Major and company commander of the Kurinsky Regiment. A veteran who has been on the Caucasian front for years and tries to endure the hardness and boredom of the front by drinking and laughing boorishly with those around him. He lives unmarried with Marya Dmitriyevna. He views conflicts, blood, and horror as if they were just part of a routine. He is comfortable enough to spend from the company treasury, but is a fearless soldier on the front.
He has spent almost his entire military career at these isolated outposts, conducting raids and breathing blood and gunpowder. He has no lofty goals or noble visions regarding military service; he has built a purely 'adaptive' mechanism.
Burly, with a face turned deep red from drink and harsh weather conditions, pimply, and sweaty. He is a Russian who bears the characteristics of a Caucasus commander.
Butler
Comrade-in-arms
Hacı Murat
A dangerous man he cared little for, but whose bravery and intelligence he eventually came to respect.
Marya Dmitriyevna
His common-law wife and protective companion who helps him keep his life in order.