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

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

**Role:** major

**Also known as:** Stepan

**First appearance:** 0019-the-foundling

## Who they are

A foundling taken in by a childless couple, whose arrival quietly reshapes the household and everyone in it.

## In the story

### [Where Love Is, God Is](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/leo_tolstoy_short_fiction_se/chapters/where-love-is-god-is)

An old soldier and former gardener who is Martin's first guest, receiving tea, warmth, and spiritual conversation.

### [Two Wayfarers](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/leo_tolstoy_short_fiction_se/chapters/two-wayfarers)

Borzin's father's old valet, Stephen, who announces the arrival of Serpov.

### [The Forged Coupon](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/leo_tolstoy_short_fiction_se/chapters/the-forged-coupon)

A tall, stooping former soldier. He is the first to interrogate Ivan Mironov after he is caught for horse-stealing, showing his involvement in village justice.

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