Crime and Punishment

Raskolnikov

A former student who killed Alyona Ivanovna and Lizaveta, then confesses and is sentenced to eight years’ penal servitude. In Siberia, he remains unrepentant for the crime until his love for Sonia begins to open the possibility of a new life.

Sonia

Also known as Sofya Semyonovna · Sofya Semyonovna Marmeladov

Marmeladov’s daughter, forced into prostitution to support her family. She follows Raskolnikov to Siberia, sustains a close bond with the convicts, and her love helps begin his emotional renewal. She regularly writes to Dounia and Razumihin about his life.

Ilya Petrovitch

Also known as Assistant superintendent · Explosive Lieutenant

The police assistant superintendent, a hot-tempered former lieutenant. Raskolnikov confesses the murders of Alyona Ivanovna and Lizaveta to him.

Zametov

Also known as Head clerk · Alexandr Grigorievitch

A police-office clerk who is absent when Raskolnikov returns to confess. Ilya Petrovitch says Zametov has left after quarreling with everyone.

Nikodim Fomitch

Also known as District superintendent

The district superintendent, whom Raskolnikov considers approaching before deciding to confess to Ilya Petrovitch.

Svidrigaïlov

Also known as Mr. Svidrigaïlov · Arkady Ivanovitch Svidrigaïlov

Marfa Petrovna’s widower, who secretly overheard Raskolnikov confessing to Sonia and later gives Sonia money for herself and the Marmeladov children. He shoots himself; the police report that he left a note saying he was in full possession of his faculties and that no one was to blame.

Unnamed peasant woman begging with a baby

Also known as Peasant woman with a baby

An unnamed beggar holding a baby whom Raskolnikov gives a five-copeck coin as he walks through the city.

Unnamed baby held by the peasant woman

Also known as Beggar’s baby

The individually unidentified baby carried by the peasant woman begging in the street.

Unnamed disorderly drunk in the Hay Market

Also known as Drunken man trying to dance

An unnamed man in the Hay Market crowd who repeatedly tries to dance and falls down.

Unnamed young onlooker in the Hay Market

Also known as Youth who says Raskolnikov is boozed

A young man in the Hay Market who says Raskolnikov is drunk after he kneels to kiss the ground.

Unnamed slightly drunk workman in the Hay Market

Also known as Workman who jokes that Raskolnikov is going to Jerusalem

A slightly drunk workman who mocks Raskolnikov’s public bowing as a farewell to his country and the city.

Unnamed third onlooker in the Hay Market

Also known as Onlooker who calls Raskolnikov quite young

An unidentified bystander who remarks that Raskolnikov is quite young.

Unnamed sober onlooker in the Hay Market

Also known as Onlooker who says Raskolnikov is a gentleman

An unidentified bystander who calls Raskolnikov a gentleman.

Unnamed house porter in the police office

Also known as House porter present at Raskolnikov’s confession

An unnamed house porter present in the police office when Raskolnikov returns and confesses.

Unnamed peasant in the police office

Also known as Peasant who pushes past Raskolnikov

An unnamed peasant in the police office who pushes past Raskolnikov on the stairs and is later present when he confesses.

Unnamed clerk at the bureau

Also known as Clerk not wearing a uniform

An unnamed, non-uniformed clerk settling at a bureau to write when Raskolnikov enters the police office.

Unnamed clerk in the corner of the police office

Also known as Second clerk in the police office

An unidentified clerk who is seating himself in a corner when Raskolnikov enters.

Unnamed drowsy voice in the other room

Also known as Nil Pavlitch

An unidentified person in another room, addressed as Nil Pavlitch, who supplies Svidrigaïlov’s name when Ilya Petrovitch asks who shot himself.

Unnamed Polish exiles

Also known as Polish political prisoners

Political prisoners in Siberia who look down on the other convicts as ignorant. They regard Raskolnikov with hostility.

Unnamed former officer among the convicts

Also known as Former officer in the prison

A Russian former officer among the convicts who, like two seminarists, looks down on the other prisoners.

Two unnamed seminarists among the convicts

Also known as Seminarists in the prison

Two Russian seminarists among the convicts who, like a former officer, look down on the other prisoners.

Unnamed convict who attacks Raskolnikov

Also known as Prisoner who calls Raskolnikov an infidel

A convict who rushes at Raskolnikov during a quarrel, accusing him of being an infidel who does not believe in God. A guard intervenes before violence occurs.

Unnamed convicts in Raskolnikov’s gang

Also known as Convicts who take the sacrament

Raskolnikov’s fellow prisoners, with whom he goes to church during Lent. Many later show affection and respect for Sonia.

Unnamed fellow convict who fetches a tool

Also known as Convict sent to the fortress

One of the three convicts assigned to work at the river bank; he goes with a guard to the fortress to fetch a tool.

Unnamed fellow convict preparing the kiln

Also known as Convict laying wood in the kiln

One of the three convicts assigned to work at the river bank; he prepares wood for the alabaster kiln.

Unnamed prison guard at the river worksite

Also known as Guard who intervenes in the prison quarrel

A guard who prevents a convict from attacking Raskolnikov and later supervises the convicts working by the river.

Unnamed guard accompanying a convict

Also known as Guard who goes to fetch a tool

A guard who accompanies one of the convicts to the fortress to fetch a tool.

Unnamed tramp convict

Also known as Tramp who remembers a spring

A convict who has endured great hardship and longs to revisit a cold spring hidden in the forest, recalling its grass and birdsong.

Unnamed convicts’ wives and sweethearts

Also known as Wives and sweethearts who visit Sonia

Individually unidentified wives and sweethearts of prisoners who visit Sonia and leave money or gifts for the convicts.

Unnamed relatives of the convicts

Also known as Prisoners’ visiting relations

Individually unidentified relatives who visit the Siberian town and leave gifts or money with Sonia for the prisoners.

Unnamed two children rescued by Raskolnikov

Also known as Children in the house fire

Two individually unidentified children whom Raskolnikov rescued from a burning house before his imprisonment; he was burned in the rescue.

Unnamed consumptive fellow student

Also known as Poor student supported by Raskolnikov

A poor fellow student whom Raskolnikov supported for six months while he was ill. After the student died, Raskolnikov arranged hospital care for the student’s elderly father.

Unnamed decrepit father of Raskolnikov’s fellow student

Also known as Old father maintained by the student

An elderly, decrepit man whom his son had supported from about the age of thirteen. After the son died, Raskolnikov got him into a hospital and paid for his funeral.

Unnamed mother of the two rescued children

Also known as Mother of the children saved from the fire

The mother of the two children Raskolnikov rescued from a fire. Pulcheria Alexandrovna finds her address and insists on visiting her.

Unnamed nomads across the river

Also known as Nomads in the steppe

Individually unidentified people living in tents across the river, whom Raskolnikov sees in the Siberian steppe.

Unnamed singers across the river

Also known as Singers on the opposite bank

Unidentified people whose singing carries faintly across the river as Raskolnikov sits at the worksite.

Alyona Ivanovna

An elderly pawnbroker whom Raskolnikov killed for money and valuables, which he hid under a stone.

Lizaveta

Also known as Lizaveta Ivanovna

Alyona Ivanovna’s younger half-sister, whom Raskolnikov also killed when she entered during the murder. She had a copper cross that Sonia now wears.

