person
Nastenka
the aunt
also: тетя
Vanya's aunt, who lives with the family and openly blames his mother for sending him to a classical gymnasium instead of a trade.
Reading notes
- A Classicist's Misfortune §1 his aunt
Vanya's aunt (later named Nastenka), who lives with the family and is openly hostile to sending the boy to a classical gymnasium.
- A Classicist's Misfortune §16 Nastenka
The aunt's given name, used here by Vanya's mother; she is the sister-in-law who champions sending Vanya into trade instead of the gymnasium.