# Zossimov — Crime and Punishment character guide

> Zossimov in Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0009-part-ii-i

## Who they are

A young, self-assured doctor who attends to Raskolnikov during his illness. He is a friend of Razumikhin.

## Relationships

### [Rodion Romanovich Raskolnikov](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/crime_and_punishment/characters/rodion_romanovich_raskolnikov)

_professional_

Zossimov is Raskolnikov's young, curious doctor who treats his physical and mental illness while trying to diagnose the psychological mystery he presents.

### [Dmitri Prokofych Razumikhin](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/crime_and_punishment/characters/dmitri_prokofych_razumikhin)

_friendship_

Razumikhin and Zossimov are good-natured friends and colleagues who work together to care for and puzzle over Raskolnikov's condition.

### [Rodion Romanovich Raskolnikov](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/crime_and_punishment/characters/rodion_romanovich_raskolnikov)

_professional_

Zossimov is Raskolnikov's young, curious doctor who treats his physical and mental illness while trying to diagnose the psychological mystery he presents.

### [Dmitri Prokofych Razumikhin](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/crime_and_punishment/characters/dmitri_prokofych_razumikhin)

_friendship_

Razumikhin and Zossimov are good-natured friends and colleagues who work together to care for and puzzle over Raskolnikov's condition.

### [Dmitri Prokofych Razumikhin](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/crime_and_punishment/characters/dmitri_prokofych_razumikhin)

_friendship_

Razumikhin and Zossimov are good-natured friends and colleagues who work together to care for and puzzle over Raskolnikov's condition.

### [Rodion Romanovich Raskolnikov](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/crime_and_punishment/characters/rodion_romanovich_raskolnikov)

_professional_

Zossimov is Raskolnikov's young, curious doctor who treats his physical and mental illness while trying to diagnose the psychological mystery he presents.

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