Ordeal
OrdealAlexei TolstoyThe Ordeal: A Trilogy, book 1
Characters in Ordeal
6 characters, main characters first.Main characters
Varvara Tushkina
Katya Smokovnikov
One of two sisters at the center of the trilogy; married to Roschin.
Dasha Smokovnikov
Katya's younger sister; her relationship with Telegin runs through the trilogy.
Ivan Telegin
An engineer who becomes a soldier and prisoner of war during World War I.
Vadim Roschin
An army officer, Katya's husband.
Supporting characters
Nikolai Tushkin