day servant at Levin’s hotel

An unnamed hotel servant who brings Levin coffee while he waits for the hour to visit Kitty.

Yegor

A night servant at Levin’s hotel who talks with him about his family and marriage. He has three sons and a daughter whom he hopes to marry to a saddler’s shop cashier.

The gambler Myaskin

Also known as Myaskin

A gambler Levin knows, whom he sees returning from the club before dawn; Levin feels pity for him.

The children going to school

Two unnamed boys whose ordinary morning walk moves Levin to delight while he waits to see Kitty.

The sledge-driver taking Levin to the Shcherbatskys’

Also known as the driver

An unnamed driver who takes Levin to the Shcherbatsky home after his engagement.

The footman at the Shcherbatskys’ house

Also known as the footman

An unnamed young, well-dressed footman who asks whom to announce and is pleased by Levin’s visit.

Fomin

A florist whose bouquets Sviazhsky recommends Levin buy for the engagement.

Foulde

A shopkeeper from whom Levin buys presents for his engagement.

The cashier in the saddler’s shop

An unnamed man whom Yegor hopes to marry his daughter.

The peasant in Vronsky and Anna’s dreams

Also known as the peasant of Vronsky’s dream

A small, disheveled and frightening peasant who appears in Vronsky’s dream and in Anna’s dream of dying in childbirth. In Anna’s dream he mumbles in French while fumbling with a sack.

The celebrated Petersburg lawyer

Also known as the lawyer

An unnamed, shrewd lawyer whom Alexey Alexandrovitch consults about divorcing Anna and securing custody of Seryozha. He explains the practical legal methods and asks for freedom to choose how to pursue the case.

The old solicitor in the lawyer’s office

An unnamed, large solicitor who emerges from the celebrated lawyer’s office while Alexey Alexandrovitch waits.

The clerk at the lawyer’s office

An unnamed clerk who initially makes Alexey Alexandrovitch wait, then takes his card to the lawyer.

The intruding clerk at the lawyer’s office

An unnamed clerk who interrupts Alexey Alexandrovitch’s consultation with the lawyer.

The old lady in the lawyer’s waiting room

An unnamed woman waiting to see the lawyer when Alexey Alexandrovitch arrives.

The young lady in the lawyer’s waiting room

An unnamed woman waiting to see the lawyer when Alexey Alexandrovitch arrives.

The merchant’s wife in the lawyer’s waiting room

An unnamed woman waiting to see the lawyer when Alexey Alexandrovitch arrives.

The German banker in the lawyer’s waiting room

An unnamed banker with a ring, waiting to see the lawyer.

The bearded merchant in the lawyer’s waiting room

An unnamed merchant waiting to see the lawyer.

The government clerk in the lawyer’s waiting room

An unnamed, angry-looking government clerk in uniform, waiting to see the lawyer.

The haggling lady at the lawyer’s office

An unnamed client negotiating fees with the lawyer while Alexey Alexandrovitch consults him.

The members of the native tribes’ deputation

Also known as the deputation

Unnamed representatives traveling to Petersburg to present their communities’ needs. Alexey Alexandrovitch gives them a program to follow because their sincere statements could undermine his political position.

The governors and heads of churches

Unnamed officials whose reports supply the official data used by a commission investigating the condition of native tribes.

The district magistrates and ecclesiastical superintendents

Unnamed officials whose reports provide the basis for higher authorities’ accounts of the native tribes.

The parochial overseers and parish priests

Unnamed local officials and clergy whose reports feed into the official account of the native tribes’ condition.

The Princess Tverskaya’s husband

Also known as Princess Betsy’s husband

An unnamed man whose summer revising tour provides his wife with a carriage and coachman, as Princess Myakaya explains.

Count Anitchkin

Also known as Anitchkin

A newly promoted head of Stepan Oblonsky’s department. Though rumored to be a severe, hard-working man, he proves affable and enjoys Oblonsky’s wine-and-orange drink.

Masha Tchibisova

A pretty dancing girl whom Stepan Oblonsky has taken under his protection. He gives her a coral necklace and plans to take her to supper after the ballet.

The peasant from Tver

An unnamed peasant who is with Levin at the hotel, measuring the fresh bearskin Levin has brought back from a hunt.

Nikolay Shtcherbatsky

Also known as young Shtcherbatsky

Kitty’s cousin and a skilled skater. He attends Oblonsky’s dinner, where he has not yet been introduced to Karenin.

The new head of the department’s predecessor

Also known as the predecessor

An unnamed former department head whose manner and work habits are contrasted with those of Count Anitchkin.

The girl cousin at Oblonsky’s dinner

An unnamed cousin invited to Oblonsky’s dinner to make the gathering seem less arranged around Kitty and Levin.

The old woman who says women’s hair is long

An unnamed woman invoked by the old prince when he repeats a proverb about women’s supposed lack of judgment.

The Englishman who suckled his baby

An unnamed man cited by the old prince as an example of a man who nursed his baby aboard a ship.

The girl with no family

An unnamed woman whose situation Stepan Oblonsky invokes in arguing that women without family may need a way to support themselves.

The woman who abandoned her family

An unnamed woman whom Dolly suggests may have left a family where she could have fulfilled traditional domestic duties.

The host of the dinner

Also known as the master of the house

Stepan Oblonsky, who hosts the dinner and encourages conversation among his guests.

The two clerks at the lawyer’s office

Unnamed clerks who write at desks in the lawyer’s waiting room.

The porter at the hotel

An unnamed hotel footman called Vassily, who directs Stepan Oblonsky to Levin’s room and asks if he has been away long.

The man who owns the Château des Fleurs

An unnamed proprietor of an entertainment venue that Turovtsin says would suit him better than a learned dinner party.

Vasya Pryatchnikov

Also known as Pryatchnikov

A man reported to have fought a duel with Kvitsky at Tver and killed him after a dispute involving his wife.

Kvitsky

A man killed by Vasya Pryatchnikov in a duel reportedly fought over Pryatchnikov’s wife.

The wife of Vasya Pryatchnikov

Also known as Pryatchnikov’s wife

An unnamed woman whose conduct is said to have led her husband, Vasya Pryatchnikov, to challenge Kvitsky to a duel.