Dounia

Also known as Avdotya Romanovna

Raskolnikov’s sister and Pulcheria Alexandrovna’s daughter. Svidrigaïlov tells her that Raskolnikov murdered Alyona Ivanovna and Lizaveta; when he traps and threatens her, she shoots at him, then leaves after he gives her the key. She later supports her brother as he decides to surrender.

Madame Resslich

A foreign woman who lends small sums at interest and does other commissions. She is Svidrigaïlov’s landlady, living in the adjoining room.

Kapernaumov’s children

Also known as Children of Kapernaumov

Kapernaumov and his wife’s individually unidentified children, who are present with their parents when Katerina Ivanovna is carried into Sonia’s room. Four of them are with Sonia when Svidrigaïlov visits; they flee in terror when he arrives.

Kapernaumov

A lame tailor with a cleft palate who rents Sonia a room in his crowded quarters. His family lives nearby, several locked rooms away from Svidrigaïlov’s lodging.

Katerina Ivanovna’s children

Also known as Unfortunate little ones · Orphans

Katerina Ivanovna’s individually unidentified children, whose family depends heavily on Sonia. Svidrigaïlov says they have been provided for and gives Sonia the receipts for their assigned funds.

Unnamed wealthy patroness of orphan asylums

Also known as High-ranking lady who sponsors the children

An unnamed elderly woman of high rank who is patroness of orphan asylums and knew Svidrigaïlov years earlier. She invited Sonia to meet her and has arranged support for Katerina Ivanovna’s children.

Unnamed betrothed of Svidrigaïlov

Also known as Svidrigaïlov’s prospective bride

A girl who is not yet sixteen, whom Svidrigaïlov has recently become engaged to marry. He visits her family late at night, gives her fifteen thousand roubles, and leaves without explaining his departure.

Unnamed father of Svidrigaïlov’s betrothed

Also known as Father of the prospective bride

A broken-down retired official whose legs have been paralyzed for three years, according to Svidrigaïlov. He and his wife receive Svidrigaïlov during a late-night visit when he gives their daughter money.

Unnamed mother of Svidrigaïlov’s betrothed

Also known as Mother of the prospective bride

The sensible wife of a paralysed retired official and mother of Svidrigaïlov’s young betrothed. She receives him during his late-night visit and takes charge of the money he gives her daughter.

Unnamed maidservant of the betrothed’s family

Also known as Fedosya the cook

A cook employed by the parents of Svidrigaïlov’s betrothed. She is still in the kitchen during his late-night visit.

Katia

An eighteen-year-old street singer wearing a striped skirt and Tyrolese hat, accompanied by a boy with a hand organ. Svidrigaïlov gives her wine and money, and later treats her and other performers at a drinking garden.

Unnamed boy with the hand organ

Also known as Boy accompanying Katia · Organ-grinder

A boy who accompanies Katia with a small hand organ while she sings. Svidrigaïlov treats him during his last evening out.

Unnamed clerks treated by Svidrigaïlov

Also known as Two little clerks · Clerks with crooked noses

Two individually unidentified clerks, one with a crooked nose bent left and the other right. Svidrigaïlov treats them at drinking places; they take him to a pleasure garden, where a dispute over a stolen teaspoon arises.

Unnamed clerk accused of stealing the teaspoon

Also known as Clerk who sells the stolen spoon

One of two clerks in Svidrigaïlov’s party, accused of stealing a teaspoon from the pleasure garden’s drinking bar and selling it to a Jewish man. He refuses to share the proceeds with his companion.

Unnamed companion of the clerk accused of theft

Also known as Clerk who demands a share

The other clerk in Svidrigaïlov’s party, who quarrels with his companion over the teaspoon allegedly stolen and sold.

Unnamed German clown

Also known as Drunken clown from Munich

A drunken, deeply depressed clown from Munich who entertains the customers at the pleasure garden.

Unnamed singers at the pleasure garden

Also known as Chorus of wretched singers

A group of unidentified singers who entertain customers at the pleasure garden Svidrigaïlov visits.

Unnamed man who buys the stolen teaspoon

Also known as Jew who buys the spoon

An unidentified man to whom one of the clerks sells a teaspoon said to have been stolen from the pleasure garden.

Unnamed ragged hotel attendant

Also known as Ragged fellow in the hotel corridor

A ragged attendant at a small hotel who shows Svidrigaïlov to a room, brings him tea and veal, and later disappears into the building.

Unnamed curly-headed man in the hotel room

Also known as Red-faced orator

A curly-haired man with an inflamed face who berates another man in a neighboring hotel room, accusing him of being a beggar and claiming to have rescued him from the gutter.

Unnamed man berated in the hotel room

Also known as Befogged hotel guest

An unidentified man sitting in a neighboring hotel room while a curly-headed companion berates him. He seems confused and scarcely listens.

Unnamed fourteen-year-old girl in Svidrigaïlov’s vision

Also known as Girl who drowned herself

A fourteen-year-old girl whom Svidrigaïlov sees in a dreamlike vision, lying dead in a flower-decked coffin after drowning herself. The vision suggests she died after an appalling insult and disgrace.

Unnamed five-year-old girl at the hotel

Also known as Neglected child in the corridor

A soaked, frightened child whom Svidrigaïlov finds crying in a hotel corridor and warms in his room. In his nightmare, she appears to transform into a shameless, sexually provocative figure before he wakes.

Unnamed mother of the five-year-old girl

Also known as Drunken cook at the hotel

The probably drunken cook who is the mother of the neglected child Svidrigaïlov finds at the hotel. The child says her mother would beat her for breaking a cup.

Unnamed gatekeeper called Achilles

Also known as Achilles

A small man in a grey soldier’s coat and copper helmet who stands at the gates of a house with a tower. He speaks with Svidrigaïlov shortly before Svidrigaïlov shoots himself.

Raskolnikov’s mother

Also known as Pulcheria Raskolnikov · Pulcheria Alexandrovna Raskolnikov · Pulcheria Alexandrovna

Pulcheria Alexandrovna, Raskolnikov and Dounia’s mother, who came to Petersburg with Dounia. Raskolnikov visits her before surrendering, tells her he loves her, and asks her to pray for him; she senses his approaching trouble but does not learn the truth directly.

Nastasya

A talkative countrywoman who cooks and serves at Raskolnikov’s lodging. She watches him closely when he returns after being away in the rain.

Razumihin

Also known as Vrazumihin · Dmitri Prokofitch · Razsudkin

Raskolnikov’s former university comrade, a resourceful young man who cares for him and loves Dounia. He brought Raskolnikov’s article to Pulcheria Alexandrovna, visits her, and is trusted to keep Sonia’s money temporarily.

Dounia’s deceased friend and Raskolnikov’s former fiancée

Also known as Raskolnikov’s former fiancée · Unnamed sickly girl Raskolnikov once loved

A sickly young woman whom Raskolnikov once loved and wanted to marry; she was the daughter of his landlady and has since died. He confided his thoughts to her and kept her portrait, which he gives to Dounia.

Marmeladov’s father

Also known as Semyon Zaharovitch Marmeladov · Marmeladov

Sonia’s deceased father, a drunken former government clerk who died after being run over. Katerina Ivanovna held a memorial dinner for him, and his family shawl is now worn by Sonia.

Unnamed drunk man on the pavement

Also known as Man lying face down across the pavement

An unidentified man in a greatcoat who lies face down across the pavement, dead drunk, as Svidrigaïlov walks toward the Little Neva.

