# Arkady Ivanovich Svidrigailov — Crime and Punishment character guide

> Arkady Ivanovich Svidrigailov in Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky.

**Role:** major

**Also known as:** Svidrigaïlov, SvidrigaГҜlov, Mr. Svidrigaïlov

**First appearance:** 0016-part-iii-i

## Who they are

A wealthy, depraved, and enigmatic landowner who arrives in Petersburg pursuing Dounia. He represents a cynical, nihilistic alternative to Raskolnikov's tortured idealism.

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