The old peasant on the Surovsky road

A prosperous, broad-bearded farmer who hosts Levin while he rests his horses. His family-run farm and the productive way its workers share in the work give Levin an example that shapes his new agricultural plan.

Fyodor Ryezunov

Also known as Ryezunov

A clever peasant carpenter who leads six families in a partnership cultivating waste land on Levin’s estate. He and the other peasants resist or delay some agreed changes, suspecting Levin may be trying to take advantage of them.

Shuraev

A peasant who takes management of the vegetable gardens on Levin’s estate under a partnership arrangement, though he appears to misunderstand its terms.

The old servant who joins Levin’s partnership

An unnamed elderly servant who proposes joining Levin’s agricultural partnership by purchasing cattle.

The wise woman

An unnamed folk healer whom a peasant woman takes her baby to, hoping to cure the child’s screaming fits with a charm.

The peasant woman with the sick baby

An unnamed woman Levin meets carrying a baby with screaming fits. She says she is taking the child to a wise woman for treatment.

The baby with screaming fits

An unnamed infant whose mother seeks a folk cure from the wise woman.

Henry Spencer

Also known as Spencer

A thinker whose views on education and prosperity are discussed by Levin and Sviazhsky; he is mentioned but does not appear.

Count Franklin

Also known as Franklin

An unnamed count whom Levin imagines may have felt as worthless as he does; he is mentioned in Levin’s thoughts.

Parfen Denisitch

A servant who recently died after receiving the sacrament; Agafea Mihalovna recalls him as having died a good death.

Myakov

A man who has promised Nikolay Levin a place in the service in Moscow; he is mentioned but does not appear.

Friedrich

A person discussed in an article about the partition of Poland, which Sviazhsky summarizes; mentioned but does not appear.

Kauffmann

An author on political economy and agricultural systems whom Levin has read; mentioned but does not appear.

Jones

An author whose work on the organization of labor is cited as something Levin has not read; mentioned but does not appear.

Dubois

An author whose work on labor organization is cited as something Levin has not read; mentioned but does not appear.

Michelli

An author on social and economic questions whom Levin has read; mentioned but does not appear.

John Stuart Mill

Also known as Mill

An economist whose work Levin studies while searching for answers about Russian land and labor; mentioned but does not appear.

Schulze-Delitzsch

Also known as Schulze-Delitsch

A figure associated with a European movement on the organization of labor, cited by Sviazhsky; mentioned but does not appear.

Ferdinand Lassalle

Also known as Lassalle

A socialist thinker whose movement and writings are cited by Sviazhsky; mentioned but does not appear.

Vassiltchikov

A landowner whose farming Sviazhsky cites as evidence that rational agriculture can be profitable; mentioned but does not appear.

Levin’s dying brother’s childhood tutor

Also known as Fyodor Bogdanitch

An unnamed man who supervised Levin and Nikolay when they were boys. Levin recalls that the brothers waited for him to leave before playfully throwing pillows.

The Shtcherbatsky cousin Levin meets on the train

Also known as Shtcherbatsky

An unnamed cousin of Kitty whom Levin meets on the railway train after Nikolay’s departure. He invites Levin to go with him to Paris.

The foreign prince visiting Petersburg

Also known as the prince

An unnamed foreign prince placed in Vronsky’s charge for a week. He enjoys Russian entertainments, treats his hosts contemptuously, and prompts Vronsky to recognize an unflattering likeness of himself.

The Spanish girl who plays the mandolin

An unnamed woman with whom the foreign prince made friends while in Spain; mentioned but does not appear.

Thérèse

A French actress whom Vronsky knew and whose performance at an Athenian evening is reported to Anna; mentioned but does not appear.

The peasant at the bear hunt

An unnamed peasant who played an important part in a bear hunt with Vronsky and the foreign prince and appeared in Vronsky’s disturbing dream.

Liza Merkalova

Also known as Liza Merkalova

A society woman, niece of Stremov’s wife, whose admirer Stremov spends his leisure time with. She tells Anna that she is bored with Petersburg society and expresses an unusually open affection for her.

The porter at the Karenins’ house

Also known as the hall-porter

An unnamed porter who opens the door when Vronsky arrives and calls Anna’s carriage as Alexey Alexandrovitch leaves.

Kaluzhsky

Also known as Prince Kaluzhsky · Mishka

A prince and admirer of Liza Merkalova, whom Anna asks Betsy about. He attends Betsy’s gathering with Liza and Stremov.

The young female relation of Princess Betsy

An unnamed young woman related to Princess Betsy who is spending the summer with her in Petersburg, to the delight of her parents in the provinces.

Madame Vrede

Also known as old Madame Vrede

An unnamed woman Anna says she must visit, using the excuse to preserve her freedom to meet Vronsky. Anna arranges to meet him in the garden of her villa.

The footman delivering Vronsky’s note

Also known as Vronsky’s footman

An unnamed footman of Vronsky who brings his note to Princess Betsy’s house, where Anna recognizes him.

The footman at Princess Betsy’s house

An unnamed servant who announces Anna’s arrival and directs her toward the garden.

The footman at Princess Betsy’s house who brings Vronsky’s note

An unnamed servant who brings Betsy a note from Vronsky saying he cannot come.

Sappho Shtoltz

Also known as Baroness Shtoltz

A fashionable blonde society beauty with bold manners, known to Anna as a new figure in Petersburg society. She attends Betsy’s gathering with Vaska and another young admirer.

Sappho Shtoltz’s unexpected young visitor

An unnamed young man of such social consequence that Betsy and Anna rise when he enters. He is another admirer who follows Sappho.

Liza Merkalova’s husband

An unnamed man who carries Liza’s shawl and stands ready to help her; Betsy says people in society do not inquire into the nature of their relationship.

The young admirer of Liza Merkalova

An unnamed young man who attends Betsy’s gathering with Liza and Stremov and gazes at her.

The young man who brings Anna’s note to Vronsky

An unnamed messenger who delivers to Vronsky the note Anna wrote in Betsy’s letter.

The driver of Yashvin’s hired fly

An unnamed driver who takes Vronsky to the Vrede Villa garden for his meeting with Anna.

The two ladies in the Vrede garden

Two unnamed women walking toward Anna and Vronsky, prompting him to move with Anna to a side path.