Porfiry Petrovitch

The head of the Investigation Department and a distant relation of Razumihin. He tells Raskolnikov that he has long suspected him and now directly accuses him of murdering Alyona Ivanovna and Lizaveta, urging him to surrender and confess. He says he has searched Raskolnikov’s room and has one undisclosed piece of evidence.

Nikolay

Also known as House-painter accused of the murders · Nikolay Dementyev

A young painter accused of Alyona Ivanovna and Lizaveta’s murders who has confessed, but Porfiry believes he is innocent and expects him to withdraw his testimony. Porfiry describes him as impressionable, religious, artistically gifted, and drawn to suffering; Nikolay says he was guided by an elder and had tried to hang himself.

Unnamed workman who called Raskolnikov a murderer

Also known as Workman who confronted Raskolnikov at Alyona Ivanovna’s building

An unnamed workman who called Raskolnikov a murderer after seeing him ring the bell at Alyona Ivanovna’s former flat. Porfiry says Raskolnikov walked beside him without daring to question him.

Marfa Petrovna

Svidrigaïlov’s deceased wife and a distant relative of Luzhin. She bought Svidrigaïlov’s release from debtors’ prison and, despite jealousy, made an agreement permitting his affairs with maidservants; she was also fond of Dounia and often confided family secrets to her.

Parasha

A pretty, unintelligent maidservant in the Svidrigaïlov household who had recently arrived from another village. Dounia urged Svidrigaïlov to leave her alone, and he says he resumed pursuing her after falling out with Dounia.

Unnamed artist who visited Nikolay

Also known as Artist who took a fancy to Nikolay

An unnamed artist in Petersburg who took a liking to Nikolay and used to visit him.

Nikolay’s spiritual elder

Also known as Elder who guided Nikolay

An unnamed religious elder who spiritually guided Nikolay in his village for two years. Porfiry believes the elder’s influence returned to Nikolay in prison and may lead him to withdraw his confession.

Unnamed meek prisoner who throws a brick

Also known as Bible-reading prisoner

An unnamed mild prisoner who spent a year reading the Bible and later threw a brick at the governor, deliberately missing him. Porfiry says the prisoner wanted to accept the punishment as suffering.

Unnamed governor struck at by the prisoner

Also known as Governor who receives the brick

An unnamed prison governor at whom a Bible-reading prisoner threw a brick, deliberately aiming wide so as not to hurt him.

Unnamed tavern waiter named Philip

Also known as Philip, waiter at Svidrigaïlov’s tavern

A deferential waiter at the tavern where Svidrigaïlov meets Raskolnikov. Svidrigaïlov calls him to bring a drink and later water.

Unnamed son of Svidrigaïlov’s betrothed’s parents

Also known as Son serving in the provinces

The son of the impoverished family whose youngest daughter is engaged to Svidrigaïlov. He serves in the provinces and, according to Svidrigaïlov, does not help his parents.

Unnamed married daughter of Svidrigaïlov’s betrothed’s parents

Also known as Married daughter who does not visit

A married daughter in the family whose youngest girl is engaged to Svidrigaïlov. She does not visit her parents, according to his account.

Unnamed nephews of Svidrigaïlov’s betrothed’s parents

Also known as Two little nephews

Two individually unidentified nephews being cared for by the impoverished parents of Svidrigaïlov’s betrothed.

Unnamed thirteen-year-old girl at the dance

Also known as Girl mistaken for a dance student

A thirteen-year-old girl whom Svidrigaïlov saw dancing in a disreputable venue after her mother mistook it for a proper dancing class. When the girl became ashamed and cried, he offered to help her and her mother and says they remain friendly.

Unnamed mother of the thirteen-year-old girl

Also known as Mother at the dance

The mother of the thirteen-year-old girl whom Svidrigaïlov encountered at a disreputable dance venue. He offered to take them home and help with the girl’s education, and says they remain friendly.

Unnamed dancing specialist

Also known as Girl’s dance partner

A man who danced with the thirteen-year-old girl at a disreputable venue and continued to whirl her around when she began to cry.

Unnamed woman devoted to her husband and children

Also known as Woman Svidrigaïlov says he seduced by flattery

An unnamed married woman whom Svidrigaïlov claims he seduced by flattering her. She remained convinced that she had preserved her innocence and had yielded by accident.

Katerina Ivanovna

Marmeladov’s consumptive widow, an educated and proud woman whose grief and hardship left her mentally unstable. Svidrigaïlov says he secured support and institutional places for her children.

Mrs. Kapernaumov

Kapernaumov’s wife, who shares the crowded lodging where Sonia rents a room. Svidrigaïlov addresses her while asking whether Sonia has gone out.

Luzhin

Also known as Pyotr Petrovitch Luzhin · Mr. Luzhin · P. Luzhin

A well-to-do government counsellor whose engagement to Dounia ended after quarrels with her and Raskolnikov. Svidrigaïlov says Marfa Petrovna nearly arranged a match between Luzhin and Dounia and that Luzhin accused him of causing a child’s death.

Unnamed girl who died by suicide in winter

Also known as Madame Resslich’s young relative

A young relative of Madame Resslich who reportedly drowned herself in winter. Svidrigaïlov says Resslich arranged his engagement and alludes to the girl’s death.

Unnamed child whom Svidrigaïlov says died

Also known as Child in the accusation against Svidrigaïlov

An unnamed child whose death Luzhin accused Svidrigaïlov of causing. Svidrigaïlov calls the accusation a vulgar tale but does not explain it here.

Napoleon

A military and political leader whom Raskolnikov uses as an example of someone who might commit an unremarkable murder without scruple to begin a career. He does not appear.

Amalia Fyodorovna Lippevechsel

Also known as Amalia Lippevechsel · Madame Lippevechsel · Amalia Ludwigovna · Amalia Ivanovna

The Marmeladovs’ quarrelsome German landlady. Katerina Ivanovna says she will not return to Amalia’s lodging after being turned out.

Unnamed chief of Katerina Ivanovna’s father

Also known as Katerina Ivanovna’s father’s former chief

An unnamed senior official whom Katerina Ivanovna seeks out to plead for help for her family. He has her turned away, and she says she threw an inkpot at him.

Unnamed general who is dining with another general

Also known as General who receives Katerina Ivanovna

An unnamed general at whose dinner Katerina Ivanovna’s former chief is said to be dining when she seeks him out. Katerina later says she performed her street act beneath this general’s windows.

Lida

Also known as Youngest daughter of Marmeladov

Katerina Ivanovna’s youngest daughter. Her mother dresses her as a street performer and tries to make her dance; frightened, she runs away with Kolya before being brought back.

Kolya

Also known as Unnamed son of Marmeladov · Marmeladov’s little boy

Katerina Ivanovna’s young son. His mother dresses him as a street performer and tries to make him dance; he runs away with Lida, then returns to Sonia’s room with Polenka.

Polenka

Also known as Polya · Eldest daughter of Katerina Ivanovna

Katerina Ivanovna’s eldest daughter, about ten years old. She tries to help Sonia manage her mother and the younger children, and remains with Sonia after her mother dies.

