# Demons — Character guide

> Key figures in Demons by Fyodor Dostoevsky.

- [Pyotr Stepanovitch Verhovensky](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/demons_se/characters/pyotr_verhovensky.md): Ambitious revolutionary leader who orchestrates a secret society and manipulates others.
- [Stepan Trofimovitch Verhovensky](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/demons_se/characters/stepan_verhovensky.md): Aging intellectual and former professor, father of Pyotr, idealistic and prone to drama.
- [Nikolay Vsyevolodovitch Stavrogin](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/demons_se/characters/nikolay_stavrogin.md): Enigmatic and charismatic former officer whose influence drives much of the plot.
- [Varvara Petrovna Stavrogin](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/demons_se/characters/varvara_stavrogin.md): Wealthy and domineering landowner, mother of Nikolay and patron of Stepan.
- [Ivan Shatov](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/demons_se/characters/ivan_shatov.md): Former revolutionary who becomes a fervent nationalist and religious seeker.
- [Alexey Kirillov](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/demons_se/characters/alexey_kirillov.md): Engineer obsessed with the idea of suicide as a proof of free will.
- [Liputin](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/demons_se/characters/liputin.md): Sneaky and malicious petty official and member of the revolutionary cell.
- [Yulia Mihailovna](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/demons_se/characters/yulia_mihailovna.md): Governor's wife who hosts the fête and becomes embroiled in intrigue.
- [Lizaveta Nikolaevna Tushin](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/demons_se/characters/liza_tushin.md): Proud and passionate young woman, briefly engaged to Mavriky, drawn to Stavrogin.
- [Andrey Antonovitch von Lembke](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/demons_se/characters/andrey_von_lembke.md): Nervous and ineffectual governor of the province.
- [Mavriky Nikolaevitch Drozdov](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/demons_se/characters/mavriky_nikolaevitch.md): Honorable and devoted army officer, Liza's rejected suitor.
- [Captain Lebyadkin](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/demons_se/characters/lebyadkin.md): Drunken and boastful retired captain who claims a secret about Stavrogin.
- [Marya Timofyevna Lebyadkin](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/demons_se/characters/marya_timofyevna.md): Crippled and simple-minded woman, secretly married to Stavrogin.
- [Karmazinov](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/demons_se/characters/karmazinov.md): Famous but vain writer visiting the town, a parody of Turgenev.
- [Darya Pavlovna](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/demons_se/characters/darya_pavlovna.md): Stepan's daughter and Varvara's ward, quiet and loyal.
- [Praskovya Ivanovna Drozdov](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/demons_se/characters/praskovya_drozdov.md): Liza's mother, a nervous and gossipy widow.
- [Sofya Matveyevna Ulitin](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/demons_se/characters/sofya_ulitin.md): Kind Bible-seller who accompanies Stepan on his final journey.
- [Mr. Gaganov](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/demons_se/characters/gaganov.md): Landowner insulted by Stavrogin's ear-bite, seeks satisfaction.
- [Lyamshin](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/demons_se/characters/lyamshin.md): Nervous and cowardly telegraph clerk in the revolutionary group.
- [Virginsky](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/demons_se/characters/virginsky.md): Idealistic but weak-willed civil servant and revolutionary member.
- [Shigalov](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/demons_se/characters/shigalov.md): Theorist who proposes a radical system of total control.
- [Fedka](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/demons_se/characters/fedka.md): Escaped convict and murderer, used as a tool by Pyotr.
- [Ensign Erkel](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/demons_se/characters/erkel.md): Young and devoted army officer, fanatically loyal to Pyotr.
- [Von Blum](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/demons_se/characters/von_blum.md): Strict German official serving under the governor.
- [Alexey Yegorytch](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/demons_se/characters/alexey_yegorytch.md): Ceremonious butler in the Stavrogin household.
- [Arina Prohorovna](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/demons_se/characters/arina_prohorovna.md): Virginsky's wife, a midwife and radical feminist.
- [Semyon Yakovlevitch](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/demons_se/characters/semyon_yakovlevitch.md): Holy fool and mystic visited by townspeople for blessings.
- [Tolkatchenko](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/demons_se/characters/tolkatchenko.md): Revolutionary member who helps recruit Fedka.
