# Albína — The Death of Ivan Ilyich and Other Stories character guide

> Albína in The Death of Ivan Ilyich and Other Stories by Leo Tolstoy.

**Role:** supporting

**First appearance:** 0060-the-devil

## Who they are

Vivacious and quick-footed, she fixes her devotion on the revolutionary Migoúrski and refuses to let go of her joy in living.

## In the story

### [Why?](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/leo_tolstoy_short_fiction_se/chapters/why)

Devastated by the deaths of her children, she is paralyzed by grief and the existential question 'Why?'. Her love for Migoúrski drives her to orchestrate his failed escape attempt, for which she blames herself upon his capture.

### [My Dream](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/leo_tolstoy_short_fiction_se/chapters/my-dream)

Prince Peter's wife; gently and persistently advocates for Lisa, persuading Michael to see his daughter.

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