# Fanarin — Resurrection character guide

> Fanarin in Resurrection by Leo Tolstoy.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** M. Fanarin

**First appearance:** 0033-xxx

## Snapshot

The sharp, well-known defense attorney Nekhludoff engages for Maslova, a man who treats the courtroom as a stage for professional reputation.

## Who they are

Fanarin is the advocate Nekhludoff turns to when he decides to fight Maslova's conviction, and his name alone draws a grimace from officials who know his methods. He belongs to the world of Petersburg legal celebrity, where a case is won by performance and connections as much as by truth, and Nekhludoff must navigate that world to help a woman he once wronged. His involvement marks Nekhludoff's first practical step from private remorse into the machinery of official justice.

## In the story

### [Book I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/resurrection_se/chapters/book-i)

Advocate who takes Maslova's case.

### [XXV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/resurrection_se/chapters/xxv)

Well-known advocate whom Nekhlúdoff engages to handle the appeal; agrees to meet on Thursday.

### [XXXVII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/resurrection_se/chapters/xxxvii)

The advocate who looked at her in court, recalled by Máslova.

### [XLV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/resurrection_se/chapters/xlv)

Advocate handling Máslova's appeal; explains the legal error and prepares a petition for the Senate.

### [L](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/resurrection_se/chapters/l)

Mentioned as Nekhlúdoff's advocate; Máslennikoff disparages him as a bad man and 'un homme taré'.

### [LVII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/resurrection_se/chapters/lvii)

The advocate who promises to look into the Menshóffs' case and comments on the impossibility of assigning blame for the 130 men's imprisonment.

### [XI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/resurrection_se/chapters/xi)

The advocate who takes on the Menshóffs' case and discusses the arbitrary nature of the legal system; invites Nekhlúdoff to a literary evening.

### [Chapter XVIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/resurrection_se/chapters/xviii)

The Moscow advocate who meets with Nekhlúdoff and comments on the Senators handling Máslova's case.

### [The Senate Hearing](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/resurrection_se/chapters/xx)

The advocate representing Máslova, dressed in formal attire, guides Nekhlúdoff through the Senate building and proceedings.

### [XXI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/resurrection_se/chapters/xxi)

The advocate who presents a detailed and persuasive legal argument for repealing Máslova's sentence.

### [XXII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/resurrection_se/chapters/xxii)

The advocate who explains the procedural failure and offers to write a petition to the Tsar.

### [XXIV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/resurrection_se/chapters/xxiv)

The advocate; walks with Nekhlúdoff after the Senate and tells stories of corruption among high officials.

## Links

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