The Little Demon · Character
Grushina
A drunken gossip who peddles scandal as currency, Marya Ossipovna Grushina turns every drawing room into a stage for erotic anecdotes and dangerous talk about her betters.
supporting
Also known as Marya Ossipovna Grushina, Marya Ossipovna, Marya
First appearance: i
As a supporting figure in The Little Demon, Grushina is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.
Visits Varvara, discusses a new servant Klavdia, and agrees to forge a letter from Princess Volchanskaya in exchange for gifts.
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Grushina is the town's purveyor of gossip, a woman whose loose tongue and looser morals make her both entertaining and perilous to those around her. She trades in stories about deceived husbands and important…
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Relationship types
- Psychological
- Other
Character groups
- Peredonov's social circle
- Haunting and matchmaking figures
- Matchmakers and servants
- Extended cast of townspeople
- Protagonist
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
This excerpt marks the climax because Sasha’s internal conflict—between shame and obsessive desire—peaks into…
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- Peredonov
psychological · negative
Grushina is a malicious gossip and manipulator who feeds Peredonov's paranoia and… How this plays out →
- Peredonov
psychological · negative
Grushina is a malicious gossip and manipulator who feeds Peredonov's paranoia and… How this plays out →
- Peredonov
psychological · negative
Grushina is a malicious gossip and manipulator who feeds Peredonov's paranoia and… How this plays out →
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