# Eugenia Stepanovna — Short Fiction character guide

> Eugenia Stepanovna in Short Fiction by Fyodor Sologub.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0001-short-fiction

## Who they are

A female character with narrative presence, possibly a relative.

## In the story

### [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_20_se/chapters/v)

Volodya's widowed mother, devoted to her son, studies ancient languages for him, and looks upon the world with gentle apprehension.

### [XII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_20_se/chapters/xii)

Becomes deeply unsettled by her own shadow, struggles with irrational fear, and tries to compose herself.

### [XVI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_20_se/chapters/xvi)

Volodya's mother, who worries about his health, recalls her deceased husband, and seeks medical advice.

### [XXV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_20_se/chapters/xxv)

Attends church, places a candle before the icon of the Mother of God, and kneels in distraught prayer.

### [Morning Shadows](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_20_se/chapters/xxx)

Volodya's mother, alone and troubled, finds fleeting comfort in shadow play before sinking back into despair.

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