A friend of Ivan Ilyich whom he has known since the Pravovedeniye law school. The character who goes to Ivan's house after he dies, attends the funeral, and surveys the surroundings. He represents the man who, even on duty, pursues fake and bourgeois interests, considering his own politics even behind the back of the deceased.
Friends with Ivan in school in the past, they rose together. Now he is chasing the advantages provided by a civil service career.
A man in official attire, dressed in a proper, 'decent' way that suits his bureaucratic disposition.
İvan İlyiç Golovin
A friendship that lasted since youth but never reached the heart, remaining confined to card games or office chats.
Praskovya Fedorovna Golovina
A social ally who asks him for tactics regarding her widow's pension.