City of Thieves

by

David Benioff

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A sniper working with Korsakov's partisans, Lev's love interest and David's grandmother during the prologue. Vika is described as predatory and athletic and is later revealed to be NKVD. She believes that killing Abendroth is of the utmost importance and is willing to sacrifice herself and others to complete this task.

Vika Quotes in City of Thieves

The City of Thieves quotes below are all either spoken by Vika or refer to Vika. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 18 Quotes

At a distance it seemed beautiful, and I thought it was strange that powerful violence is often so pleasing to the eye, like tracer bullets at night.

Related Characters: Lev Beniov (speaker), Kolya Vlasov, Vika, Korsakov
Page Number: 170
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Chapter 22 Quotes

"We're pawns and he's a rook, that's what you're saying."
"We're less than pawns. Pawns have value."
"If we can take a rook, we have value, too."

Related Characters: Kolya Vlasov (speaker), Vika (speaker), Lev Beniov, Abendroth
Related Symbols: Chess
Page Number: 211
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Chapter 23 Quotes

I have never been much of a patriot. My father would not have allowed such a thing while he lived, and his death insured that his wish was carried out. Piter commanded far more affection and loyalty from me than the nation as a whole. But that night, running across the unplowed fields of winter wheat, with the Fascist invaders behind us and the dark Russian woods before us, I felt a surge of pure love for my country.

Related Characters: Lev Beniov (speaker), Kolya Vlasov, Vika, Abendroth, Abraham Beniov (Lev’s Father)
Page Number: 233
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Vika Quotes in City of Thieves

The City of Thieves quotes below are all either spoken by Vika or refer to Vika. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
Growing Up Theme Icon
).
Chapter 18 Quotes

At a distance it seemed beautiful, and I thought it was strange that powerful violence is often so pleasing to the eye, like tracer bullets at night.

Related Characters: Lev Beniov (speaker), Kolya Vlasov, Vika, Korsakov
Page Number: 170
Explanation and Analysis:
Chapter 22 Quotes

"We're pawns and he's a rook, that's what you're saying."
"We're less than pawns. Pawns have value."
"If we can take a rook, we have value, too."

Related Characters: Kolya Vlasov (speaker), Vika (speaker), Lev Beniov, Abendroth
Related Symbols: Chess
Page Number: 211
Explanation and Analysis:
Chapter 23 Quotes

I have never been much of a patriot. My father would not have allowed such a thing while he lived, and his death insured that his wish was carried out. Piter commanded far more affection and loyalty from me than the nation as a whole. But that night, running across the unplowed fields of winter wheat, with the Fascist invaders behind us and the dark Russian woods before us, I felt a surge of pure love for my country.

Related Characters: Lev Beniov (speaker), Kolya Vlasov, Vika, Abendroth, Abraham Beniov (Lev’s Father)
Page Number: 233
Explanation and Analysis: