# Kostia — Under Western Eyes character guide

> Kostia in Under Western Eyes by Joseph Conrad.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Madcap Kostia, madcap Kostia, mad Kostia, the anxious Kostia

**First appearance:** 0007-part-ii-i

## Who they are

A wealthy and reckless young man who provides money to revolutionaries.

## Relationships

### [Razumov](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/under_western_eyes_se/characters/razumov)

_friendship_

Kostia is a fellow student who naively admires Razumov and lends him money.

### [Razumov](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/under_western_eyes_se/characters/razumov)

_friendship_

Kostia is a fellow student who naively admires Razumov and lends him money.

### [Razumov](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/under_western_eyes_se/characters/razumov)

_friendship_

Kostia is a fellow student who naively admires Razumov and lends him money.

## In the story

### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/under_western_eyes_se/chapters/part-iv-i)

A reckless, wealthy student who steals money from his father to fund Razumov's escape, demonstrating blind devotion to revolutionary ideals.

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