# Varvara Nikolayevna — Short Fiction character guide

> Varvara Nikolayevna in Short Fiction by Anton Chekhov.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Varvara, Varvara Nikolaevna

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

## Who they are

A woman who appears in the stories.

## In the story

### [A Country Cottage](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_5_se/chapters/a-country-cottage)

Varya, the young wife, shares Sasha's dismay at the invasion of their privacy.

### [The Jeune Premier](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_5_se/chapters/the-jeune-premier)

The local beauty and niece of Klimov, whose reputation is falsely implicated in Podzharov's boastful story.

### [Difficult People](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_5_se/chapters/difficult-people)

The eldest daughter, who is hopelessly crushed and sobs behind a screen during the argument.

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

Assists with preparations for the birth, unlocking drawers and boxes, and offers reassurance.

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

Not present in this chapter.

### [The Man in a Case](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_5_se/chapters/the-man-in-a-case)

Varinka, the sister of Kovalenko, who is lively and sings, and shows interest in Byelikov but laughs at him after his fall.

### [In the Ravine](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_5_se/chapters/in-the-ravine)

The kind-hearted but powerless wife of Anisim Tsybukin's son, who tries to help Lipa.

### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_5_se/chapters/i)

Second wife of Grigory Petrovitch Tsybukin, a kind and charitable woman who brings cleanliness and generosity to the household.

### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_5_se/chapters/ii)

Step-mother who orchestrates the match; speaks softly and conspiratorially about Anisim's marriage.

### [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_5_se/chapters/iii)

Worn out but pleased with the lavish wedding, walks around pressing guests to eat.

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

Varvara knits and laments the family's dishonest treatment of people, urging Anisim to speak to his father about it.

### [VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_5_se/chapters/vi)

Varvara is anxious about the family's future, urges her husband to secure land for the grandchild, and tries to maintain order in the household.

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

Horrified by Aksinya's outburst and tries to calm her.

### [VIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_5_se/chapters/viii)

Wakes to Lipa's return, weeps, and begins laying out the dead baby.

### [IX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_5_se/chapters/ix)

Continues her good works but is distressed by the surplus of jam that goes to waste; she has grown fatter and whiter.

## Links

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