# Tanya — Anna Karenina character guide

> Tanya in Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0000-part-i-i

## Who they are

The eldest daughter of Stepan and Dolly Oblonsky.

## In the story

### [Chapter III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/anna_karenina_se/chapters/part-i-iii)

The eldest daughter, perceptive of the tension between her parents, blushes for her father's pretended lightness.

### [Anna and Dolly: A Conversation on Infidelity and Forgiveness](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/anna_karenina_se/chapters/part-i-xix)

Runs into the room. Anna notes she is the same age as Anna's son, Seryozha, and kisses her.

### [Anna at the Oblonskys'](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/anna_karenina_se/chapters/part-i-xx)

Another Oblonsky child who is captivated by Anna, playing with her ring and receiving her affectionate attention.

### [VIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/anna_karenina_se/chapters/part-iii-viii)

Shows maturity and compassion by secretly sharing her tart with her punished brother Grisha, demonstrating sibling loyalty and a kind heart.

### [Levin's Pride and Dolly's Misery](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/anna_karenina_se/chapters/part-iii-x)

Appears briefly asking for her spade in Russian but is made to speak French. Later fights violently with her brother Grisha.

### [Chapter XIV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/anna_karenina_se/chapters/part-viii-xiv)

Runs to meet Levin's trap and mimics Katavasov's distinctive arm-swinging walk, allowing Levin to identify the visitor from a distance.

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