Short Fiction · Character

Dmitri Dmitritch Gurov

A Moscow banker and practiced philanderer who treats love as a pastime until one affair quietly dismantles everything he thought he knew about himself.

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Also known as Gurov, Dmitri, Dmitri Dmitritch

First appearance: The Lady with the Dog

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The artillery officer, a fellow traveler who comments on the telegraphist's love and the sadness of the scene.

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With Anna Akimovna (romantic): Anna Akimovna and Dmitri Dmitritch Gurov are engaged in a passionate, possibly illicit romance. With Anna Akimovna (romantic): Anna Akimovna and Dmitri Dmitritch Gurov are engaged in a…

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Character groups

Romantic and social navigators
Disillusioned professionals and family figures
Tragic and mysterious family members

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Story tension across the book.

Setup
Escalation
Breaking point
Aftermath
Closing

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Anna Akimovna
romantic · positive
Anna Akimovna and Dmitri Dmitritch Gurov are engaged in a passionate, possibly illicit… How this plays out →
Anna Akimovna
romantic · positive
Anna Akimovna and Dmitri Dmitritch Gurov are engaged in a passionate, possibly illicit… How this plays out →
Anna Akimovna
romantic · positive
Anna Akimovna and Dmitri Dmitritch Gurov are engaged in a passionate, possibly illicit… How this plays out →

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Dmitri Dmitritch Gurov appears across 9 companion beats. Open any chapter in the free preview to see the notes beside the text.

A Trifle from Life
Not present in this chapter.
II
The artillery officer, a fellow traveler who comments on the telegraphist's love and the sadness of the scene.
The Two Volodyas
Referred to as Volodya (Vladimir Mihalovitch), the friend of Sofya's childhood and object of her past love, now a source of torment.
II
Dolzhikov, the engineer who offers the narrator a post on the railway line.
IV
Not present in this chapter.
The Lady with the Dog
Protagonist; a married Moscow banker who begins an affair with Anna Sergeyevna in Yalta, later finding himself deeply in love and unable to return to his former life.
II
Gurov is transformed by the affair, feeling impatiently passionate and reflective. He parts with Anna at the station, musing on the end of the adventure and his own condescension.
III
Gurov is consumed by his longing for Anna Sergeyevna, travels to her town, and later struggles with the emptiness of Moscow life.
IV
Reflects on his double life and his first true love for Anna Sergeyevna, feeling compassion and a desire for sincerity.

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