# Olga Sergeyevna — Three Sisters character guide

> Olga Sergeyevna in Three Sisters by Anton Chekhov.

**Role:** major

**Also known as:** Olga, Olga Frightened, Olga Nurse, Olga Dear, Olga Don't, Olga Father, Aunt Olga

**First appearance:** 0001-act-i

## Who they are

The eldest sister and a high-school teacher who feels her youth being squeezed out drop by drop, she keeps the household standing while quietly aching for Moscow.

## Relationships

### [Irina Sergeyevna](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/three_sisters_se/characters/irina_sergeyevna)

_family_

Sisters bound by deep affection and shared longing for Moscow, with Olga acting as a maternal figure to Irina.

### [Ivan Romanovitch Chebutikin](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/three_sisters_se/characters/ivan_romanovitch_chebutikin)

_friendship_

An old family friend and doctor who shares a warm, nostalgic bond with Olga, though his alcoholism and cynicism strain the connection.

### [Masha Sergeyevna](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/three_sisters_se/characters/masha_sergeyevna)

_family_

Sisters with a close but sometimes tense relationship, as Olga's practicality clashes with Masha's melancholy and romanticism.

### [Andrey Sergeyevitch](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/three_sisters_se/characters/andrey_sergeyevitch)

_family_

Brother and sister with a strained bond, as Andrey's weakness and gambling debts disappoint Olga, who tries to guide him.

### [Alexander Ignateyevitch Vershinin](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/three_sisters_se/characters/alexander_ignateyevitch_vershinin)

_friendship_

A warm, intellectual friendship based on shared nostalgia for Moscow and philosophical discussions about life and happiness.

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