# Vladimir Vasilievitch Wolff — Resurrection character guide

> Vladimir Vasilievitch Wolff in Resurrection by Leo Tolstoy.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Wolff, little Wolff

**First appearance:** 0039-xxxvi

## Who they are

A prison official who assists Nekhludoff.

## In the story

### [XV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/resurrection_se/chapters/xv)

Senator of the Appeal Department, to whom Count Iván Micháelovitch gives Nekhlúdoff a letter of recommendation.

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

Senator who receives Nekhlúdoff; a self-styled 'homme très comme il faut' who has enriched himself through dubious means and disowned his son.

### [XVII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/resurrection_se/chapters/xvii)

His daughter is present at the sermon, kneeling with her face in her hands.

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

Mentioned by the advocate as one of the three types of Senators who will hear Máslova's case.

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

Senator with compressed lips and white hands, shows bias in the libel case, causing Selenín's irritation.

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

A Senator who reports Máslova's appeal with bias in favor of repeal, but is overruled.

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

A Senator who dismisses Nekhlúdoff's concerns, stating the appeal lacked sufficient grounds.

## Links

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