# Pavel Konstantinuitch Rozalsky — What Is to Be Done? character guide

> Pavel Konstantinuitch Rozalsky in What Is to Be Done? by Nikolay Chernyshevsky.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Pavel Konstantinuitch, Konstantinuitch

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

## Who they are

Vera's father, a weak-willed clerk dominated by his wife.

## In the story

### [Part I: The Life of Viéra Pavlovna in Her Parents’ Family](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/what_is_to_be_done_se/chapters/part-i-the-life-of-vi-ra-pavlovna-in-her-parents-family)

Viéra's father, a passive figure who does little to intervene in his wife's treatment of their daughter.

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

Viéra's father, a passive manager who defers to his wife's authority.

### [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/what_is_to_be_done_se/chapters/vii)

Plays the role of the father in the formal proposal scene but is shocked by Vera's refusal.

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

Visits Anna Petrovna to inform her of Viéra's refusal and is rewarded with a better apartment and salary increase.

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

Reveals Viérotchka's refusal to Anna Petrovna, provoking Marya Alekséyevna's violent wrath.

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

Viérotchka's father, who asks colleagues for a cheap tutor for his son Feódor.

### [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/what_is_to_be_done_se/chapters/iv)

Viérotchka's father; his colleagues are invited to the party; plays cards with Lopukhóf.

### [XVII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/what_is_to_be_done_se/chapters/xvii)

Returns for dinner, takes a nap after eating, and echoes Marya Alekséyevna's sentiments.

### [XXII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/what_is_to_be_done_se/chapters/xxii)

Returns from his office to face Marya Alekséyevna's wrath, then is instructed to lie to the landlady about his role in Vera's marriage.

### [XXIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/what_is_to_be_done_se/chapters/xxiii)

Present during Lopukhóf's visit, used as a foil by Lopukhóf to manage Marya Alekséyevna's outbursts.

### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/what_is_to_be_done_se/chapters/ii)

Sent by Marya Alekséyevna to announce the reconciliation; accompanies Vera to her parents' home.

## Links

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