# Marya Stepanovna — The House of the Dead character guide

> Marya Stepanovna in The House of the Dead by Fyodor Dostoevsky.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0016-part-ii-v-summer-time

## Who they are

The wife of the prison major, known for her kindness.

## Relationships

### [Akulka](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_house_of_the_dead_se/characters/akulka)

_social_

Akulka and Marya Stepanovna are acquaintances, likely interacting in the women's quarters.

## In the story

### [Akulka's Husband](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_house_of_the_dead_se/chapters/part-ii-iv-akulka-s-husband)

Ankudim's second wife and Akulka's mother, who beats Akulka and arranges her marriage to Shishkov.

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