The woman who carries Anna’s carriage letter

An unnamed woman whose carriage brings Anna’s letter to Vronsky at the Vrede garden; Anna has sent the carriage away and arranged for it to return.

The chief secretary of Alexey Alexandrovitch’s department

An unnamed senior departmental official who reports political gossip to Karenin and discusses business with him, delaying his meeting with Anna.

Venovsky

A young comrade for whom Vronsky acted as guarantor after Venovsky lost money to a cardsharper.

The cardsharper who won from Venovsky

An unnamed gambler who won 2,500 roubles from Venovsky; Vronsky has guaranteed the debt and intends to pay it.

The purveyor of oats and hay

An unnamed supplier owed money for provisions for Vronsky’s racehorses.

The English saddler

An unnamed saddler owed money by Vronsky for horse-related expenses.

Rolandak

A prospective buyer who has repeatedly offered to buy Vronsky’s horses.

The money-lender

An unnamed lender from whom Vronsky decides to borrow ten thousand roubles.

The colonel Demin

Also known as Demin · the colonel

The colonel of Vronsky’s regiment, who hosts a celebration for Serpuhovskoy’s return and proposes a toast to him.

Bondarenko

A rosy-cheeked quartermaster serving his second term, whom Serpuhovskoy greets at the regiment’s celebration.

The adjutant at the regiment’s celebration

An unnamed adjutant whom Serpuhovskoy asks to distribute three hundred roubles among the men.

The quartermaster at the old peasant’s farm

Also known as Fedot

An unnamed young household worker at a prosperous peasant’s farm. The old man tells him to tend a horse and bring it to the trough.

The son of the old peasant on the Surovsky road

A large, healthy-looking young man who is the old peasant’s son and helps run the family farm.

The young woman in clogs at the old peasant’s farm

An unnamed, good-looking young woman in the peasant household who scrubs the floor, fetches water, and helps serve the family meal.

The laborers at the old peasant’s farm

Four unnamed workers who return from the fields with ploughs and harrows; two are household members and two are hired laborers.

Finogen

An unnamed worker at the old peasant’s farm who needs tar, as reported by the young woman in clogs.

The young woman who served the peasant family dinner

An unnamed woman in the old peasant’s household who serves cabbage soup and laughs along with the family at dinner.

The old peasant’s sons’ wives

Unnamed women married to the old peasant’s sons; Levin sees them among the prosperous family gathered for dinner.

Sviazhsky’s neighbor who rents land

An unnamed landowner from whom Sviazhsky’s household rents land.

The woman landowner who rented land to the old peasant

An unnamed landowner who rented three hundred acres to the old peasant before he bought the land from her.

The neighboring landowner who lent the modern plough

An unnamed landowner who lent the old peasant a modern plough for earthing up potatoes.

The unnamed inoffensive old man at the commission

An unnamed, politically neutral member of the commission who sits opposite Karenin as he begins his speech.

Aliosha

One of Dolly and Stepan Oblonsky’s sons. During the family’s visit to church he is distracted by his jacket, and later Dolly sees him among the children playing at home.

Nikolinka

One of Dolly and Stepan Oblonsky’s sons. Grisha complains that Nikolinka whistled too but was not punished.

The baby of Dolly and Stepan Oblonsky

An unnamed three-month-old child of Dolly and Stepan Oblonsky, whom Dolly proudly mentions while talking with peasant women.

The peasant woman with four children

An unnamed woman Dolly meets at the bathing-place. She says she has had four children, two of whom are living, and discusses nursing and family life with Dolly.

The younger peasant woman who comments on Miss Hoole

An unnamed woman in the group of peasant women at the bathing-place. She jokes about Miss Hoole putting on several petticoats, making the others laugh.

Terenty

Dolly’s coachman, who drives the family to the river and tends the horses while the children bathe.

The village elder on Levin’s sister’s estate

An unnamed village official who reports to Levin about haymaking on his sister’s estate. Levin suspects he has misrepresented the division of the hay and goes to investigate.

Parmenitch

A talkative old man who keeps bees on the village estate managed by Levin. He welcomes Levin warmly but gives vague answers about the hay division.

Ivan Parmenov

A young peasant working on the hay harvest with his wife. Levin observes their affectionate partnership as they load hay together.

Ivan Parmenov’s wife

An unnamed young peasant woman, married to Ivan Parmenov. She works skillfully at the hay harvest, and her affectionate partnership with Ivan moves Levin.

The peasant girl in the cart

An unnamed rosy-cheeked young woman riding in a hay cart beside a young peasant. The old man identifies the young man as his son.

The young peasant who calls the old man “dad”

An unnamed young peasant driving an empty cart during the hay harvest. He is the son of the old man sitting beside Levin.

The courier delivering Karenin’s letter

An unnamed courier who delivers Alexey Alexandrovitch’s letter and money to Anna at the summer villa and waits for her reply.

The woman who petitions Alexey Alexandrovitch in tears

An unnamed petitioner mentioned as an example of how Alexey Alexandrovitch reacts to women who cry; his secretaries warn petitioners not to weep before him.

Daryalov

A man Alexey Alexandrovitch recalls as having fought a duel after his wife’s infidelity.

Poltavsky

A man Alexey Alexandrovitch recalls among husbands whose wives were unfaithful.

Prince Karibanov

A man Alexey Alexandrovitch recalls among husbands who separated from unfaithful wives.

Count Paskudin

A man Alexey Alexandrovitch recalls among husbands who separated from unfaithful wives.

Dram

An honest and capable man Alexey Alexandrovitch recalls as having an unfaithful wife.

Semyonov

A man Alexey Alexandrovitch recalls among husbands with unfaithful wives.

Tchagin

A man Alexey Alexandrovitch recalls among husbands with unfaithful wives.

Sigonin

A man Alexey Alexandrovitch recalls among husbands with unfaithful wives.

Helen of Troy

Also known as Fair Helen

The legendary Helen, whose story Alexey Alexandrovitch recalls while considering how other husbands have responded to infidelity.

The predecessor of Alexey Alexandrovitch’s predecessor

An unnamed former official who initiated the irrigation project in Zaraisky province, which Alexey Alexandrovitch considers wasteful.

