# Emelia Ivanovitch — Poor Folk character guide

> Emelia Ivanovitch in Poor Folk by Fyodor Dostoevsky.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Emelia Ivanovitch, Emelia

**First appearance:** 0002-april-8th-my-dearest-barbara-alexievna

## Who they are

A fellow clerk and friend of Makar who shares his troubles.

## Relationships

### [Peter Petrovitch](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poor_folk_se/characters/peter_petrovitch)

_social_

Emelia Ivanovitch and Peter Petrovitch are acquaintances, possibly colleagues or neighbors, with a neutral social dynamic.

### [Peter Petrovitch](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poor_folk_se/characters/peter_petrovitch)

_social_

Emelia Ivanovitch and Peter Petrovitch are acquaintances, possibly colleagues or neighbors, with a neutral social dynamic.

## In the story

### [August 1st: My Darling Barbara Alexievna](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poor_folk_se/chapters/august-1st-my-darling-barbara-alexievna)

Mentioned as having told Makar about the need for official sanction when collecting subscriptions from the poor.

### [August 3rd: My Angel, Barbara Alexievna](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poor_folk_se/chapters/august-3rd-my-angel-barbara-alexievna)

A kind colleague who advises Makar to borrow from Peter Petrovitch and later promises to recommend a moneylender.

### [August 5th: My Darling Little Barbara](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poor_folk_se/chapters/august-5th-my-darling-little-barbara)

Mentioned as the one who told Makar about Markov's readiness to lend money.

### [August 19th: My Dearest Barbara Alexievna](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poor_folk_se/chapters/august-19th-my-dearest-barbara-alexievna)

Sends his greeting to Barbara through Makar.

### [August 21st: My Dear and Kind Barbara Alexievna](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poor_folk_se/chapters/august-21st-my-dear-and-kind-barbara-alexievna)

Makar meets him in a destitute state and spends money on him out of sympathy.

### [September 9th: My Dearest Barbara Alexievna](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poor_folk_se/chapters/september-9th-my-dearest-barbara-alexievna)

A colleague at the office; Makar sits next to him and notes his own diffidence.

### [September 28th: My Beloved Barbara Alexievna](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poor_folk_se/chapters/september-28th-my-beloved-barbara-alexievna)

Scolded harshly by his Excellency, leaving him quite put about.

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