# Hélène — Memoirs of a Revolutionist character guide

> Hélène in Memoirs of a Revolutionist by Peter Kropotkin.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Hélène, sister Hélène, Anna, La Belle Hélène

**First appearance:** 0003-i

## Who they are

Peter's sister, a supportive family member.

## In the story

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

Peter's elder sister, age eleven, already at school and not closely known to him.

### [Two Years After Mother's Death: A New Life Begins](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_a_revolutionist_se/chapters/iv)

Peter's sister who intervenes to stop the birch rod punishments after hearing their cries.

### [VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_a_revolutionist_se/chapters/vi)

Kropotkin's sister, whose presence attracted visitors to the house and who played the piano in the reception room.

### [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_a_revolutionist_se/chapters/vii)

Sister who intervened to soften M. Poulain's educational methods.

### [IX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_a_revolutionist_se/chapters/ix)

Kropotkin's sister, sang patriotic songs and read war news aloud to the family.

### [Entering the Corps of Pages](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_a_revolutionist_se/chapters/x)

Sister who despaired at the brothers' scuffles.

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

Kropotkin's sister, married and living in St. Petersburg, whose husband's library allowed Kropotkin to read French philosophers.

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

Sister who visits Kropotkin in prison and later petitions the Tsar on Alexander's behalf.

### [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_a_revolutionist_se/chapters/v)

Kropotkin's sister; tries to obtain his release on bail; arrested after his escape and imprisoned for a fortnight.

### [Release and Renewal](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/memoirs_of_a_revolutionist_se/chapters/xv)

Kropotkin's sister; petitioned the Tsar for Alexander's release, but the Tsar wrote 'Let him remain there.'

## Links

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