The conscientious and musical family connected to the Board of Irrigation

An unnamed family whose daughters play string instruments and who earn their livelihood through the Board of Irrigation. Alexey Alexandrovitch knows the family and stood godfather to one of its elder daughters.

The elder daughter of the musical family

An unnamed daughter in a family connected to the Board of Irrigation. Alexey Alexandrovitch stood godfather to her.

The goddaughter of Alexey Alexandrovitch

An unnamed daughter in the musical family connected to the Board of Irrigation; Alexey Alexandrovitch stood godfather to one of the elder daughters.

Alexey Alexandrovitch’s private secretary

An unnamed secretary who knows of Alexey Alexandrovitch’s distress at seeing women and children cry and warns petitioners not to weep before him.

Madame Stahl

Also known as The invalid Russian lady with Varenka

A high-society invalid who has raised Varenka, though she is not Varenka’s biological mother. Kitty’s idealized view of her changes after Kitty sees her impatience and hears the prince’s skeptical comments.

The flaxen-headed Swedish count

An unnamed Swedish count at the watering-place whom Madame Stahl introduces to the prince. He has a book she asks him to send her.

Aline

Also known as Madame Stahl’s niece

Madame Stahl’s niece, known along with Madame Stahl for doing good. Varenka has described her as helping people in trouble and reading the Gospel to the sick and criminals.

The German landlord at the watering-place

The unnamed landlord whose rooms the Shcherbatskys occupy. The prince jokes with him in German and credits his cooking for Kitty’s recovery.

Lieschen

Also known as the servant girl

A servant girl at the German lodging who receives one of the prince’s small gifts.

The invalid doctor from Hamburg

An unnamed doctor living on the top floor of the Shcherbatskys’ lodging. He looks enviously out at their lively gathering in the garden.

The sick painter

Also known as Petrov

An unnamed painter staying at the watering-place with his wife and children. His reluctance to leave, attributed by his wife to Kitty’s presence, prompts Kitty to reconsider her involvement with the family.

Anna Pavlovna

Also known as Petrov’s wife · Anita

Petrov’s wife and mother of their three children. She says Petrov is delaying their departure because Kitty is there, causing a dispute that makes Kitty feel her efforts to help were unwelcome.

The district doctor

Also known as the talkative young medical student

An unnamed young doctor, newly finished with his studies, who examines Agafea Mihalovna’s sprained wrist. He tells Sergey Koznishev district gossip and complains about the district council.

Fomitch

An old peasant whom Levin meets carrying a skep after a swarm has flown from his hives. He talks with Levin about the hay and weather.

The old man mowing with Levin

An unnamed experienced peasant mower who teaches and encourages Levin, shares his meal and family affairs with him, and leads the workers through the day’s mowing.

Tit

A thin peasant and Levin’s teacher in the art of mowing. He leads the first rows and helps Levin with his scythe.

Yermil

Also known as old Yermil

An old peasant on Levin’s estate who joins the mowing in a long white smock.

The newly married young peasant mower

An unnamed young peasant, married the previous autumn, who is mowing for the first time that summer.

Prohor Yermilin

A large, black-haired peasant and renowned mower who leads the workers mowing Mashkin Upland.

The children bringing dinner to the mowers

Unnamed village children who carry bread and rye-beer to the workers in the fields.

Lili

Also known as Lily

Dolly and Stepan Oblonsky’s daughter, who has not regained her strength after scarlet fever. Dolly takes her to the country and arranges for her to bathe.

Marya Philimonovna

Also known as Matrona Philimonovna · Matrona

Dolly’s capable nurse and chief household ally. At Ergushovo she organizes local help to repair the house and restore the household, and supports Dolly in preparing the children for communion.

The bailiff at Ergushovo

An unnamed retired quartermaster appointed by Stepan Oblonsky for his appearance. He is unhelpful when Dolly arrives, but his wife later joins Marya Philimonovna’s efforts to resolve the household’s problems.

The bailiff’s wife at Ergushovo

An unnamed woman who befriends Marya Philimonovna and helps organize solutions to the household problems at Ergushovo.

The village elder at Ergushovo

An unnamed village official who joins Marya Philimonovna’s informal group and helps resolve the household’s practical difficulties.

The counting-house clerk at Ergushovo

An unnamed clerk who joins Marya Philimonovna’s group to help sort out the difficulties at Ergushovo.

The carpenter at Ergushovo

An unnamed carpenter who makes a mangle for the Oblonsky household.

The cowherd-woman at Ergushovo

An unnamed worker who tells Dolly about the condition of the estate’s cows.

The priest at Ergushovo

An unnamed priest whom Dolly asks to wait for her and the children before mass.

The bailiff’s horse Brownie

Also known as Brownie

The bailiff’s horse, harnessed to Dolly’s carriage in place of the restive Raven.

The restive Raven

Also known as Raven

A horse usually used by the Oblonskys, replaced by Brownie because it is restive and bolts in the shafts.

Frou-Frou

Vronsky’s thoroughbred mare, nervous and spirited, whom he rides in the steeplechase. Vronsky’s mistake in the saddle breaks her back, and she is to be shot.

Mahotin’s Gladiator

Also known as Gladiator

A large chestnut stallion ridden by Mahotin in the steeplechase and Vronsky’s chief rival. He keeps close behind Vronsky and carries Mahotin to victory.

Cord

Also known as the Englishman

Vronsky’s jockey and stableman, who advises him to take the lead in the steeplechase.

The doctor attending Frou-Frou

Also known as the doctor

An unnamed doctor who reaches the racecourse after Frou-Frou falls. He is among those who decide that her broken back means she must be shot.

The doctor’s assistant

An unnamed assistant who runs to the racecourse after Frou-Frou’s fall.

The officer fatally injured at the barrier

An unnamed racer who is thrown on his head at a barrier and fatally injured during the steeplechase.

The celebrated traveler in China

Also known as the traveler

An unnamed traveler staying in Petersburg whose pamphlet is sent to Alexey Alexandrovitch by Countess Lidia Ivanovna. Karenin meets him and impresses him with his knowledge of China.

The provincial marshal of nobility

An unnamed provincial official visiting Petersburg who has a conversation with Alexey Alexandrovitch.

The steward of Alexey Alexandrovitch’s property

Also known as the steward

An unnamed steward who reports on Alexey Alexandrovitch’s estate finances, including a deficit caused by increased expenses.

