# Anna Petrovna — What Is to Be Done? character guide

> Anna Petrovna in What Is to Be Done? by Nikolay Chernyshevsky.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Petrovna

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

## Who they are

A minor character, possibly a servant or neighbor in the Rozalsky household.

## In the story

### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/what_is_to_be_done_se/chapters/i)

The real proprietor of the house, a lady of distinction and mother of Mikhaïl Ivanuitch.

### [Chapter VIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/what_is_to_be_done_se/chapters/viii)

Manipulates the situation by first forbidding the marriage, then using Viéra's refusal to triumph over her son.

### [IX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/what_is_to_be_done_se/chapters/ix)

Mentioned as the mother of Storeshnikof; she is pressured by her son and falls into a swoon upon hearing the threat about the estate.

### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/what_is_to_be_done_se/chapters/i)

The landlady who discusses the Lopukhófs' behavior with Daniluitch, noting their separate rooms and formal interactions.

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