Anisim Tsybukin

Peasant Wives

Referred to as Dyudya, the innkeeper who listens to Matvey's story.

VIII

Panaurov is the father of Sasha and Lida, living separately with another wife and children; he returns home after being summoned.

Chapter XVI

Referred to as old Fyodor Stepanovitch; blind and lonely, boasts about his health, refuses to bless his grandchildren, but is touched by Yulia's sincerity.

IV

Not present in this chapter.

Peasants

A peasant involved in the family's struggles.

I

Nikolay's brother Kiryak; a drunken, abusive peasant who beats his wife Marya and terrorizes the household.

In the Ravine

The old patriarch of the Tsybukin family, a wealthy but morally compromised merchant.

I

Elder son of Grigory Petrovitch Tsybukin, works in the police detective department and is rarely at home.

II

The elder son, rarely home, returns unexpectedly; agrees to marry Lipa at his family's insistence, showing indifference.

III

The groom, arrives before the wedding with new clothes and coins, boasts about his friend Samorodov and his detective abilities.

IV

Anisim bids farewell to Varvara, confesses his atheism and lack of conscience in people, and hints at dangerous dealings with Samorodov.

V

Mentioned as the source of the counterfeit roubles given as a wedding present.

VI

Anisim is sentenced to six years' penal servitude in Siberia for counterfeiting, casting a shadow over the family.

VII

Referred to as 'the convict' whose wife is the target of Aksinya's jealousy.

IX

Sends a letter from prison written in verse, with a desperate plea for help due to illness and wretchedness.