# Sina Karsavina — Sanine character guide

> Sina Karsavina in Sanine by Mikhail Artsybashev.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Karsavina, Sina

**First appearance:** 0003-ii

## Who they are

A gentle, clear-eyed young woman who becomes the still center of several men's desires, bearing secrets she never asked to keep.

## In the story

### [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sanine_se/chapters/vii)

Lida briefly compares her own voice favorably to Sina Karsavina's.

### [VIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sanine_se/chapters/viii)

Yourii's muse for his painting of 'Life'; he is attracted to her beauty and innocence.

### [IX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sanine_se/chapters/ix)

Sits on a bench with Dubova, listens to Yourii's complaints, and finds him interesting.

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

Watches the debate with naive admiration for Sanine, while also thinking of Yourii and her love for him; she opens the window to the night and listens to the voices.

### [The Confrontation in the Garden](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sanine_se/chapters/xxx)

Present in the garden, screams and flees in horror at the assault.

### [XXXIV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sanine_se/chapters/xxxiv)

Walks with Yourii, listens to his lament, feels hurt by his harsh tone and their temporary estrangement.

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

Arrives breathless, submits to Yourii's caresses, then shows motherly tenderness and kisses him passionately before leaving.

### [XXXVIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sanine_se/chapters/xxxviii)

Sina rows the boat, feels intense attraction to Sanine, and later muses on her affair with Yourii Svarogitsch, experiencing both delight and shame.

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

Weeps for the irretrievable, submits to Sanine's embrace, kisses him, and leaves alone at dawn, staggering across the dyke.

### [XL](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sanine_se/chapters/xl)

Wracked with shame and despair after her night with Sanine; lies to Dubova; meets Sanine in the garden and shares a tender farewell.

### [XLII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sanine_se/chapters/xlii)

Attends the funeral in deep grief and shame over her liaison with Sanine, screams when the coffin is lowered, and is led away weeping.

## Links

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