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pg. 5 — dachas (small country houses or villas)
Dachas refer to small country houses or cottages in Russia. They were sometimes used as second homes, but mostly reserved for summer retreats for the wealthy. The Russian government would gift dachas to prominent or accomplished individuals as a form of recognition, so Dachas are a symbol of societal status.
pg. 5 — Nikolai Ivanovich Smurov (“Uncle Kolya”- Vanya’s cousin, Alexei’s brother)
pg. 5 — Vanya (“Ivanushka”)
pg. 5 — Alexei Vasilyevich (Anna’s husband)
pg. 5 — Natasha
pg. 5 — The Kazanskys (Konstantin, Alexei, Anna, Koka, Boba, Nata)
pg. 6 — St. Petersburg
pg. 6 — Anna Nikolayevna (Alexi’s Wife)
pg. 6 — Konstantin Vasilyevich (Kostya, Vanya’s Uncle)
pg. 7 — Koka (Alexei and Anna’s child, also called Ivan)
pg. 7 — Boba (Alexei and Anna’s child)
pg. 7 — Natalia Alexeyevna (“Nata” - Alexei and Anna’s child)
pg. 7 — Sonya’s Aunt
pg. 7 — Larion Dmitriyevich Stroop
pg. 10 — Greek Class
pg. 10 — Nikolayev
pg. 10— Shpilevsky
pg. 10 — Daniil Ivanovich (“the little, ageing teacher” - Vanya’s greek teacher)
pg. 11 — Shpeier sisters
pg. 11 — Annushka (Anna’s servant)