# Polina Nikolaevna Razsudin — Short Fiction character guide

> Polina Nikolaevna Razsudin in Short Fiction by Anton Chekhov.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Polina Nikolaevna, Polina, Polina Razsudin

**First appearance:** 0000-a-living-chattel

## Who they are

A woman with a significant role in the narrative.

## Relationships

### [M. Laptev](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_5_se/characters/m_laptev)

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M. Laptev and Polina Nikolaevna Razsudin are acquaintances or colleagues, interacting frequently in social circles.

### [M. Laptev](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_5_se/characters/m_laptev)

_social_

M. Laptev and Polina Nikolaevna Razsudin are acquaintances or colleagues, interacting frequently in social circles.

### [M. Laptev](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_5_se/characters/m_laptev)

_social_

M. Laptev and Polina Nikolaevna Razsudin are acquaintances or colleagues, interacting frequently in social circles.

## In the story

### [Chapter VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_5_se/chapters/vii)

Polina is Laptev's former lover, a music teacher who is still in love with him. She confronts him bitterly about his marriage, faints from emotional strain, and reveals her deep hurt.

### [XIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_5_se/chapters/xiii)

Found asleep on Yartsev's sofa after waiting for him, wearing a black dress.

### [Chapter XIV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_5_se/chapters/xiv)

Visits Laptev to demand he pay for students' fees; later moves in with Yartsev and coldly tells Laptev to stop visiting.

### [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_5_se/chapters/iv)

Not present in this chapter.

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