# Elena Nikolaevna Stahova — On the Eve character guide

> Elena Nikolaevna Stahova in On the Eve by Ivan Turgenev.

**Role:** major

**Also known as:** Elena, poor Elena, Hélène, Lenotchka

**First appearance:** 0001-ii

## Who they are

The novel's central heroine, a passionate and idealistic young woman seeking purpose.

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