The great personage

An unnamed influential figure whom Alexey Alexandrovitch visits on a matter of grave importance.

The adjutant-general

An unnamed senior officer noted for his intelligence and culture who discusses the races with Alexey Alexandrovitch.

The general who passes through the pavilion

Also known as the tall general

An unnamed tall general whom Alexey Alexandrovitch greets deferentially at the races.

The race official who reports to the Tsar

Also known as the officer

An unnamed officer who rides up to the Tsar after Vronsky’s fall and makes an announcement.

The officer who brings news of Vronsky’s fall

Also known as the officer

An unnamed officer who rides to the pavilion and reports that Vronsky is unhurt but Frou-Frou has broken her back.

The lady who says she would not miss a Roman circus

An unnamed spectator at the races who says that, if she had been a Roman woman, she would never have missed a circus.

Rtishtcheva’s daughter

Also known as Marya Yevgenyevna’s daughter

An unnamed young woman staying at the German watering-place with her mother, Marya Yevgenyevna Rtishtcheva.

The German princess at the watering-place

Also known as the German Fürstin

An unnamed German princess who meets Kitty and praises her appearance. She later calls Kitty an angel of consolation.

The English Lady Somebody

An unnamed English woman whose family the Shcherbatskys meet at the watering-place.

The German countess at the watering-place

An unnamed countess whom the Shcherbatskys meet at the watering-place; she has a son wounded in the last war.

The German countess’s son

An unnamed man, wounded in the last war, who is staying at the watering-place with his mother.

The learned Swede

An unnamed Swedish scholar whom the Shcherbatskys meet at the watering-place.

M. Canut

A man whom the Shcherbatskys meet at the watering-place; he is accompanied by his sister.

M. Canut’s sister

An unnamed woman who accompanies M. Canut at the watering-place.

Madame Stahl’s biological daughter

The infant born to Madame Stahl after her separation from her husband, who died almost immediately; her family substituted the newborn Varenka to spare Madame Stahl the news.

The chief cook of the Imperial Household

An unnamed cook whose newborn daughter Varenka was substituted for Madame Stahl’s infant who had died.

Madame Stahl’s husband

The estranged husband of Madame Stahl, whose death was variously attributed to her treatment of him or to his own immoral behavior.

The family of Madame Stahl

Unnamed relatives who substituted the newborn Varenka for Madame Stahl’s deceased daughter, fearing the news would kill her.

Varenka’s former love

An unnamed man whom Varenka loved and who loved her, but married another woman at his mother’s wish.

The mother of Varenka’s former love

An unnamed woman who opposed her son’s marriage to Varenka, leading him to marry someone else.

The former love’s wife

An unnamed woman whom Varenka’s former beloved married at his mother’s wish.

The blind Frenchwoman

Also known as Madame Berthe

An unnamed blind woman who walks through the arcade with Varenka as her guide. She praises Kitty to the Shcherbatsky prince and calls Varenka an angel.

The German doctor at the watering-place

Also known as the doctor

An unnamed physician whose treatment displeases Nikolay Levin, prompting him to shout at the doctor in the arcade.

The youngest child of Petrov

An unnamed child of Petrov and Anna Pavlovna who becomes devoted to Kitty and calls her “my Kitty.”

The children of the Russian family cared for by Varenka

Two unnamed young girls who call Varenka away to their mother at the watering-place.

Madame Berthe’s guide

An unnamed person who guides the blind Madame Berthe through the arcade.

The German workman who pushes Madame Stahl’s carriage

An unnamed, healthy-looking German workman who pushes Madame Stahl’s invalid carriage.

Madame Stahl’s sister-in-law

Also known as belle-sœur

An unnamed relative of Madame Stahl whom the Shcherbatskaya princess says she once knew.

The Catholic priest visiting Madame Stahl

An unnamed priest whom Kitty once sees with Madame Stahl, prompting doubts about Madame Stahl’s religious sincerity.

The mother of the sick Russian children

An unnamed invalid whose two daughters call Varenka to her at the watering-place.

Madame Berthe

Also known as the blind Frenchwoman

A blind Frenchwoman who is cared for by Varenka. She praises Kitty to the Shcherbatsky prince and calls Varenka an angel.

The merchant buying the forest

Also known as Ryabinin

A merchant negotiating with Stepan Oblonsky to buy the forest at Ergushovo. He completes the purchase over Levin’s objections and is also interested in buying wheat from Levin.

The clerk who serves Ryabinin as coachman

An unnamed clerk who drives Ryabinin’s trap and hands him the reins after the forest purchase.

The nurse accompanying Seryozha

An unnamed nurse who takes Seryozha for a walk and shelters with him from the rain.

The manservant sent to find Seryozha

An unnamed servant whom Anna sends out to look for Seryozha after he is caught in the rain.

The gardener at the Karenins’ summer villa

An unnamed gardener who tells Vronsky that Anna is home and directs him to the front door.

The young officer from the Corps of Pages

An unnamed, delicate-faced officer newly assigned to Vronsky’s regiment. He enters the messroom with a plump older officer.

The plump elderly officer in the messroom

An unnamed officer who teases Vronsky about eating before the race and gaining weight.

Petritsky

A young lieutenant and Vronsky’s friend and favorite comrade, who lives with him in camp. He is heavily in debt and involved with Baroness Shilton; he also loses Vronsky’s family letters under his mattress.

The trainer of Frou-Frou

Also known as the Englishman

An unnamed English trainer who oversees Vronsky’s mare, Frou-Frou, before the steeplechase and advises him about riding her.

The stable boy who recognizes Vronsky’s carriage

Also known as the groom · the so-called stable boy

An unnamed groom at the temporary stable who recognizes Vronsky’s carriage and calls the trainer.

The stable boy with the broom

An unnamed, neatly dressed stable boy who meets Vronsky at the stable and follows him inside.

Bryansky

A man Vronsky visits to pay money owed for horses.

The coachman driving Vronsky to Bryansky’s

An unnamed coachman who drives Vronsky’s carriage to Bryansky’s and then to the races.

The small light hussar

An unnamed rider in tight breeches who crouches like an English jockey and races in the officers’ steeplechase.