Andrey Semyonovitch Lebeziatnikov

Also known as Lebeziatnikov · Mr. Lebeziatnikov

A Ministry clerk and Luzhin’s former ward who follows progressive ideas. He alerts Sonia and Raskolnikov that Katerina Ivanovna has lost control of herself, helps find the children, and is present when she dies.

Unnamed well-dressed official who helps Katerina Ivanovna

Also known as Official with a decoration · Civilian official who gives Katerina Ivanovna three roubles

A sympathetic official of about fifty who gives Katerina Ivanovna three roubles in the street and helps get her carried to Sonia’s room after she collapses.

Unnamed policeman at Katerina Ivanovna’s street performance

Also known as Policeman who confronts Katerina Ivanovna

A policeman who tries to stop Katerina Ivanovna’s street performance because she has no licence and has drawn a crowd. He helps carry her after she collapses.

Unnamed doctor called to Sonia’s room

Also known as Doctor summoned after Katerina Ivanovna collapses

An unnamed doctor whom Sonia and the others send for after Katerina Ivanovna collapses. The text does not say whether he arrives before she dies.

Unnamed priest at Katerina Ivanovna’s deathbed

Also known as Priest whom Katerina Ivanovna refuses

An unnamed priest whom those present consider calling to Katerina Ivanovna. She refuses him, saying she has no sins and cannot spare a rouble.

Unnamed priest at Katerina Ivanovna’s requiem

Also known as Priest who conducts the requiem

An unnamed priest who conducts the requiem service for Katerina Ivanovna while her body lies in the coffin.

Unnamed server at Katerina Ivanovna’s requiem

Also known as Server accompanying the priest

An unnamed server who accompanies the priest to the requiem service for Katerina Ivanovna.

Unnamed person who gives Katerina Ivanovna her certificate of merit

Also known as Man who gave Katerina Ivanovna the certificate

An unidentified person who awarded Katerina Ivanovna a certificate of merit after she left school. The certificate lies beside her pillow when she dies.

Unnamed gentlemen in the crowd who mock Katerina Ivanovna

Also known as Man in the crowd who laughs

An unidentified bystander who laughs at Katerina Ivanovna while she tries to make her children perform in the street.

Unnamed woman in the crowd who comments on the children

Also known as Woman who crosses herself

An unidentified woman who crosses herself and says a prayer as Katerina Ivanovna collapses. She asks whether the children have been caught.

Unnamed person who calls out that Katerina Ivanovna is dying

Also known as Voice in the crowd

An unidentified onlooker who shouts that Katerina Ivanovna is dying after she falls.

Unnamed person who says Katerina Ivanovna has gone mad

Also known as Another voice in the crowd

An unidentified onlooker who says Katerina Ivanovna has lost her mind as the crowd gathers around her.

Unnamed relative of Porfiry’s doctor

Also known as Dr. B——n

A doctor whom Porfiry recently consulted about his cough and breathing difficulty. Porfiry says the doctor warned him that tobacco was harming his lungs.

Dmitri

A journeyman painter who worked with Nikolay on the staircase where Alyona Ivanovna lived. Nikolay insisted he had no part in the murders.

Nikolay’s warder

Also known as Warder who brings Nikolay

An unnamed warder who brought Nikolay to Porfiry’s office, where Nikolay confessed.

Unnamed people at the door of Porfiry’s office

Also known as Persons crowding into Porfiry’s doorway

Several unidentified people who gathered at Porfiry’s office door as Nikolay was brought in.

Unnamed man who accuses Raskolnikov

Also known as Short man in a long coat · Murder accuser

A man who accused Raskolnikov of murder after seeing him behave suspiciously at Alyona Ivanovna’s building. He later apologized for the accusation.

Unnamed German tradesman who owns Luzhin’s rented flat

Also known as Owner of Luzhin’s flat

A wealthy German tradesman who owns the flat Luzhin rented and had redecorated in anticipation of marrying Dounia. He refused to cancel the contract without full forfeiture payment.

Unnamed upholsterers

Also known as Upholsterers paid by Luzhin

The furniture sellers or upholsterers from whom Luzhin bought furnishings for his planned household with Dounia. They refused to refund his installment for furniture not yet delivered.

Unnamed clerk who accompanies Luzhin’s legal case

Also known as Clerk in Luzhin’s senate case

An unidentified person involved in Luzhin’s legal case in the senate, where Luzhin encountered a setback.

Unnamed woman who was to become Lebeziatnikov’s wife

Also known as Terebyeva

A woman Lebeziatnikov says joined a community after leaving her family and entering a free marriage. She wrote to her parents explaining her choice.

Unnamed woman who left her husband for a community

Also known as Varents

A woman whom Lebeziatnikov says left her husband and two children to join a community with another man. He cites her blunt letter to her husband as an example of protest.

Unnamed man in Varents’s community

Also known as Great-hearted man who joined Varents

An unnamed man whom Lebeziatnikov describes as the person Varents joined in establishing a community after leaving her husband.

Unnamed husband of Varents

Also known as Varents’s husband

The man Varents left after seven years of marriage, according to Lebeziatnikov’s account. She wrote that she could not be happy with him and would not return.

Unnamed father and mother of Lebeziatnikov

Also known as Lebeziatnikov’s parents

Lebeziatnikov’s deceased parents, whom he says he sometimes regrets losing because he can no longer make a deliberate protest against them.

Unnamed members of Lebeziatnikov’s community

Also known as Members of the proposed commune

Unidentified people involved in the community Lebeziatnikov is trying to establish. He says its members reject conventional social roles.

Unnamed woman in Lebeziatnikov’s account of a free marriage

Also known as Woman who left her family for a free marriage

An unnamed woman Lebeziatnikov says left her family and wrote to her parents that she was entering a free marriage and joining a community.

Unnamed husband of the woman in Lebeziatnikov’s account

Also known as Husband deceived about the community

The unnamed husband whom a woman cited by Lebeziatnikov left after telling him she could not forgive his concealment of the idea of communal living.

Raphael

A painter mentioned by Lebeziatnikov, who argues that cleaning cesspools is more useful to humanity than Raphael’s work. He does not appear.

Pushkin

A writer mentioned by Lebeziatnikov in an argument about the usefulness of different kinds of work. He does not appear.

Gogol

A writer whom Porfiry cites as having a marked comic characteristic, which Raskolnikov identifies as belonging to Gogol. He does not appear.

Unnamed deaf and mute girl related to Madame Resslich

Also known as Resslich’s niece

A girl of about fourteen or fifteen who lived with Madame Resslich and was reportedly beaten and deprived of food by her. She was found hanged in a garret; an unsubstantiated rumor accused Svidrigaïlov of abusing her.

Unnamed German woman who reports abuse

Also known as German woman of loose character

An unnamed woman who reportedly spread an unsubstantiated claim that Svidrigaïlov had abused Madame Resslich’s young relative. Luzhin said her reputation made her account unreliable.

Philip

Also known as Servant Philip

A servant in the Svidrigaïlov household who hanged himself six years earlier. Dounia said he was a hypochondriac and domestic philosopher mocked by Svidrigaïlov.

Svidrigaïlov’s children

Also known as Svidrigaïlov’s children

Svidrigaïlov’s individually unidentified children, to whom he says the estate has been left. They are staying with an aunt.

Razumihin’s uncle

Razumihin’s sixty-five-year-old uncle, a retired district postmaster who recently arrived in Petersburg. He has a thousand roubles Razumihin hopes to borrow for a publishing venture.

