Les Eaux tranquilles
Les Eaux tranquillesIvan Sergeevich Turgenev
Characters in Les Eaux tranquilles
6 characters, main characters first.Main characters
Vladimir Serguéïtch Astakhov
A 27-year-old landowner from Saint Petersburg, practical and intent on a financially advantageous marriage, inspecting his rural estate at Sasovo.
Supporting characters
Marya Pavlovna
Ippatov's sister-in-law, a reserved young woman devoted to the dissolute Pyotr Veretiev despite Astakhov's growing interest in her.
Nadezhda Alexeyevna
Veretiev's sister, bold and openly interested in Astakhov, whose courtship he fails to return.
Pyotr Veretiev
A talented but alcoholic young man whom Marya Pavlovna loves, his wasted promise haunting the novella's close.
Minor characters
Mikhail Ippatov
The neighboring landowner at Ippatovka whose household draws Astakhov into the story's romantic entanglements.
Stelchinsky
A guest at the Ippatov house who challenges Astakhov to a duel over a dance partner.