The horse-guard who wins the mile-and-a-half race

An unnamed horse-guard officer who wins a race on a gray horse shortly before Vronsky arrives.

Colonel Sestrin

Also known as Sestrin

The umpire who starts the steeplechase.

Kuzovlev

Also known as Prince Kuzovlev

A nervous, vain prince who rides the mare Diana in the steeplechase. He is thrown when she leaps the stream.

Diana

Kuzovlev’s mare, who leaps the stream during the steeplechase and throws him.

Galtsin

A friend of Vronsky and one of his formidable rivals in the steeplechase.

The young woman who sold the estate in Nice

An unnamed young woman who lives in Nice and sold a magnificent estate for half its value to a Polish speculator; Levin mentions her as an example of nobles being cheated.

The Polish speculator

An unnamed speculator who bought a magnificent estate from a young woman living in Nice for half its value; Levin mentions him.

The land speculator who takes land as security

An unnamed merchant who, according to Levin, takes land worth three acres for a one-rouble loan.

The jockey who advises Vronsky

An unnamed jockey who tells Vronsky to stay calm before the race.

Volkov

An officer who, after drinking with Petritsky and others, climbed onto a roof and fell asleep during a funeral march.

Tereshtchenko

An unnamed orderly whom Yashvin calls to bring brandy and cucumbers for Petritsky.

The officer from Vronsky’s regiment

An unnamed officer who visits Vronsky’s quarters before the race.

The officer from another regiment

An unnamed officer who visits Vronsky’s quarters and discusses the muddy race course.

The officer who urges Petritsky to drink

An unnamed officer at Vronsky’s quarters who reminds Petritsky of the previous night’s drinking.

The hostess

Also known as the lady of the house

Princess Betsy Tverskaya, who hosts the gathering Anna and Vronsky attend.

The diplomatic attaché

Also known as the attaché

An unnamed guest who joins the drawing-room conversation and repeats a French saying.

The ambassador’s wife

An unnamed society hostess at the gathering, skilled in small talk. She joins the gossip about Anna and Vronsky and speaks with them when Anna arrives.

Nilsson

An actress praised by guests for her performance and study of Kaulbach; she is mentioned but does not appear.

Madame Maltishtcheva

Also known as the Maltishtcheva woman

An unnamed society woman whose rose-colored costume is mocked by guests. Her daughter is also mentioned, but not identified by name.

The husband of Princess Betsy

A good-natured, corpulent man and avid collector of engravings. He comes into the drawing-room before going to his club and talks with Princess Myakaya about his collection.

The Schützburgs

Also known as the bankers

An unnamed couple who invited Princess Myakaya and her husband to dinner and showed them engravings; their sauce is the subject of her comic story.

Anna’s friend

An unnamed friend of Anna who gossips about her changed demeanor and Vronsky’s attention, then denies intending to blame her.

The Vlassieva girl

An unnamed young woman said to be in love with Sir John, the missionary.

The younger Vlassieva girl

An unnamed young woman whose marriage to Topov is rumored to be settled.

Topov

A man said to be engaged to the younger Vlassieva girl; he is mentioned but does not appear.

Sir John

Also known as the missionary

A missionary who tells Anna and others about life in India. The Vlassieva girl is said to be in love with him.

The lady who calls Anna and Vronsky’s conversation indecorous

An unnamed guest who comments that Anna’s private conversation with Vronsky, while her husband is present, is improper.

The lady who tells Anna’s friend “I told you”

An unnamed guest who recalls having predicted the impropriety of Anna’s closeness with Vronsky.

The fat old Tatar coachman

Also known as Madame Karenina’s coachman

Anna’s unnamed coachman, who struggles to hold one of her horses as it rears at the house entrance.

The people who write Anna from Moscow

Unnamed correspondents who inform Anna by letter that Kitty is very ill.

The Russian wife whose husband was insulted

Also known as the fair one · the unknown fair one

An unnamed woman mistaken for a courtesan by Petritsky and Prince Kedrov after she rides home in a hired sledge; she is Venden’s wife.

The cowman Nikolay

An unnamed, simple-hearted peasant employed by Levin, whom Levin likes to talk with. When Levin once said he meant to marry, Nikolay replied that it was high time.

Vassily Fedorovitch

Also known as The bailiff

Levin’s estate manager, who reports on spring farm work and labor shortages. Levin challenges his despondent approach and discusses plans for the season.

The cowherd girls

Unnamed farm workers who chase calves in the paddock.

The laborer who answers Levin about ploughing

Also known as Ipat

A peasant Levin meets while riding across his fields; he answers Levin’s question about sowing by saying the ploughing must be done first.

The forest keeper

An unnamed keeper who confirms Levin’s guess that snipe are in the area.

The driver who brings Oblonsky

An unnamed driver from the railway station who recognizes Levin and comments on the muddy journey.

The cuckoo

A bird whose call is heard in the copse during Levin and Oblonsky’s hunt.

The hare

An animal whose cry is heard in the copse during the hunt.

The snipe

Game birds pursued by Levin and Oblonsky during their hunt.

The owl

An owl heard hooting in the copse during the hunt.

The hawks

Two hawks seen flying over the forest during the hunt.

The two ladies talking to Anna

Two unnamed passengers who try to talk with Anna in the railway carriage.

The wife of the chief secretary

An unnamed friend of Anna who visits and tells her Petersburg news.

The chief secretary’s wife

An unnamed guest who attends dinner at the Karenins’ home with her husband.

The dressmaker

Anna’s unnamed dressmaker, who fails to complete or alter Anna’s dresses as requested.

The young prince from the Shcherbatsky family

Also known as The Shtcherbatskys’ young prince · Young Shtcherbatsky

The brother of Dolly, Natalia, and Kitty Shcherbatskaya, and a former university companion of Konstantin Levin. He entered the navy and drowned in the Baltic.

The horse Kolpik

Levin’s small bay cob, which carries him around the farm and fields.

The invalid lady on the train

An unnamed passenger who lies down to sleep in Anna’s railway carriage.

The stout elderly lady on the train

An unnamed passenger who tucks up her feet and comments on the train’s heating.

The railway guard passing Anna’s window

An unnamed guard seen outside Anna’s carriage, covered with snow during the storm.