Kapernaumov’s eldest child

Also known as Eldest child of Kapernaumov

The eldest of Kapernaumov’s seven children, who stammers. The younger children are described as ill.

Katerina Ivanovna’s landlady

Also known as Landlady who wants to evict Katerina Ivanovna

An unnamed landlady owed rent by Katerina Ivanovna’s family. She has said she wants them to leave.

Unnamed relative of Madame Resslich

Also known as Resslich’s relation

An unnamed person, described as a niece or other relation of Madame Resslich, who lived with her and died by suicide. Luzhin recounted an unsubstantiated rumor that Svidrigaïlov had abused her.

Unnamed porter at Raskolnikov’s lodging

Also known as Porter who points out Raskolnikov

An unnamed porter who tells a visitor where Raskolnikov lives and points him out when he returns. The visitor leaves without explaining his purpose.

Kepler

A scientist whom Raskolnikov cites as an example of a great thinker whose discoveries might, in his theory, justify extreme acts for humanity’s benefit. He does not appear.

Newton

A scientist whom Raskolnikov cites as an example of a great thinker whose discoveries might, in his theory, justify sacrificing lives for humanity’s benefit. He does not appear.

Lycurgus

A lawgiver whom Raskolnikov names among leaders who broke with old laws to establish new ones. He does not appear.

Solon

A lawgiver whom Raskolnikov names among leaders who broke with old laws to establish new ones. He does not appear.

Mahomet

A religious leader whom Raskolnikov names among figures who transgressed old laws while bringing new ideas. He does not appear.

Unnamed Greek creditor

Also known as Low Greek from Nezhin

A Greek creditor from Nezhin who imprisoned Svidrigaïlov over his debts. Marfa Petrovna bought Svidrigaïlov’s release by settling part of what he owed.

Unnamed nobleman who beat a German woman

Also known as Nobleman in the railway incident

An unnamed nobleman publicly shamed in the papers for thrashing a German woman on a railway train. Svidrigaïlov mentions him while discussing violence against women.

German woman beaten on the train

Also known as German woman in the railway incident

An unnamed German woman whom a nobleman thrashed on a railway train, according to Svidrigaïlov’s account.

Berg

A man said to be planning to ascend in a balloon from the Yusupov Garden and carry passengers for a fee. Svidrigaïlov mentions him but does not say whether he will join the ascent.

Prince Svirbey

A great personage and distant relation of Svidrigaïlov, whom Svidrigaïlov says he never bored. He does not appear.

Madam Prilukov

A woman whose album Svidrigaïlov says he once wrote in, describing Raphael’s Madonna. She does not appear.

Viazemsky

A person at whose house Svidrigaïlov says he used to stay overnight in the Hay Market. He does not appear.

Filka

Svidrigaïlov’s deceased serf, whom he says appeared to him as a ghost after death. Filka had quarreled violently with Svidrigaïlov shortly before dying.

Aniska

Also known as Aniska the dressmaker

A former serf girl trained in Moscow who worked as a dressmaker in the country. Marfa Petrovna’s ghost compares her sewing unfavorably with the dress she is wearing.

Unnamed young woman proposed as Svidrigaïlov’s bride

Also known as Svidrigaïlov’s prospective bride

An unnamed young woman whom others are arranging for Svidrigaïlov to marry in Petersburg. Marfa Petrovna’s ghost warns him that the match will bring trouble to both of them.

Zossimov

A twenty-seven-year-old doctor who monitors Raskolnikov’s illness and recovery. He reassures Raskolnikov’s mother and sister that he is improving.

Unnamed gentleman following Sonia

A well-dressed man of about fifty who follows Sonia from Raskolnikov’s lodging and learns where she lives. He says he is staying next door at Madame Resslich’s.

Unnamed lodgers in Madame Lippevechsel’s flat

Also known as Madame Lippevechsel’s lodgers

The landlady’s individually unidentified lodgers who crowded into the Marmeladovs’ room to watch Marmeladov die. At the memorial dinner, many attend and their behavior contributes to Katerina Ivanovna’s distress.

Unnamed lady who mended stockings in prison

Also known as Queen who mended her stockings in prison

An unnamed queen invoked in Razumihin’s thought as an example of someone whose dignity would persist even in poor circumstances.

Lieutenant Potanchikov

Also known as Potanchikov

A friend of Raskolnikov’s father, mentioned by Pulcheria Alexandrovna. In a fever, he once ran out and fell into a courtyard well, where he remained until the next day.

Vasya

Also known as Messenger boy in Afanasy Ivanitch’s shop

A messenger boy at Afanasy Ivanitch’s shop, whom Pulcheria Alexandrovna privately thinks is better dressed than Raskolnikov.

Koch

A man who came to Alyona Ivanovna’s flat on business and helped raise the alarm when the door was hooked from inside. He recognized the jewel-case and identified its owner to the police.

Young law student at Alyona Ivanovna’s door

Also known as Pestryakov

A young law student who arrived at Alyona Ivanovna’s flat after Koch and helped raise the alarm. He and Koch did not notice Nikolay or Dmitri going upstairs.

Unnamed socialist thinkers at Razumihin’s gathering

Unidentified people whose doctrine Razumihin argues about with Porfiry. Razumihin says they explain crime through social conditions and propose that redesigning society would eliminate it.

Unnamed man who violates a child

Also known as Man of forty in Razumihin’s example

A hypothetical forty-year-old man whom Razumihin cites while arguing that environment alone cannot explain every crime.

Unnamed child in Razumihin’s example

Also known as Ten-year-old child

A hypothetical ten-year-old child whom Razumihin says is violated by a forty-year-old man.

Policeman at Marmeladov’s accident

An unnamed policeman who helped manage the crowd after Marmeladov was run over, helped carry him home, and obtained a priest.

Doctor near the Marmeladovs’ lodging

An unnamed doctor who examined Marmeladov after he was brought home injured and said he would die within minutes.

Priest who attends Marmeladov

Also known as Little grey old priest

An unnamed elderly priest who brought the sacrament and heard Marmeladov’s confession. He admonished Katerina Ivanovna to forgive her dying husband.

Unnamed landlady

Also known as Landlady

Raskolnikov’s landlady, described as a shy, good-natured woman of about forty. Razumihin arranges for Zossimov to stay in her parlour and says she has become attached to him.

Unnamed ragged waiter at Bakaleyev’s house

Also known as Waiter at the ladies’ lodgings

An unnamed, ragged waiter who answers the bell at the lodgings where Pulcheria Alexandrovna and Dounia are staying and brings them tea.

Praskovya Pavlovna

Also known as Raskolnikov’s landlady · Widow of assessor Zarnitsyn · Pashenka

Raskolnikov’s landlady, who once accepted an IOU for his debts and helped provide for him during illness. Razumihin retrieved the IOU after paying Tchebarov.

Katerina Ivanovna’s father

Also known as Unnamed prince who knew Katerina Ivanovna as a girl

An unnamed prince who knew Katerina Ivanovna when she was a girl and had been a benefactor to Marmeladov. Katerina invokes his acquaintance with them while arguing with the landlady.

Katerina Ivanovna’s first husband

Also known as First husband of Katerina Ivanovna

An unnamed infantry officer whom Katerina Ivanovna married for love. He gambled, got into trouble, beat her, and died, leaving her with three children.

