She is the bright and most favorite young girl of the polite, aristocratic Shcherbatsky family of Moscow. At the beginning of the novel, life is like a fairy tale, filled with the joy of balls and gowns fluttering with pink ribbons. She experiences deep devastation and disappointment when she rejects Levin's unwavering love and chooses the glittering but highly superficial attention of Vronsky. She becomes acquainted with illnesses and the true worries of life at the European spas she visits to recover from the physical and spiritual collapse brought by this event; leaving behind the consolation she sought in a false piety, she returns to life with true virtue. When she reunites with Levin and marries, she has learned that life is not just about balls, and she has reached her true potential in a spiritual sense, becoming a brave, practical, and self-sacrificing wife and mother capable of showing compassion even to the sick and dying.
She is the little, spoiled daughter of Prince Shcherbatsky and his wife, treated like a prize, raised while learning French and English and adorned with dance schools and noble activities.
A young girl who dazzles with her petite stature, pink complexion, blonde hair, slender wrists, and innocent beauty. She always carries a sincere smile and childish innocence (plump pink lips, timid delicate glances) on her face.
Anna Karenina
The 'dark angel' for whom she initially felt hatred for stealing Vronsky from her, but was also always captivated by her beauty and charisma.
Nikolay Levin
The brother-in-law on the verge of death, toward whom she fearlessly approached and displayed a natural caregiving when even her husband felt disgusted and afraid.
Aleksey Vronski
The man she fell in love with out of youthful whim, but who broke her pride and caused her first disappointment by heartlessly abandoning her.
Konstantin Levin
The husband whom she initially refused, failing to appreciate his value, but then realized his greatness and sought refuge in with great loyalty and love.
Darya Oblonskaya (Doli)
The sister she loves very much, about whose pain and tears she worries, and who is secretly a warning to her regarding marriage.