# Old Man Antonitch — The House of the Dead character guide

> Old Man Antonitch in The House of the Dead by Fyodor Dostoevsky.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Antonitch

**First appearance:** 0005-part-i-v-the-first-month

## Who they are

An elderly convict who is a former soldier.

## Relationships

### [Baklushin](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_house_of_the_dead_se/characters/baklushin)

_friendship_

Baklushin shows respect and camaraderie toward Old Man Antonitch, a fellow inmate.

### [Baklushin](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_house_of_the_dead_se/characters/baklushin)

_friendship_

Baklushin shows respect and camaraderie toward Old Man Antonitch, a fellow inmate.

## In the story

### [First Impressions](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_house_of_the_dead_se/chapters/part-i-iii-first-impressions)

An Old Believer from the Starodubovsky settlements, gentle and respected, who secretly keeps convicts' money and weeps at night for his family.

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