Unnamed friend of Razumihin’s uncle

Also known as Curly-haired guest at Razumihin’s house-warming

An unidentified curly-haired man who peeps out during Razumihin’s house-warming. Razumihin guesses he may be a friend of his uncle’s.

Unnamed guests at Razumihin’s house-warming

Also known as Razumihin’s visitors

A gathering of about fifteen people, including Razumihin’s invited guests and others whose identities are not specified. They discuss ideas Razumihin calls foolish.

Two servants at Razumihin’s house-warming

Also known as Landlady’s servants

Two unnamed servants who tend samovars and set out food for the house-warming gathering.

Unnamed injured man in Zossimov’s anecdote

Also known as Hypochondriac of forty

An unnamed forty-year-old hypochondriac whom Zossimov cites as an example of illness leading to violence. He cut the throat of a young boy who repeatedly joked at the table.

Unnamed boy in Zossimov’s anecdote

Also known as Eight-year-old boy

An unnamed eight-year-old boy whom a hypochondriac killed, according to Zossimov’s account.

Unnamed porter at Alyona Ivanovna’s building

Also known as Porter of Alyona Ivanovna’s building

An unnamed porter at Alyona Ivanovna’s building, one of the witnesses to Nikolay and Dmitri’s scuffle. Raskolnikov later returned and spoke with the porters there.

Wife of the first porter

An unnamed woman who witnessed Nikolay and Dmitri’s scuffle outside Alyona Ivanovna’s building.

Woman in the porter’s lodge

Also known as Woman sitting in the porter’s lodge

An unnamed woman who was sitting in the porter’s lodge and witnessed Nikolay and Dmitri’s scuffle.

Kryukov

A man who arrived by cab with a lady on his arm and entered Alyona Ivanovna’s building as Nikolay and Dmitri were scuffling outside.

Marmeladov’s coachman

Also known as Coachman of the elegant carriage

An unnamed coachman whose carriage ran over Marmeladov. He said he had driven slowly and called out to warn the staggering man.

Policeman who rescues the drowning woman

An unnamed policeman who jumps into a canal and pulls out a woman who has thrown herself in.

Drowning woman

Also known as Afrosinya

A tall, wasted woman with sunken red eyes who throws herself into the canal. A neighbor identifies her as Afrosinya; she is pulled out alive.

Neighbor of Afrosinya

Also known as Woman who calls Afrosinya by name

An unnamed woman who recognizes the drowning woman as Afrosinya and says she lives nearby. She reports that Afrosinya recently tried to hang herself and had been left with the neighbor’s little girl.

Neighbor’s little girl

Also known as Little girl left to watch Afrosinya

An unnamed girl whom Afrosinya’s neighbor had left to watch her while the neighbor went to a shop.

Elder workman in Alyona Ivanovna’s flat

Also known as Older workman

An unnamed workman renovating Alyona Ivanovna’s former flat. He challenges Raskolnikov when he rings the bell and asks about the blood.

Alyoshka

A young workman helping renovate Alyona Ivanovna’s former flat; the older workman calls him to leave.

Younger workman in Alyona Ivanovna’s flat

Also known as Alyoshka

A young workman helping renovate Alyona Ivanovna’s former flat. The passage identifies him as Alyoshka when the older workman calls him to leave.

Man in the long coat

An unnamed man among the onlookers outside Alyona Ivanovna’s building who urges the porters to take Raskolnikov to the police station.

Second porter at Alyona Ivanovna’s building

Also known as Huge porter · Big porter

A large porter with keys on his belt who calls Raskolnikov a rogue and shoves him out into the street.

Peasant woman outside Alyona Ivanovna’s building

An unnamed peasant woman among the onlookers who calls Raskolnikov a rogue.

Middle-aged bystander listening to Raskolnikov

An unnamed man standing near a street organ who is startled when Raskolnikov speaks to him about music.

Girl singing with the barrel organ

Also known as Street singer

A fifteen-year-old girl in shabby clothes who sings along with a barrel organ in the street. Raskolnikov gives her a five-copeck coin.

Barrel-organ player

Also known as Organ grinder

An unnamed dark-haired young man who plays a barrel organ while a girl sings for coins.

Young man in a red shirt

An unnamed young man standing outside a corn chandler’s shop whom Raskolnikov asks about the huckster and his wife.

Duclida

A young woman among the women outside a drinking establishment who invites Raskolnikov inside and asks him for money for a drink.

Bruised woman outside the drinking establishment

Also known as Pock-marked woman

An unnamed, bruised woman who quietly criticizes Duclida for asking Raskolnikov for money.

Tipsy peasant in a loose coat

An unnamed tipsy peasant who jokes about the women outside the drinking establishment before going inside.

Waiter at the restaurant

An unnamed waiter who serves Raskolnikov tea and newspapers and tells him the bill.

Unnamed people who witness Marmeladov’s accident

Also known as Crowd witnesses at the accident

Several unnamed onlookers who confirm that the coachman shouted warnings before Marmeladov fell under the horses.

Ivan Mihailovitch

Also known as Katerina Ivanovna’s father · Civil colonel

Katerina Ivanovna’s deceased father, a civil colonel whom visitors regarded as nearly a governor. She recalls her privileged upbringing in his household.

Princess Bezzemelny

A princess who once blessed Katerina Ivanovna’s marriage and praised her dancing at a ball.

Prince Schegolskoy

A kammerjunker who danced the mazurka with Katerina Ivanovna at a ball and wanted to propose to her before she married Marmeladov.

Messenger from merchant Shelopaev’s office

An unnamed young man who brings Raskolnikov thirty-five roubles sent at his mother’s request through Vahrushin. Raskolnikov signs for the money.

Natalya Yegorovna

Praskovya Pavlovna’s deceased daughter, whom Raskolnikov once verbally promised to marry. Her death ended the family relationship that had helped him obtain credit from his landlady.

Mr. Tchebarov

Also known as Tchebarov

A businessman to whom Praskovya Pavlovna transferred Raskolnikov’s IOU for collection. Razumihin paid him ten roubles and retrieved it.

Koch and Pestryakov’s unnamed acquaintances

Also known as Three friends of Pestryakov

Three unnamed men who walked with Pestryakov to Alyona Ivanovna’s building and left him at the gate. Their presence was cited as evidence against his involvement in the murders.

Woman witness at Alyona Ivanovna’s building

An unnamed woman who, along with the porters, saw Pestryakov enter Alyona Ivanovna’s building.

Dushkin

A peasant who keeps a dram-shop opposite Alyona Ivanovna’s building and knows Nikolay and Dmitri from their home district. He gave Nikolay money for the stolen earrings, then took them to the police after suspecting they came from the murdered pawnbroker.

Woman at the tavern where Nikolay tries to hang himself

An unnamed woman at a tavern who sees Nikolay attempting to hang himself in an adjoining stable and cries out, bringing people running.

Afanasy Pavlovitch

An unnamed man whom Nikolay says first told him about the murders. The text gives no further details.

Kolomensky men

Also known as Kolomensky men at whose lodging Nikolay says he slept

Unnamed men with whom Nikolay says he spent the night in Peski. The police searched them during the investigation.

Heruvimov

A bookseller and publisher who employs Razumihin to translate German works, including an article arguing that women are human beings. Razumihin says he poses as an advanced thinker without understanding the subjects he publishes.

Tolstyakov

A friend of Razumihin, described as bashful and ashamed of his poor headgear.

