# Maria Ivanovna — Sanine character guide

> Maria Ivanovna in Sanine by Mikhail Artsybashev.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Dear Maria Ivanovna, Maria Ivanovna of Volochine

**First appearance:** 0014-xiii

## Who they are

A maternal figure, often providing advice and stability to younger characters.

## Relationships

### [Vladimir Sanine](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sanine_se/characters/vladimir_sanine)

_psychological_

Maria Ivanovna is obsessed with Vladimir, manipulating him to fulfill her emotional needs.

### [Vladimir Sanine](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sanine_se/characters/vladimir_sanine)

_psychological_

Maria Ivanovna is obsessed with Vladimir, manipulating him to fulfill her emotional needs.

### [Vladimir Sanine](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sanine_se/characters/vladimir_sanine)

_psychological_

Maria Ivanovna is obsessed with Vladimir, manipulating him to fulfill her emotional needs.

## In the story

### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sanine_se/chapters/i)

The mother, anxious about her son's social standing and future, tries to steer him toward conventional success.

### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sanine_se/chapters/ii)

Maria Ivanovna is anxious about her children's futures, troubled by her dream, and unable to understand her son's unconventional behavior.

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

Seems in a bad temper at supper.

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

Intercepts Sarudine's letter, confronts Sanine, and later receives Sarudine and Volochine with cold politeness after learning of Lida's engagement.

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

Present in the morning-room, looking helpless and panic-stricken during the confrontation.

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