A 26-year-old young, nameless man living in St. Petersburg. He has become completely isolated from society, adopting the city, buildings, and streets as his human companions. Despite being in the city for eight years, he knows no one. Meeting Nastenka on the banks of the Fontanka one evening creates a revolution in his abstract life. He falls in love with her. He escapes the freezing reality of existence to live out the novels in his head, but when Nastenka leaves him, he returns to that isolated life again; the only difference is that he has now tasted genuine happiness, if only for a moment.
He has lived alone in Petersburg for eight years. He has had no real contact with women, only observing them from afar and living out romances with 'ideals' he created in his mind. He lives with his elderly housekeeper, Matryona, in a dusty room full of cobwebs.
A young man who does not quite fit into society, likely inconspicuous with a pale complexion and melancholic gaze. Although details about his attire are not provided, it is simple and modest.
Matryona
A concrete, emotionless figure in his quiet, communicative-less world at home.
Nastyenka
The love, confidante, and angel who represents his escape from fantasy. He puts her completely before himself.