# Uncle Vanya — Character guide

> Key figures in Uncle Vanya by Anton Chekhov.

- [Yelena Andreyevna](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/uncle_vanya_se/characters/yelena_andreyevna.md): Beautiful young wife of Professor Serebryakov, admired by Astrov and Vanya.
- [Sonya](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/uncle_vanya_se/characters/sonya.md): Devoted niece of Vanya, works hard on the estate and loves Astrov.
- [Ivan Petrovitch Voynitsky](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/uncle_vanya_se/characters/ivan_voynitsky.md): Bitter middle-aged man who sacrificed his life managing the estate for his brother-in-law.
- [Mihail Lvovitch Astrov](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/uncle_vanya_se/characters/mihail_astrov.md): Idealistic country doctor who loves forests and Yelena.
- [Alexandr Valdimirovitch Serebryakov](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/uncle_vanya_se/characters/alexandr_serebryakov.md): Retired professor, hypochondriac, and Yelena's elderly husband.
- [Marya Vassilyevna Voynitsky](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/uncle_vanya_se/characters/marya_voynitsky.md): Vanya's elderly mother, obsessed with her son-in-law the professor.
- [Marina](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/uncle_vanya_se/characters/marina.md): Old nurse who quietly tends to the household.
- [Ilya Ilyitch Telyegin](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/uncle_vanya_se/characters/ilya_telyegin.md): Impoverished landowner and hanger-on at the estate.
- [Vera Petrovna](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/uncle_vanya_se/characters/vera_petrovna.md): Vanya's deceased sister and Sonya's mother, mentioned in passing.
- [Pavel Alexeyevitch](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/uncle_vanya_se/characters/pavel_alexeyevich.md): A man briefly mentioned in conversation.
- [Labourer](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/uncle_vanya_se/characters/labourer.md): A worker on the estate, briefly referenced.
- [Batyushkov](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/uncle_vanya_se/characters/batyushkov.md): A historical figure mentioned in dialogue.

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