# Nathalie Ivanovna Rogozhinsky — Resurrection character guide

> Nathalie Ivanovna Rogozhinsky in Resurrection by Leo Tolstoy.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Nathalie, Rogozhinsky

**First appearance:** 0043-xl

## Snapshot

Nekhludoff's sister, married to a man he cannot stomach, torn between admiration for her brother's resolve and horror at the woman he means to marry.

## Who they are

Nathalie arrives in Moscow with her husband, settles into the best hotel rooms, and visits her brother's shabby lodging, where she recognizes his old paperweight and tidy habits with a pang. She admires the resoluteness behind his plan to marry Katusha, yet the thought of such a dreadful woman as a sister-in-law horrifies her more, and she resolves to use all her influence against it. Her divided loyalty, and her husband's loud contempt for Nekhludoff's land reforms, make her the family voice pressing him back toward respectability.

## In the story

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

Nekhlúdoff's aunt, who opposes his plan to give away the land and argues for keeping the estate.

### [XXXI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/resurrection_se/chapters/xxxi)

Nekhlúdoff's sister, who visits him in Moscow and is conflicted about his marriage to Máslova and his land reform.

### [XXXII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/resurrection_se/chapters/xxxii)

Nekhlúdoff's sister; expresses concern about his marriage plans and tries to mediate the conversation.

### [XXXIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/resurrection_se/chapters/xxxiii)

Nekhlúdoff's sister; she tries to mediate the dispute and later shares childhood memories with her brother.

### [XXXVI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/resurrection_se/chapters/xxxvi)

Nekhlúdoff attempts to write a letter to her but cannot finish it.

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

Nekhlúdoff's sister, who meets him at the station. She is torn between her love for her brother and her loyalty to her husband, and is visibly affected by Nekhlúdoff's revelations.

## Links

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