Dead Souls · Character
Sobakevitch
A bear of a landowner with a peasant's appetite and a merchant's grip, who sells Chichikov his dead souls without ever asking why.
supporting
Also known as landowner Sobakevitch, villain Sobakevitch
First appearance: part i iii
As a supporting figure in Dead Souls, Sobakevitch is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.
A gruff and shrewd landowner who negotiates a high price for his dead souls.
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Sobakevitch receives guests the way a wall receives a thrown stone — heavily, and without much interest in the conversation. He distrusts everyone, praises no one, and prices his dead peasants as if they were still…
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See Sobakevitch in part i iiiCharacter Web
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Relationship types
- Other
Character groups
- Gambler and hard bargainers
- Protagonist
- Officials and ruined landowners
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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Sobakevitch appears across 7 companion beats. Open any chapter in the free preview to see the notes beside the text.
- Dead Souls Part I
- Chapter I: The Arrival of Paul Ivanovitch Chichikov
- IV
- Chapter V
- Chapter VI: Plushkin's Hoard
- Chapter VII
- Chapter IX
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See Sobakevitch in part i iii