# Victor Sergejevitsch Sarudine — Sanine character guide

> Victor Sergejevitsch Sarudine in Sanine by Mikhail Artsybashev.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Sarudine, Victor Sergejevitsch

**First appearance:** 0002-i

## Who they are

A self-important officer whose wounded vanity turns a trivial insult into a duel — and whose desires quietly destabilize the whole social circle.

## In the story

### [Sanine](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sanine_se/chapters/sanine)

An officer and local figure, whose interactions with Sanine hint at underlying tensions.

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

Sarudine is a confident cavalry captain who courts Lida and advocates for her singing career, though his motives are ambiguous.

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

Accompanies Sanine, is both bewildered and flattered by Sanine's speech, then later embraces Lida on the veranda and whispers a seductive question.

### [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sanine_se/chapters/v)

Sarudine drives up smartly in white, gazes admiringly at Lida, and later dismisses Ivanoff's jokes as unintelligible.

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

Lida reflects on her humiliating submission to Sarudine, whom she considers an empty-headed officer.

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

Hosts the gathering, displays vanity and unease when Lida arrives, later recalls her visit with pleasure.

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

Feels irritation, loathing, and fear toward Lida; attempts to console her but ultimately feels relief when she leaves.

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

The subject of the gamblers' curiosity; Lida confronts him in his room.

### [XIX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sanine_se/chapters/xix)

Sarudine is the officer who seduced Lida; Sanine plans to force him to leave town.

### [XX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sanine_se/chapters/xx)

Mentioned as the man with whom Lida had an affair.

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

Sits at the window drinking cold tea, feeling ashamed and afraid of Lida. He tries to soothe his conscience but is haunted by her accusation. He eventually boasts about his conquest of Lida to Volochine.

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

Visits with Volochine, feeling anxious and conflicted about seeing Lida, and struggles with his desire to assert his former intimacy with her.

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

The challenged party; Sanine calls him an ass and refuses to fight him.

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

Confronts Sanine about the duel and is violently struck in the face.

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

Lies on his sofa in despair after being struck in the face, tormented by shame and the certainty that he must leave the regiment.

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

Mentioned as having been struck by Sanine; his servant is seen running in distress, suggesting Sarudine may have shot himself.

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

His funeral procession is observed by Yourii; his death is the central subject of Yourii's grief.

## Links

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