# Yama — Character guide

> Key figures in Yama by Aleksandr Kuprin.

- [Likhonin](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/yama_se/characters/likhonin.md): A student and central figure who becomes involved with Liubka and the brothel world.
- [Liubka](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/yama_se/characters/liubka.md): A young prostitute who forms a complex relationship with Likhonin.
- [Tamara](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/yama_se/characters/tamara.md): A clever and handsome prostitute, one of the key women in the brothel.
- [Jennka](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/yama_se/characters/jennka.md): A proud and self-respecting prostitute with a strong personality.
- [Sergei Ivanovich Platonov](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/yama_se/characters/platonov.md): A journalist and observer who narrates much of the story.
- [Anna Markovna](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/yama_se/characters/anna_markovna.md): The madam of the brothel, a shrewd and calculating woman.
- [Simon Yakovlevich Horizon](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/yama_se/characters/simon_yakovlevich.md): A mysterious and influential figure who frequents the brothel.
- [Emma Edwardovna Titzner](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/yama_se/characters/emma_edwardovna.md): A former prostitute and friend of Anna Markovna.
- [Soloviev](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/yama_se/characters/soloviev.md): A kind-hearted and ponderous man, friend to the brothel women.
- [Simeon](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/yama_se/characters/simeon.md): A gloomy and mysterious character associated with the brothel.
- [Simanovsky](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/yama_se/characters/simanovsky.md): A comrade and acquaintance of the main characters.
- [Magdalen](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/yama_se/characters/magdalen.md): A prostitute with a tragic past, also called Magda.
- [Liuba](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/yama_se/characters/liuba.md): A naive young prostitute in the brothel.
- [Little Manka](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/yama_se/characters/little_manka.md): A young prostitute known as Little White Manka.
- [Rovinskaya](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/yama_se/characters/rovinskaya.md): A prostitute and friend of the other women.
- [Prince Nijeradze](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/yama_se/characters/nijeradze.md): A prince and frequent visitor to the brothel.
- [Roly-Poly](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/yama_se/characters/roly_poly.md): A lanky and rickety character who appears in the brothel.
- [Boris Sobashnikov](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/yama_se/characters/boris_sobashnikov.md): A comrade and friend of the main characters.
- [Mr. Yarchenko](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/yama_se/characters/yarchenko.md): A gentleman and acquaintance of the brothel patrons.
- [Ernst Andreievich Ryazanov](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/yama_se/characters/ryazanov.md): A man who interacts with the brothel characters.
- [Mr. Berkesh](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/yama_se/characters/berkesh.md): A ferocious and brazen visitor to the brothel.
- [Jennechka](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/yama_se/characters/jennechka.md): A diminutive form of Jennka, a prostitute.
- [Dilectorsky](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/yama_se/characters/dilectorsky.md): A minor character who appears in the narrative.
- [Manya](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/yama_se/characters/manya.md): A young prostitute known as Little Manya.
- [Liubochka](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/yama_se/characters/liubochka.md): A diminutive form of Liubka, a prostitute.
- [Prokhor Ivanovich](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/yama_se/characters/prokhor_ivanovich.md): A servant or minor character in the brothel.

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