# Ivan Antonovitch — Dead Souls character guide

> Ivan Antonovitch in Dead Souls by Nikolai Gogol.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0003-part-i-i

## Who they are

A minor official in the town administration who processes documents.

## Relationships

### [Chichikov](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/dead_souls_se/characters/chichikov)

_professional_

Chichikov bribes the corrupt clerk Ivan Antonovitch to facilitate his bureaucratic transactions.

### [Chichikov](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/dead_souls_se/characters/chichikov)

_professional_

Chichikov bribes the corrupt clerk Ivan Antonovitch to facilitate his bureaucratic transactions.

## In the story

### [Chapter VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/dead_souls_se/chapters/part-i-vii)

The clerk in charge of serf affairs, known as 'pitcher-mug,' who handles Chichikov's paperwork.

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