# Princess Tamara Timofeevna Turandon — Short Fiction character guide

> Princess Tamara Timofeevna Turandon in Short Fiction by Fyodor Sologub.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Tamar, Tamara, Tamara Timofeevna, Turandon

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

## Snapshot

A princess whose beauty and rank make her a prize in drawing rooms and a prisoner of expectation, restless beneath the polish of noble life.

## Who they are

Tamara Timofeevna moves through salons and country estates where marriage is strategy and every compliment hides a calculation. Her pride and her appetite for something real pull against the role she was raised to play, and the men around her mistake her composure for consent. She anchors the romantic and social intrigues of the early stories, exposing how little freedom even a titled woman truly owns.

## In the story

### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_20_se/chapters/ii)

Saksaoolov's first love; described as pale, gentle, and ethereal; died two weeks after their last meeting.

### [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_20_se/chapters/iv)

Appears to Saksaoolov in a dream, her face resembling Lesha's.

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

Appears to Saksaoolov in spirit, guiding his decision.

### [VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_20_se/chapters/vi)

Referenced as Tamar; her tranquil demeanor is compared to the Gorodischeva girl's newfound gentleness.

### [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_20_se/chapters/vii)

Tamar appears in Saksaoolov's dream, all in white, bringing glad tidings and the Easter kiss.

### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_20_se/chapters/ii)

Appears before Peter Antònovitch, claiming to be the exiled daughter of King Turandon, and asks for shelter.

### [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_20_se/chapters/iii)

The mysterious woman who calls herself Turandina, claiming to be the daughter of King Turandon, and demonstrates magical abilities.

### [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_20_se/chapters/iv)

The mysterious princess from the enchanted kingdom who patiently insists on her truth and behaves with dignity and grace.

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

Reveals her passport and insists her true name is Turandina, daughter of King Turandon.

### [VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_20_se/chapters/vi)

Loved by Peter; her magical bag provides a large sum of money.

### [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_20_se/chapters/vii)

Turandina marries the young lawyer, has two children, and eventually leaves after hearing her father's call.

### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_20_se/chapters/ii)

The auburn-haired Princess Turandina who appears in Grishka's fantasy, claiming to have cast a spell on him.

### [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_20_se/chapters/iv)

Referenced in Grishka's thoughts as the cruel but beautiful Turandina who mocks his dreams and questions.

## Links

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