The stove-heater

Also known as The thin peasant in the long overcoat

An unnamed railway worker who enters Anna’s carriage to check the thermometer.

The guard at the station

An unnamed railway guard who shouts to Anna as her train reaches a station.

The nervous young law-court clerk

An unnamed passenger in Vronsky’s train compartment who resents Vronsky’s aloof manner and tries to provoke him into recognizing him.

The German valet

Vronsky’s unnamed valet, who meets him at the Petersburg station and takes his luggage.

The governess of Seryozha

An unnamed governess who calls after Seryozha as he runs downstairs to greet Anna.

Pravdin

A well-known Panslavist abroad whose letter to Countess Lidia Ivanovna prompts her to discuss disagreements over her work. He is mentioned but does not appear.

The wife of a chief secretary

An unnamed friend of Anna who visits and tells her Petersburg news.

Baroness Shilton

Also known as the baroness

A friend of Petritsky’s who visits Vronsky’s rooms and openly discusses her separation and legal dispute with her husband. She is involved with Petritsky and jokes with Vronsky.

Kamerovsky

Also known as the cavalry captain Kamerovsky

A cavalry captain who visits Vronsky’s rooms with Petritsky and Baroness Shilton.

The baroness’s husband

An unnamed man who refuses to divorce Baroness Shilton and disputes her claim to her property.

Petritsky’s father

An unnamed man who refuses to give Petritsky money or pay his debts.

The tailor pursuing Petritsky

An unnamed tailor trying to have Petritsky imprisoned over his debts.

The other creditor threatening Petritsky

An unnamed creditor who also threatens to have Petritsky imprisoned.

Berkoshov

A man with whom Petritsky has quarreled; Petritsky threatens to send seconds, though he expects nothing to come of it.

Laura

A woman who has left Fertinghof and turned her attention to Mileev, according to Petritsky’s gossip.

Fertinghof

A man whom Laura has left, according to Petritsky’s gossip.

Mileev

A man Laura has turned her attention to, according to Petritsky’s gossip.

Buzulukov

A man known for attending court balls, whose comic mishap with a helmet is recounted by Petritsky.

The Grand Duchess

A member of the imperial family who asks Buzulukov to lend her his new helmet at a ball.

The ambassador at the court ball

An unnamed ambassador accompanying the Grand Duchess when she asks to see Buzulukov’s helmet.

The unnamed officer at the court ball

An unnamed man who tries to take Buzulukov’s helmet and hand it to the Grand Duchess.

The woman Petritsky has met

Also known as the girl in the strict Oriental style

An unnamed woman Petritsky describes as exquisite and says he will introduce to Vronsky.

The young Prince Kedrov

Also known as Kedrov

A new and well-liked officer in Vronsky’s company who joins Petritsky in pursuing and insulting a woman they mistake for a young lady.

Venden

Also known as the government clerk

A government clerk whose wife is pursued and insulted by Petritsky and Prince Kedrov. He complains to their colonel and seeks exemplary punishment.

Venden’s wife

Also known as the government clerk’s wife · the young wife

An unnamed young woman, six months pregnant, who is followed by Petritsky and Prince Kedrov after riding home in a hired sledge.

Venden’s wife’s mother

Also known as her mother

An unnamed woman who accompanies her pregnant daughter to church.

Claire

A French actress whom the colonel praises after Vronsky reports on his mediation.

The porter at Princess Betsy’s house

Also known as the stout porter

An unnamed porter at Princess Betsy’s house who lets her guests into the drawing-room.

The celebrated physician

Also known as the celebrated doctor

An unnamed fashionable doctor summoned to examine Kitty. He recommends treatment with Soden waters and travel abroad, while treating her examination and embarrassment dismissively.

The family doctor

An unnamed physician who has treated Kitty and participates in the consultation about her failing health. He suspects early tuberculosis and notes possible moral or spiritual causes.

The young patient in the consultation

Also known as the bewildered patient

Kitty, examined by the celebrated physician during the consultation about her illness.

Kondraty

An unnamed driver or servant who is to take Anna in a carriage after her return to Petersburg.

The maid who answers Venden’s door

An unnamed maid who takes the officers’ letter and messages into Venden’s home.

The valet of Venden’s host

An unnamed servant who tells Petritsky and Kedrov that many young women live in the building.

The host of the farewell dinner

Also known as their host

An unnamed comrade who gives a farewell dinner attended by Petritsky and Prince Kedrov.

The two festive young men

Also known as the two young men

Petritsky and Prince Kedrov, described in Vronsky’s account as the two young men who follow Venden’s wife and send her a letter.

The colonel’s regimental colleague at the French theater

An unnamed colonel whom Vronsky visits at the French theater to report on the mediation.

Vassya

One of Stepan and Dolly Oblonsky’s children, mentioned as being asleep when Anna visits.

Matvey

Stepan Oblonsky’s longtime valet and friend. Dolly teases Stepan about relying on Matvey to handle household tasks.

Countess Bonina

Also known as the Countess Bonina

A countess with whom Yegorushka Korsunsky dances at the ball; she is mentioned but does not speak.

Yegorushka Korsunsky

Also known as Korsunsky

A renowned dance director and married society man who leads the ball’s dances. He waltzes with Kitty and Anna and directs the mazurka.

Krivin

A bald society man who is found among the elite guests at the ball.

The beardless society youth

An unnamed young man at the ball who asks Kitty for the second quadrille.

The old man at the ball

An unnamed older man in civilian dress whom Kitty and her mother encounter on the staircase to the ball.

The officer at the ballroom doorway

An unnamed officer who admires Kitty at the ball.

The young man dancing with Kitty

An unnamed young man who dances the last quadrille with Kitty at the ball.

Ivan Ivanovitch

A man whose poor French is discussed by Anna and Vronsky at the ball; he is mentioned but does not appear.

The Eletsky girl

A young woman mentioned at the ball as someone who might have made a better match.

Prokofy

Sergey Koznishev’s footman, who once saw Nikolay Levin drunk in the street. Levin recalls that Prokofy’s perspective does not capture Nikolay’s inner character.

The boy beaten by Nikolay Levin

An unnamed boy Nikolay took from the country to raise and beat in a fit of rage, leading to legal proceedings against him.

