Sanine · Character

Vladimir Sanine

Yourii's sister, a romantic girl who has mythologized her absent brother — and must now reckon with the indifferent stranger who actually arrives.

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Also known as Lida, Lida Sanine, Lida Sanina

First appearance: Sanine

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Sanine's sister, whose life and choices are contrasted with her brother's liberated outlook.

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Breaking point
Aftermath
Closing

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Maria Ivanovna is obsessed with Vladimir, manipulating him to fulfill her emotional needs. How this plays out →
Maria Ivanovna
psychological · negative
Maria Ivanovna is obsessed with Vladimir, manipulating him to fulfill her emotional needs. How this plays out →
Maria Ivanovna
psychological · negative
Maria Ivanovna is obsessed with Vladimir, manipulating him to fulfill her emotional needs. How this plays out →

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Sanine's sister, whose life and choices are contrasted with her brother's liberated outlook.
I
Returns home after years away; calm, self-sufficient, and indifferent to family expectations.
II
Lida is the center of male attention, aware of her beauty and the effect she has on others, and shows a desire for independence.
Chapter III
Lida is pale and silent at supper, rejects Novikoff's proposal with confusion, and then submits to Sarudine's embrace on the veranda.
V
Lida shows the invitation to her brother, feels drawn to Sarudine yet ashamed, and later leads the group to the boat with excitement.
VI
Lida grows irritated by the praise given to Sina, feeling herself superior in beauty and wit.
VII
Lida returns home sad and heavyhearted after her encounter with Sarudine.
XVI
Lida is mentioned as having come to see Sarudine, causing distress and unease.
XVII
Confronts Sarudine in despair, oscillating between grief, hatred, and scorn; reveals her pregnancy and threatens suicide.
XVIII
Lida is the lady who came to see Sarudine; her voice reveals the confrontation.
XIX
Lida Sanine, pregnant and suicidal after her affair with Sarudine, is counseled by her brother.
XX
Referred to as Lida; her affair with Sarudine and pregnancy are central to the chapter's conflict.
XXIII
Sits by the river, tormented by shame and guilt over her seduction, yet feels free only with her brother. Accepts Novikoff's proposal.
Chapter XXVII
Referenced as the object of Sarudine's boastful and degrading description. She is called 'Lidka' by the two men as they plan to seek her out.
Chapter XXVIII
Lida enters the scene, displaying a dual nature of shame and coquetry, and engages in vapid conversation with Volochine and Sarudine.
Chapter XXIX
Lida is guilt-ridden and despairing; she confronts Sanine about the duel but cannot understand his refusal.
XL
Briefly meets Sina on the street; each woman envies the other's perceived happiness.
Chapter XLIII
Overheard arguing with Novikoff about sacrifice and love; cries during the conversation.

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