English Embassy secretary

An unnamed secretary at the English Embassy who sold his lightly worn boots to a shopkeeper for cash; Razumihin bought them for Raskolnikov.

Unnamed student at Razumihin’s house-warming

Also known as Student invited to Razumihin’s house-warming

One of the students Razumihin expects at his house-warming party.

Unnamed teacher at Razumihin’s house-warming

A teacher Razumihin expects at his house-warming party.

Unnamed government clerk at Razumihin’s house-warming

A government clerk Razumihin expects at his house-warming party.

Unnamed musician at Razumihin’s house-warming

A musician Razumihin expects at his house-warming party.

Unnamed officer at Razumihin’s house-warming

An officer Razumihin expects at his house-warming party.

General Kobelev

A general whom Razumihin says the address bureau could not find while it located Raskolnikov.

Unnamed elderly woman who gives Raskolnikov money

An elderly woman in a kerchief and goatskin shoes who gives Raskolnikov twenty copecks on the bridge, apparently mistaking his ragged appearance for that of a beggar.

Daughter accompanying the elderly woman

An unnamed girl, probably the elderly woman’s daughter, who accompanies her on the bridge when she gives Raskolnikov money.

Coachman who lashes Raskolnikov

An unnamed coachman who strikes Raskolnikov with a whip after he nearly falls beneath the horses on the bridge.

Student discussing Alyona Ivanovna

An unnamed student who discusses Alyona and Lizaveta with a young officer in a tavern. He argues that killing Alyona and using her money to help others could be justified, an idea that deeply affects Raskolnikov.

Young officer with the student

An unnamed young officer who listens as the student discusses Alyona Ivanovna and Lizaveta and argues about whether killing Alyona could be justified.

Mitka

A man called by name from a flat below as someone shouts for him to catch a fleeing person. The passage suggests he is connected to the painters working in the building.

Assessor Zarnitsyn

Also known as Zarnitsyn

The deceased assessor whose widow, Praskovya Pavlovna, holds Raskolnikov’s IOU.

Unnamed police-office clerk

An unkempt clerk at the police office who directs Raskolnikov to the head clerk after seeing his summons.

Unnamed lady in mourning

A poorly dressed woman in mourning who writes at the head clerk’s dictation in the police office.

Luise Ivanovna

A heavily made-up, German-accented woman reprimanded by Ilya Petrovitch over a drunken guest’s disturbance at her house. She says the guest damaged her piano, assaulted her and her staff, and demanded money for his torn coat.

Unnamed author who caused a disturbance at Luise Ivanovna’s house

Also known as Literary man

An unnamed writer and drunken guest at Luise Ivanovna’s house. According to her account, he damaged a piano, struck people, shouted from a window, and demanded compensation for his torn coat.

Karl

A man working at Luise Ivanovna’s house who, according to her, was struck in the eye by her drunken guest and pulled him away from a window.

Henriette

A woman working at Luise Ivanovna’s house who, according to Luise Ivanovna, was struck in the eye by a drunken guest.

Vassily Ivanovitch Vahrushin

A kind-hearted local merchant and friend of Raskolnikov’s late father. He lent money to Pulcheria Raskolnikov against her pension.

Raskolnikov’s father

Raskolnikov and Dounia’s deceased father, mentioned in family recollections. In Raskolnikov’s childhood dream, he tries to lead his son away from a crowd beating a horse.

Afanasy Ivanovitch

A person from whom Pulcheria Raskolnikov hopes to borrow money against her pension after Dounia’s engagement improves her credit.

Young drunk woman

An unnamed, fair-haired girl of about fifteen or sixteen whom Raskolnikov finds intoxicated and exhausted on a boulevard, with her clothes torn and askew. A well-dressed man appears to be pursuing her, and a police constable tries to help her get home.

Well-dressed man pursuing the young woman

Also known as Stout gentleman · Fat dandy

An unnamed, fashionably dressed man who waits to approach the intoxicated young woman and follows her when she leaves. Raskolnikov suspects he intends to take advantage of her.

Police constable

Also known as Policeman

An unnamed, sensible-looking constable with grey moustaches and whiskers. He intervenes when Raskolnikov confronts the well-dressed man and tries to take the young woman home.

Turgenev

A writer mentioned in a general reflection on the vividness of dreams. He does not appear.

Raskolnikov’s paternal grandmother

Raskolnikov’s deceased grandmother, whom he never knew. His family used to attend memorial services for her at the church in his childhood town.

Raskolnikov’s infant brother

Also known as Raskolnikov’s younger brother

Raskolnikov’s younger brother, who died at six months old. Raskolnikov never knew him but remembers visiting and kissing his grave.

Mikolka

A drunken young peasant in Raskolnikov’s childhood dream who owns a small sorrel mare and beats her to death when she cannot pull a crowded cart.

Mikolka’s mare

Also known as Sorrel nag · Poor horse

A small, elderly sorrel mare that Mikolka cruelly forces to pull a crowded cart and beats to death in Raskolnikov’s childhood dream.

Fat rosy-cheeked woman in the cart

An unnamed woman in red cotton clothes and a beaded headdress whom the crowd hauls into Mikolka’s cart; she cracks nuts and laughs as the mare is beaten.

Young men in Mikolka’s cart

Also known as Two young fellows in the cart

Two unnamed drunken young men who prepare whips and help Mikolka beat the mare in Raskolnikov’s dream.

Old man in the crowd

Also known as Grey-headed old man

An unnamed grey-bearded spectator who disapproves of Mikolka’s cruelty to the mare, though he too smiles when she kicks.

Woman who tries to take the boy away

An unnamed woman in the dream crowd who takes hold of the child Raskolnikov’s hand and tries to lead him away from the beating mare.

Huckster

An unnamed dealer who invites Lizaveta to come the next day to consider buying household goods from an impoverished family.

Huckster’s wife

An unnamed, lively woman who urges Lizaveta not to be afraid of her step-sister Alyona Ivanovna and invites her to tea.

Pokorev

A student Raskolnikov knew who had left for Harkov and once gave him Alyona Ivanovna’s address as a pawnbroker.

Paternal grandmother’s memorial priest

Also known as Old priest

An unnamed elderly priest with a shaking head who conducts services at the church in Raskolnikov’s childhood town.

Fyodor Dostoyevsky

Also known as Dostoevsky

The author named in the book’s prefatory material; he is not a character in the story.

Constance Garnett

The translator named in the book’s prefatory material; she is not a character in the story.

Nekrassov

A poet who published Dostoyevsky’s early story “Poor Folk,” as described in the translator’s preface; he does not appear in the story.

Byelinsky

A person whose letter to Gogol Dostoyevsky was accused of reading, according to the translator’s preface; he does not appear in the story.

Nicholas I.

The ruler under whom Dostoyevsky was condemned to death, according to the translator’s preface; he does not appear in the story.

Maurice Baring

The person quoted in the translator’s preface describing Nicholas I. as stern and just; he does not appear in the story.

Mihail

Dostoyevsky’s brother, to whom he wrote about the reprieve from execution; the preface says Mihail later died and left a family dependent on Dostoyevsky.

Plestcheiev

A fellow prisoner whom Dostoyevsky kissed farewell before the planned execution, according to the translator’s preface.

Dourov

A fellow prisoner whom Dostoyevsky kissed farewell before the planned execution, according to the translator’s preface.

