A half-German, half-Russian merchant/businessman born to a German father and a Russian mother. Raised in a village near Oblomovka with German discipline; he took the necessity of work from his father and the romanticism of Russian literature and music from his mother. He is the embodied symbol of the new generation's dynamism, constantly shuttling between European cities, mines, farms, and offices. Although he considers it a debt of loyalty and friendship to bring order to his best friend Oblomov's life and save him from his inertia, in the end, he is forced to just watch the swamp. His deep intellectual communion with Olga eventually turns into love, and the two establish an ideal life based on logic, progress, and equality.
He was driven by his father to ride horses and manage business at an early age; he was punished when he failed to translate. Upon accumulating a certain amount of capital, he was set free at a young age to launch into life in the capital, St. Petersburg, where, through persistence and hard work, he reached the position of a very wealthy and cultured man.
Past his thirties, he has a thin and fit physique made up entirely of bone, muscle, and nerve. His cheeks are very lean, his complexion is dark and clear, and his eyes are light green. He always wears stylish but simple clothes that contain a vibrancy and sharpness that do not hinder his active life.
İlya İlyiç Oblomov
His greatest friend, whom he loves like a brother but whose life philosophies conflict.
Olga Sergeyevna İlyinskaya
The perfect marital bond that began with intellectual friendship and culminated in the joint construction of life.