Anna Karenina · Character
Prince Serpuhovskoy
A successful army comrade of Vronsky's who encourages him to pursue a military career.
minor
First appearance: part v xx
Prince Serpuhovskoy shows up with force in XX. The page is where that presence becomes real.
His rapid rise in rank and prestige from Central Asia serves as a direct contrast to Vronsky's stalled military career, reawakening Vronsky's ambition.
Prince Serpuhovskoy first appears in 0143 part v xx.
In XX: His rapid rise in rank and prestige from Central Asia serves as a direct contrast to Vronsky's stalled military career, reawakening Vronsky's ambition.
Later, in Chapter XXI: The guest of honor at the regimental celebration. He is radiant with success and tries to persuade Vronsky to re-enter public life, arguing that independent men of their class are needed.
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- Other
Character groups
- Vronsky's Military Companions
- Protagonist
- Levin's Social & Family Circle
- Wider Society & Minor Characters
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Levin reaches an emotional and intellectual crisis where his abstract, fearful understanding of death is shatt…
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See Prince Serpuhovskoy in part v xx