# Vladimir Sanine — Sanine character guide

> Vladimir Sanine in Sanine by Mikhail Artsybashev.

**Role:** major

**Also known as:** Lida, Lida Sanine, Lida Sanina

**First appearance:** 0001-sanine

## Who they are

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

## Relationships

### [Maria Ivanovna](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sanine_se/characters/maria_ivanovna)

_psychological_

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

### [Maria Ivanovna](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sanine_se/characters/maria_ivanovna)

_psychological_

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

### [Maria Ivanovna](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sanine_se/characters/maria_ivanovna)

_psychological_

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

## In the story

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

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

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

Returns home after years away; calm, self-sufficient, and indifferent to family expectations.

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

Lida grows irritated by the praise given to Sina, feeling herself superior in beauty and wit.

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

Lida returns home sad and heavyhearted after her encounter with Sarudine.

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

Lida is mentioned as having come to see Sarudine, causing distress and unease.

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

Confronts Sarudine in despair, oscillating between grief, hatred, and scorn; reveals her pregnancy and threatens suicide.

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

Lida is the lady who came to see Sarudine; her voice reveals the confrontation.

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

Lida Sanine, pregnant and suicidal after her affair with Sarudine, is counseled by her brother.

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

Referred to as Lida; her affair with Sarudine and pregnancy are central to the chapter's conflict.

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

Lida enters the scene, displaying a dual nature of shame and coquetry, and engages in vapid conversation with Volochine and Sarudine.

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

Lida is guilt-ridden and despairing; she confronts Sanine about the duel but cannot understand his refusal.

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

Briefly meets Sina on the street; each woman envies the other's perceived happiness.

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

Overheard arguing with Novikoff about sacrifice and love; cries during the conversation.

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