Sanine · Character

Ivanoff

A drunken, cynical character who provides comic relief and harsh commentary.

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Also known as the tipsy Ivanoff

First appearance: v

Ivanoff shows up with force in VI. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Drinks beer with Sanine, makes ecstatic jokes about love, and defends the pleasures of drunkenness.

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VI
Drinks beer with Sanine, makes ecstatic jokes about love, and defends the pleasures of drunkenness.
IX
Produces a bottle of vodka and invites Novikoff to drink, mocking Yourii.
Chapter X
Present at Semenoff's deathbed, shares a whispered exchange with Sanine.
XII
Hosts a memorial gathering for Semenoff, buying vodka and inviting Sanine and Yourii Svarogitsch.
XVIII
Tries to persuade Sanine to stay and drink instead of going to the window.
Chapter XXV
Adds his favorite phrase 'vanity and vexation of spirit' and follows Sanine when he leaves.
The Confrontation in the Garden
Accompanies Sanine, expresses disdain for dueling, and restrains Tanaroff.
XXXIII
Ivanoff brings the news of the suicides, expresses irritation at the debate, dismisses Soloveitchik's act as foolish, and shows a strange hatred for Soloveitchik.
XXXV
Accompanies Sanine, expresses moral reservations about spying, but joins in the revelry.
XXXVI
Good-humoredly tries to pull Yourii into the group at the monastery.
XXXVIII
Ivanoff mocks Yourii Svarogitsch's self-analysis and argues for a simpler, more direct approach to life.
Chapter XLI
Ivanoff appears in Yourii's memory, arguing with him on the balcony and later returning with Sanine.
XLII
Attends the funeral, maliciously suggests Schafroff ask Sanine for a speech, and later drinks beer at the grave with Sanine.
Chapter XLIII
Accompanies Sanine to the station, shares a farewell drink, and returns home feeling mournful.

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