# Piotr — Fathers and Children character guide

> Piotr in Fathers and Children by Ivan Turgenev.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Piotr Kirsanov

**First appearance:** 0001-ii

## Who they are

A servant in the Kirsanov household.

## Relationships

### [Yevgeny Bazarov](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/fathers_and_children_se/characters/yevgeny_bazarov)

_professional_

A servant who is treated with casual condescension by Bazarov, reflecting the class divide and Bazarov's contempt for social niceties.

### [Yevgeny Bazarov](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/fathers_and_children_se/characters/yevgeny_bazarov)

_professional_

A servant who is treated with casual condescension by Bazarov, reflecting the class divide and Bazarov's contempt for social niceties.

### [Yevgeny Bazarov](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/fathers_and_children_se/characters/yevgeny_bazarov)

_professional_

A servant who is treated with casual condescension by Bazarov, reflecting the class divide and Bazarov's contempt for social niceties.

## In the story

### [Chapter I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/fathers_and_children_se/chapters/i)

Nikolai's servant, a chubby young fellow with whitish down on his chin and little, lacklustre eyes, who indicates a man of the new, improved generation. He is smoking a pipe and announces the arrival of the carriage.

### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/fathers_and_children_se/chapters/ii)

The modernized servant who bows to Arkady from a distance and helps with the horses.

### [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/fathers_and_children_se/chapters/iii)

Acts as valet, points out peasants heading to the gin-shop, and delivers Bazarov's matchbox and cigar.

### [Chapter X](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/fathers_and_children_se/chapters/x)

A vain servant who brightens up when Bazarov pays him attention, despite Bazarov's mockery.

### [Chapter XXIV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/fathers_and_children_se/chapters/xxiv)

Acts as a second for Bazarov during the duel, though he is terrified and stands at a distance.

## Links

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