Grigoryev

A prisoner who went mad after the planned execution was called off and never regained his sanity, according to the translator’s preface.

Russian critic

An unnamed critic quoted in the translator’s preface reflecting on Dostoyevsky’s insight and influence.

Drunken man calling Raskolnikov “German hatter”

An unnamed drunk who shouts at Raskolnikov in the street, drawing his attention to his conspicuous hat.

German clerk

An unnamed civil-service clerk who has just moved out of the fourth-floor flat in the building where Alyona Ivanovna lives.

Tavern keeper

Also known as Innkeeper

The unnamed master of the tavern where Raskolnikov meets Marmeladov; he mocks Marmeladov and later joins in the commotion at the Marmeladovs’ lodging.

Tavern counter boy

An unnamed boy of about fourteen who stands at the tavern counter.

Tavern serving boy

An unnamed boy, somewhat younger than the counter boy, who serves customers in the tavern.

Grey-bearded drunk

A huge, stout, grey-bearded man who gets drunk and sings to himself in the tavern; his companion watches him with hostility.

Artisan tavern patron

An unnamed, moderately drunk man who appears to be an artisan and sits with the grey-bearded drunk in the tavern.

Retired clerk

An unnamed, agitated man over fifty in the tavern, apparently a former government clerk. He introduces himself to Raskolnikov as Marmeladov.

Unnamed youngest daughter of Marmeladov

A six-year-old girl, the youngest of Katerina Ivanovna’s children, seen asleep on the floor in their room.

Unnamed eldest daughter of Katerina Ivanovna

A nine-year-old girl, one of Katerina Ivanovna’s children, who comforts her frightened younger brother.

Darya Frantsovna

A woman of ill repute known to the police who, according to Marmeladov, helped bring about Sonia’s forced entry into prostitution.

Ivan Ivanitch Klopstock

A civil counsellor who failed to pay Sonia for sewing linen shirts and drove her away after complaining about the collars.

His excellency Ivan Afanasyvitch

An unnamed senior official who gave Marmeladov another chance at employment after hearing his circumstances.

First wife of Marmeladov

Marmeladov’s unnamed first wife, now deceased, and the mother of Sonia.

Unfortunate little Pole

Also known as Polish lodger who helps Katerina Ivanovna

An unnamed, impoverished Polish lodger at Madame Lippevechsel’s who helps Katerina Ivanovna buy provisions and prepare for Marmeladov’s memorial dinner. She calls him “Pani” and initially praises his help, though she later grows tired of him.

Genteel lady lodging at Madame Lippevechsel’s

Also known as Honourable lady

An unnamed, genteel woman who has recently lodged at Madame Lippevechsel’s. She and her old-maidish daughter complain about noise from the Marmeladovs and decline Katerina Ivanovna’s dinner invitation, reportedly offended that her daughter might sit beside Sonia.

Old-maidish daughter of the genteel lodger

An unnamed woman lodging with her mother at Madame Lippevechsel’s. She and her mother avoid Katerina Ivanovna’s memorial dinner, reportedly because Sonia would be present.

Fat colonel-major lodging at Madame Lippevechsel’s

Also known as Discharged officer of low rank

An unnamed, stout lodger, actually a discharged officer of low rank, who does not attend Katerina Ivanovna’s memorial dinner because he has been unwell.

Spotty-faced clerk at the memorial dinner

Also known as Wretched looking clerk

An unnamed, shabby clerk with a spotty face and greasy coat who attends Katerina Ivanovna’s memorial dinner. He barely speaks and is described as smelling bad.

Deaf and almost blind old post-office man

Also known as Old man maintained by someone at Amalia Ivanovna’s

An unnamed elderly former post-office worker, deaf and nearly blind, who attends the memorial dinner. Other guests amuse themselves by poking and shaking him when he cannot hear Katerina Ivanovna.

Retired commissariat clerk

Also known as Commissariat department clerk

An unnamed retired clerk from the commissariat department who attends the memorial dinner drunk and repeatedly interrupts Katerina Ivanovna. He throws a glass at Luzhin, but it hits Amalia Ivanovna, and he falls under the table.

Guest in a dressing-gown

Also known as Visitor with no suit

An unnamed dinner guest who arrives wearing a dressing-gown because he has no suit. Amalia Ivanovna and the Pole remove him from the gathering.

Two unfamiliar Polish guests

Also known as Two other Poles

Two unnamed Polish men brought to the memorial dinner by the Pole lodger. They threaten Luzhin after Lebeziatnikov and Raskolnikov expose his plot.

Karl from the chemist’s

Also known as Karl

An acquaintance of Amalia Ivanovna’s whose story she tells at the memorial dinner. In her confused account, he begs a cabman not to kill him and is frightened enough to clutch his heart.

Amalia Ivanovna’s father

Also known as Johann · Vater aus Berlin

Amalia Ivanovna’s father, whom she says was named Johann and served as a burgomeister in Berlin. In her account he wore a long coat and habitually kept his hands in his pockets.

Unnamed girl sent the black-bread hearts

Also known as Person who passes Sonia a plate of hearts

An unidentified dinner guest who passes Sonia a plate of black bread cut into two hearts pierced by an arrow, further humiliating her at the memorial dinner.

Unnamed major’s widow

Also known as Provincial widow seeking a pension

An unnamed woman of about fifty, the widow of a major, whom Katerina Ivanovna insults for seeking a pension and wearing makeup. She had been invited to the dinner but did not attend.

Unnamed daughter of the major’s widow

An unnamed young woman who lives with her widowed mother and does not attend Katerina Ivanovna’s memorial dinner. The women had reportedly objected to sitting beside Sonia.

French teacher Mangot

Also known as Mangot

An elderly Frenchman who taught Katerina Ivanovna in her youth and still lives in her native town. She hopes he will teach at the boarding-school she imagines opening.

T—— town gymnasium teachers

Also known as Teachers Katerina Ivanovna plans to hire

Unidentified teachers whom Katerina Ivanovna plans to hire for her imagined boarding-school in her native town.

Unnamed former governor

Also known as Governor at whose gathering Katerina Ivanovna danced

An unnamed governor before whom Katerina Ivanovna says she danced the shawl dance after leaving school. She invokes the certificate recording her performance as proof of her genteel upbringing.

Two ladies lodging at Madame Lippevechsel’s

Also known as Genteel lady and her daughter

An unnamed mother and daughter who lodge at Madame Lippevechsel’s and are absent from Katerina Ivanovna’s memorial dinner. They had complained about the Marmeladovs’ noise and reportedly objected to Sonia’s presence.

Unnamed house porter at Madame Lippevechsel’s

Also known as House porter

An unidentified porter whom Luzhin asks Amalia Ivanovna to summon after falsely accusing Sonia of theft.

Unnamed witnesses to the dinner accusation

Also known as Guests who witness Luzhin’s accusation

The lodgers and other dinner guests who hear Luzhin accuse Sonia of stealing and see the hundred-rouble note found in her pocket. Lebeziatnikov’s testimony convinces them that Luzhin planted it.

Unnamed gentleman who gave Katerina Ivanovna a certificate of honour

Also known as Man who gave Katerina Ivanovna the certificate

An unidentified person who awarded Katerina Ivanovna a certificate of honour after she left school. The certificate records her father’s rank as major and his membership in an order.