# Peter Petrovitch — Poor Folk character guide

> Peter Petrovitch in Poor Folk by Fyodor Dostoevsky.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Peter Petrovitch

**First appearance:** 0000-april-8th-my-dearest-barbara-alexievna

## Who they are

A distant relative of Makar who occasionally visits and offers advice.

## Relationships

### [Emelia Ivanovitch](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poor_folk_se/characters/emelia_ivanovitch)

_social_

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

### [Emelia Ivanovitch](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poor_folk_se/characters/emelia_ivanovitch)

_social_

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

## In the story

### [July 28th: Dearest Little Barbara](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poor_folk_se/chapters/july-28th-dearest-little-barbara)

Referenced in Makar's comparison of his own humiliation to a past incident involving Aksenti Osipovitch.

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

A moneylender who dismisses Makar's request for a loan, humiliating him.

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