A Name Key for Crime and Punishment

Pronunciation and Names

Give a strong stress to the syllables marked with an accent in this list. The consonant
grouping kh sounds like the German ch in Bach, and the grouping zh sounds like the
s in measure. Apply generally soft vowels and a rough approximation of the name in
Russian is achieved.

The middle name of all male characters ends in vitch and of all female characters in
ovna. This ending simply means son of and daughter of the father whose first name is
converted into their middle name. For example, Rodion and Avdotyas father was named
Roman Raskolnikov. Thus, their middle names, Romanovitch and Romanovna, mean son of
and daughter of Roman.

Characters
Rodin Romnovitch Rasklnikov (Rdya)a poverty-stricken student who conceives of
a theory of the superman or extraordinary man as a justification or rationalization for his
crime

Avdtya Romnovna Rasklnikov (Dnya)Rodions devoted sister who was previously

Svidrigailovs employee and who is engaged to Luzhin. She arrives in St. Petersburg at
about the time of Raskolnikovs crime

Pulchria Alexndrovna RasklnikovRodions mother

Smyon Zakhrovitch Marmladova dismissed government clerk who is an alcoholic

and who is the father of Sonia by a previous marriage. Presently he is married to Katerina
Ivanovna.

Katerna IvnovnaMarmeladovs wife who had been previously married to an Army

officer by whom she had three children. Socially, she was born into a higher rank than
Marmeladov.

Sfya Semynovna Marmladov (Snya)Marmeladovs daughter by a previous

marriage who is compelled to enter into prostitution to support the family

Plenka, Lenya, and KlyaKaterina Ivanovnas children by a previous marriage

Svidrigailov, Arkdy IvnovitchDunyas former employer who follows her to St.

Petersburg

Mrfa PetrvnaSvidrigailovs wife who leaves Dounia three thousand rubles in her will

Lzhin, Potr Petrovitchengaged to Dounia and employed by the government

Razumkhin, Dmtri Prokfitcha student and friend of Raskolnikovs who later becomes
attached to Dounia

Lebezytnikov, ndrei Semynovitcha roomer in the same house that the Marmeladovs
live in and who calls himself an advanced liberal

Porfry Petrvitchan official of the investigation department who is in charge of the

crime

Alyna Ivnovnaa moneylender

Lizavta IvnovnaAlyonas sister and also a friend of Sonya

Zssimova doctor who attends Raskolnikov during his illness and also a friend of
Razumihin
Zamyotova clerk in the police station and friend of Razumihin

Ilya Petrovitcha lewd and boisterous police official

Nikolai and Dimitripainters who were working at the scene of the crime

Nikodim FomitchChief of police

Praskovya PavlovnaRaskolnikovs landlady who complains to the police about

Raskolnikovs failure to pay the rent

Nastasyaher servant and Raskolnikovs friend

Amelia Ivanovna LippeweschselGerman landlady of the of the building in which the

Marmeladovs live