# Mihailov — The House of the Dead character guide

> Mihailov in The House of the Dead by Fyodor Dostoevsky.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** The shameless Mihailov

**First appearance:** 0010-part-i-x-christmas

## Who they are

A convict who is a skilled craftsman and a moneylender.

## Relationships

### [Sushilov](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_house_of_the_dead_se/characters/sushilov)

_friendship_

Mihailov and Sushilov are close companions, sharing mutual support and camaraderie in prison.

## In the story

### [I: The Hospital](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_house_of_the_dead_se/chapters/part-ii-i-the-hospital)

A young consumptive convict in the 'special division' who dies in the ward four days after the narrator's arrival.

### [III: The Hospital (Continued)](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_house_of_the_dead_se/chapters/part-ii-iii-the-hospital-continued)

Referred to as M., he provides the narrator with a description of the pain of sticks, saying it burns like fire.

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