# The House of the Dead — Character guide

> Key figures in The House of the Dead by Fyodor Dostoevsky.

- [Alexandr Petrovitch Goryanchikov](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_house_of_the_dead_se/characters/alexandr_petrovitch_goryanchikov.md): The narrator and protagonist, a nobleman sentenced to hard labor in Siberia.
- [Akim Akimitch](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_house_of_the_dead_se/characters/akim_akimitch.md): A fellow convict, a former soldier known for his pedantic orderliness.
- [Petrov](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_house_of_the_dead_se/characters/petrov.md): A convict with a volatile temper, becomes a close acquaintance of the narrator.
- [Isay Fomitch Bumshtein](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_house_of_the_dead_se/characters/isay_fomitch_bumshtein.md): A Jewish convict, a jeweler by trade, often mocked by other prisoners.
- [Aley](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_house_of_the_dead_se/characters/aley.md): A young Dagestani Tatar convict, kind-hearted and beloved by the narrator.
- [Sushilov](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_house_of_the_dead_se/characters/sushilov.md): A meek convict who serves as a servant to other prisoners.
- [Baklushin](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_house_of_the_dead_se/characters/baklushin.md): A lively convict and talented actor in the prison theatricals.
- [Lieutenant Zherebyatnikov](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_house_of_the_dead_se/characters/lieutenant_zherebyatnikov.md): A cruel prison officer who enjoys flogging prisoners.
- [Skuratov](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_house_of_the_dead_se/characters/skuratov.md): A convict who tells the story of his love affair with a German woman.
- [Gazin](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_house_of_the_dead_se/characters/gazin.md): A powerful and feared convict who sells vodka in the prison.
- [Akulka](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_house_of_the_dead_se/characters/akulka.md): A woman whose tragic story is told in the chapter 'Akulka's Husband'.
- [Kedril the Glutton](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_house_of_the_dead_se/characters/kedril_the_glutton.md): A convict known for his gluttony and comic role in the theatricals.
- [Kulikov](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_house_of_the_dead_se/characters/kulikov.md): A convict and former soldier, a skilled veterinarian.
- [Lutchka](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_house_of_the_dead_se/characters/lutchka.md): A young convict known for his desperate and reckless character.
- [Sirotkin](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_house_of_the_dead_se/characters/sirotkin.md): A young and naive convict who becomes a servant to the officers.
- [Bulkin](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_house_of_the_dead_se/characters/bulkin.md): A convict who is constantly humiliated by the other prisoners.
- [Luise](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_house_of_the_dead_se/characters/luise.md): A German woman who is the object of Skuratov's affections.
- [Filka Morozov](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_house_of_the_dead_se/characters/filka_morozov.md): A young convict, a former soldier, known for his strength.
- [Orlov](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_house_of_the_dead_se/characters/orlov.md): A notorious convict, a hardened criminal with immense willpower.
- [Mihailov](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_house_of_the_dead_se/characters/mihailov.md): A convict who is a skilled craftsman and a moneylender.
- [Shilkin](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_house_of_the_dead_se/characters/shilkin.md): A convict who works as a cook in the prison kitchen.
- [Varlamov](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_house_of_the_dead_se/characters/varlamov.md): A wealthy and influential Old Believer merchant in Siberia.
- [Lieutenant Smekalov](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_house_of_the_dead_se/characters/lieutenant_smekalov.md): A prison officer known for his fairness and humanity.
- [Kultyapka](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_house_of_the_dead_se/characters/kultyapka.md): A convict who is a simpleton and often the butt of jokes.
- [The Lomovs](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_house_of_the_dead_se/characters/the_lomovs.md): Two brothers, convicts who are always together and feared by others.
- [Roman](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_house_of_the_dead_se/characters/roman.md): A convict who is a former soldier and a friend of Petrov.
- [Kvasov](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_house_of_the_dead_se/characters/kvasov.md): A convict who works as a bathhouse attendant.
- [Koller](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_house_of_the_dead_se/characters/koller.md): A convict who is a former officer and a gambler.
- [Osip](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_house_of_the_dead_se/characters/osip.md): A convict who is a former servant and a clever schemer.
- [Akulina Kudimovna](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_house_of_the_dead_se/characters/akulina_kudimovna.md): A woman who is the wife of a soldier and a friend to the prisoners.
- [Kobylin](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_house_of_the_dead_se/characters/kobylin.md): A convict who is a former gentleman and a gambler.
- [Netsvetaev](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_house_of_the_dead_se/characters/netsvetaev.md): A convict who is a former officer and a drunkard.
- [Ustyantsev](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_house_of_the_dead_se/characters/ustyantsev.md): A convict who is a former soldier and a suicide risk.
- [Almazov](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_house_of_the_dead_se/characters/almazov.md): A convict who is a former officer and a gambler.
- [Tchekunov](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_house_of_the_dead_se/characters/tchekunov.md): A convict who is a former soldier and a storyteller.
- [Ankudim Trofimitch](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_house_of_the_dead_se/characters/ankudim_trofimitch.md): A convict who is a former merchant and a moneylender.
- [Dutov](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_house_of_the_dead_se/characters/dutov.md): A convict who is a former soldier and a drunkard.
- [Fedka the Hangman](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_house_of_the_dead_se/characters/fedka_hangman.md): A convict who serves as the prison executioner.
- [Luka Kuzmitch](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_house_of_the_dead_se/characters/luka_kuzmitch.md): A convict who is a former soldier and a storyteller.
- [Vassily Antonov](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_house_of_the_dead_se/characters/vassily_antonov.md): A convict who is a former soldier and a troublemaker.
- [Filatka](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_house_of_the_dead_se/characters/filatka.md): A convict who is a former soldier and a drunkard.
- [Marya Stepanovna](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_house_of_the_dead_se/characters/marya_stepanovna.md): The wife of the prison major, known for her kindness.
- [Mametka](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_house_of_the_dead_se/characters/mametka.md): A young Dagestani Tatar convict, friend of Aley.
- [Old Man Antonitch](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_house_of_the_dead_se/characters/old_man_antonitch.md): An elderly convict who is a former soldier.
- [Katya](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_house_of_the_dead_se/characters/katya.md): A young girl who brings food to the prisoners.
- [Shishkov](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_house_of_the_dead_se/characters/shishkov.md): A convict who tells the story of Akulka's murder.
- [Mikita Grigoritch](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_house_of_the_dead_se/characters/mikita_grigoritch.md): A convict who is a former soldier and a drunkard.
- [Babay](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_house_of_the_dead_se/characters/babay.md): A convict who is a former soldier and a storyteller.
- [Dyatlov](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_house_of_the_dead_se/characters/dyatlov.md): A convict who is a former soldier and a drunkard.
- [Ivan Ivanitch Gvozdikov](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_house_of_the_dead_se/characters/ivan_ivanitch_gvozdikov.md): A convict who is a former officer and a gambler.
- [Neustroev](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_house_of_the_dead_se/characters/neustroev.md): A convict who is a former soldier and a drunkard.

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