# Orlov — The House of the Dead character guide

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

**Role:** minor

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

## Who they are

A notorious convict, a hardened criminal with immense willpower.

## In the story

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

A convict in the hospital who shows extraordinary self-control, haughtiness, and a plan to escape; he despises punishment and is fearless.

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

A Kalmuck convict who endured four thousand strokes and described his childhood under constant lash.

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

Described as a vital and passionate nature who endured the first half of his punishment with hope, dreaming of escape and freedom, but died after the second half.

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