← back to the glossary

person

Raisa Nilovna

Raisa

also: Раиса Ниловна, дьячиха, the sexton's wife

Savely Gykin's young wife, married to him only because her dying father arranged the match to keep the sexton's post in the family. Handsome, restless, and starved for any life beyond the filthy watch-house, she is accused by her husband of being a witch who summons storms; her wordless longing for the snowbound postman drives the story's central scene.

Mentioned in 5 works (38 mentions)

Untitled Play (Bezottsovshchina / "Platonov") Plays · 1 mention
Salon de Varietes Stories · 1 mention
The Witch Stories · 34 mentions
To A. S. Suvorin, 19 December 1888. Moscow. letter · 1 mention
To A. S. Suvorin, 23 December 1888. Moscow. letter · 1 mention

Support this project

Free to read here. Buy the ebook to support the work.

Ebook coming soon

The ebook edition in this language is on its way.(English)