- [Ivan Ossipovitch](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/demons_se/characters/ivan_ossipovitch.md): Local doctor who attends to various characters.
- [Doctor Salzfish](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/demons_se/characters/salzfish.md): German doctor who treats Stepan Trofimovitch.
- [Pyotr Pavlovitch Gaganov](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/demons_se/characters/pyotr_gaganov.md): Father of Artemy Gaganov, offended by Stavrogin.
- [Nikon Semyonitch](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/demons_se/characters/nikon_semyonitch.md): Minor character, possibly a priest or official.
- [General Ivan Ivanovitch Drozdov](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/demons_se/characters/ivan_drozdov.md): Deceased general, father of Liza and Mavriky.
- [Zemirka](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/demons_se/characters/zemirka.md): A dog belonging to the Drozdov household.
- [Count K.](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/demons_se/characters/count_k.md): Wealthy aristocrat and former patron of Stepan.
- [Filipov](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/demons_se/characters/filipov.md): Owner of the house where Shatov and Kirillov lodge.
- [Councillor Kubrikov](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/demons_se/characters/kubrikov.md): Minor official in the town administration.
- [Ilya Ilyitch](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/demons_se/characters/ilya_ilyitch.md): Minor character, possibly a police or court official.
- [Alyosha Telyatnikov](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/demons_se/characters/alyosha_telyatnikov.md): Minor character, possibly a clerk or officer.
- [Avdotya Petrovna Tarapygin](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/demons_se/characters/avdotya_tarapygin.md): Minor female character, possibly a widow.
- [Father Pavel](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/demons_se/characters/father_pavel.md): Local priest who interacts with the characters.
- [Tikhon](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/demons_se/characters/tikhon.md): Monk or bishop whom Stavrogin visits for confession.
- [Flibusterov](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/demons_se/characters/flibusterov.md): Nickname for a boastful or swaggering character.
- [Polenka Saxe](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/demons_se/characters/polenka_saxe.md): Minor character, possibly a governess or companion.
- [Avdotya Sergyevna](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/demons_se/characters/avdotya_sergyevna.md): Minor female character mentioned in the narrative.
- [Fyodor Matveyevitch](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/demons_se/characters/fyodor_matveyevitch.md): Minor character, possibly a servant or clerk.
- [Dmitri Dmitritch](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/demons_se/characters/dmitri_dmitritch.md): Minor character, possibly a doctor or official.
- [Amalia](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/demons_se/characters/amalia.md): Minor female character, possibly a German governess.
- [Ivan Filipovitch](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/demons_se/characters/ivan_filipovitch.md): Minor character, possibly a relative of Filipov.
- [Pyotr Ilyitch](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/demons_se/characters/pyotr_ilyitch.md): Minor character, possibly a police officer.
- [Prohoritch](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/demons_se/characters/prohoritch.md): Minor character, possibly a servant or tradesman.
- [Christopher Ivanovitch](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/demons_se/characters/christopher_ivanovitch.md): Minor character, possibly a German doctor or official.
- [Makar](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/demons_se/characters/makar.md): Minor character, possibly a peasant or servant.
- [Anton Lavrentyevitch](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/demons_se/characters/anton_lavrentyevitch.md): Minor character, possibly a clerk or narrator figure.
- [Fyodor Fyodorovitch](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/demons_se/characters/fyodor_fyodorovitch.md): Minor character, possibly a relative of a main character.
- [Korovayev](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/demons_se/characters/korovayev.md): Minor character, possibly a tradesman or official.
- [Ernestine](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/demons_se/characters/ernestine.md): Minor female character, possibly a foreigner.
- [Kapfig](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/demons_se/characters/kapfig.md): Minor character, possibly a German name mentioned.
- [Prohorovitch](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/demons_se/characters/prohorovitch.md): Minor character, possibly a relative of Arina Prohorovna.
- [Myasnitchiha](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/demons_se/characters/myasnitchiha.md): Minor female character, possibly a peasant woman.

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