# Atchmianov — The Duel character guide

> Atchmianov in The Duel by Anton Chekhov.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** the young Atchmianov, handsome young Atchmianov

**First appearance:** 0005-vi

## Who they are

A young man who pursues Nadyezhda Fyodorovna.

## Relationships

### [Nadyezhda Fyodorovna](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_duel_se/characters/nadyezhda_fyodorovna)

_psychological_

Atchmianov is a persistent, unwanted admirer who pursues Nadyezhda with obsessive attention.

### [Ivan Andreitch Laevsky](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_duel_se/characters/ivan_andreitch_laevsky)

_rivalry_

Atchmianov is a rival of Laevsky for Nadyezhda's attention, creating tension and jealousy.

### [Kirilin](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_duel_se/characters/kirilin)

_rivalry_

Atchmianov and Kirilin are competing suitors for Nadyezhda, each trying to undermine the other.

### [Nadyezhda Fyodorovna](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_duel_se/characters/nadyezhda_fyodorovna)

_psychological_

Atchmianov is a persistent, unwanted admirer who pursues Nadyezhda with obsessive attention.

### [Kirilin](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_duel_se/characters/kirilin)

_rivalry_

Atchmianov and Kirilin are competing suitors for Nadyezhda, each trying to undermine the other.

### [Ivan Andreitch Laevsky](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_duel_se/characters/ivan_andreitch_laevsky)

_rivalry_

Atchmianov is a rival of Laevsky for Nadyezhda's attention, creating tension and jealousy.

## In the story

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

Approaches Nadyezhda Fyodorovna, warns her about Kirilin's gossip, and is briefly considered by her as a target for seduction.

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

Runs playfully with Nadyezhda on the other side of the stream and shares a carriage with her.

### [XII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_duel_se/chapters/xii)

Sends Nadyezhda a lovesick note declaring 'I love you, I love you, I love you,' and gazes at her with passion.

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

Follows Nadyezhda, grows suspicious, waits near her home, and overhears Kirilin's arrangement.

### [XV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_duel_se/chapters/xv)

Lures Laevsky to the meeting with Kirilin and Nadyezhda, acting mysteriously.

### [XVII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_duel_se/chapters/xvii)

Also recalled as loathsome and an accomplice in Nadyezhda's ruin.

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