# Alekséi Petróvitch — What Is to Be Done? character guide

> Alekséi Petróvitch in What Is to Be Done? by Nikolay Chernyshevsky.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0006-part-i-the-life-of-vi-ra-pavlovna-in-her-parents-family

## Who they are

A minor character, possibly a doctor or official.

## In the story

### [XXI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/what_is_to_be_done_se/chapters/xxi)

Mertsálov's first name; he officiates the wedding and escorts the guests.

### [III: Viéra Pavlovna’s Second Dream](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/what_is_to_be_done_se/chapters/iii-vi-ra-pavlovna-s-second-dream)

Leads the game of Confession and explains the concepts of actual and fantastic dirt.

## Links

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