The sharper

An unnamed man who won money from Nikolay Levin and received his promissory note; Nikolay later accused him of cheating.

The village elder

An unnamed village official whom Nikolay Levin assaulted while on an official assignment.

The porter at Nikolay’s hotel

Also known as the porter

An unnamed hotel porter who directs Konstantin Levin to Nikolay’s room.

The young man in the Russian jerkin

Also known as Mr. Kritsky · Kritsky

Nikolay Levin’s friend from Kiev, an activist who was expelled from university and later driven from a peasant school. He is visiting Nikolay and leaves after a tense discussion.

The waiter at Nikolay’s hotel

An unnamed waiter who brings supper to Nikolay Levin and his guests.

Vanya

Also known as little Vanya

An unnamed young man employed as a clerk in Konstantin Levin’s countinghouse at Pokrovskoe; Nikolay refers to him as Levin’s little Vanya.

Ignat

Konstantin Levin’s one-eyed coachman, who meets him at the station and shares news from the village.

Pava

Levin’s prized cow, which calves while he is away. He takes delight in inspecting her calf.

The contractor

Also known as Semyon

A contractor who has arrived at Levin’s estate and must settle accounts with him.

Berkoot

A bull at Levin’s estate, father of Pava’s new calf.

Hollandka

A black-and-piebald cow in Levin’s cowhouse.

Philip the gardener

Levin’s gardener, mentioned by Nikolay when he recalls their childhood home.

Prohor

An unnamed estate worker who used money Levin gave him for a horse to drink heavily and beat his wife.

Prohor’s wife

An unnamed woman beaten so severely by Prohor that she was nearly killed.

The Tatar waiter

An unnamed, white-haired waiter at the restaurant where Stepan Oblonsky and Konstantin Levin dine. He serves their meal and addresses them formally as excellencies.

The Frenchwoman at the restaurant counter

An unnamed woman behind the restaurant’s sideboard, dressed in ribbons, lace, and ringlets. Stepan Oblonsky makes her laugh; Levin dislikes her heavily made-up appearance.

Prince Golistin

Also known as Prince Golistin

A prince dining at the restaurant with a lady; he is mentioned but does not appear directly.

The aide-de-camp speaking with Oblonsky

An unnamed acquaintance of Stepan Oblonsky whom he meets at the restaurant and talks with about an actress and her protector.

Count Kirill Ivanovitch Vronsky

Vronsky’s father, mentioned as a count and one of Russia’s richest men. Vronsky scarcely remembers him.

Vronsky’s brother

An unnamed brother of Count Vronsky, mentioned as also consulting their mother before important decisions.

The prince’s matchmaking aunt

An unnamed aunt who arranged the marriage of Princess Shcherbatskaya and the old prince, and checked that their first impressions of each other were favorable.

The station guard who is killed

An unnamed railway guard who is crushed by a moving train at the station. His widow and large family are left dependent, and Vronsky gives money for the widow.

The widow of the killed guard

An unnamed woman who throws herself onto the body of her husband, the railway guard killed at the station. Vronsky gives money for her support.

Lavrenty

Countess Vronskaya’s elderly butler, who traveled with her and comes to the carriage to say everything is ready.

The maid traveling with Countess Vronskaya

An unnamed maid who handles Countess Vronskaya’s handbag and lap dog at the station.

The railway assistant

An unnamed assistant to the station-master who receives Vronsky’s 200 roubles for the dead guard’s widow.

Mlle. Roland

A French woman who was a governess in the Oblonsky household and had an affair with Stepan Oblonsky. She is mentioned but does not appear directly.

The housekeeper

An unnamed member of the Oblonsky household staff who quarrels with the English governess.

The man-cook

An unnamed cook in the Oblonsky household who walks off during the household crisis.

The kitchen-maid

An unnamed member of the Oblonsky household staff who gives notice.

Alabin

A man recalled in Stepan Oblonsky’s dream as the host of a dinner.

The barber

An unnamed barber who shaves and grooms Stepan Oblonsky.

The widow of Staff Captain Kalinin

An unnamed petitioner who asks Stepan Oblonsky for help; he advises her and writes her a letter of introduction.

Staff Captain Kalinin

The deceased husband of a widow who petitions Stepan Oblonsky for help; he is mentioned but does not appear.

Count Beist

A count reported in Stepan Oblonsky’s newspaper as having left for Wiesbaden.

The German watchmaker

An unnamed bald watchmaker who winds the Oblonskys’ clock.

A merchant buying the forest

An unnamed merchant seeking to buy forest land belonging to Dolly Oblonskaya; he writes Stepan Oblonsky about the sale.

Philip Ivanitch Nikitin

Also known as Nikitin

An old veteran official and member of Stepan Oblonsky’s government board.

Mihail Stanislavitch Grinevitch

Also known as Grinevitch

A Kammerjunker and member of Stepan Oblonsky’s government board. He knows Sergey Ivanovitch Koznishev.

The doorkeeper

An unnamed doorkeeper at Stepan Oblonsky’s government office who turns away an intruder and later identifies him.

The intruder seeking Oblonsky

An unnamed, broad-shouldered man with a curly beard who arrives at Stepan Oblonsky’s office seeking him; he is Konstantin Levin.

The lean official with a portfolio

An unnamed government official who steps aside for Levin on the stairs at Oblonsky’s office.

The professor of philosophy

An unnamed, well-known professor from Harkov who visits Sergey Koznishev to debate the boundary between psychological and physiological phenomena.

Keiss

A thinker cited in the philosophical discussion between Sergey Koznishev and the professor.

Wurt

A thinker cited by the professor in the debate about sensation and existence.

Knaust

A thinker cited by the professor in the debate about sensation and existence.

Pripasov

A thinker cited by the professor in the debate about sensation and existence.

Trubin

A person to whom Nikolay Levin owed money; Sergey Koznishev paid the IOU.

The acquaintance who greets Levin

An unnamed acquaintance who calls out to Levin at the Zoological Gardens; Levin is too distracted to recognize him.

The boy in Russian dress

An unnamed boy skating awkwardly at the Zoological Gardens.

The young man performing a skating trick

An unnamed skilled skater who demonstrates skating down the pavilion steps.

The skating attendant

An unnamed attendant who fits skates for Levin and remarks on the skaters.