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Arina Vlassyevna Bazarov
Sitnikov is an elegant, rather shrill, self-proclaimed “disciple” of Bazarov. He likes to move in the most fashionable circles in society. He introduces Arkady and Bazarov to Madame Kukshin and Madame Odintsov. When he shows up uninvited at Nikolskoye, however, the other two men abandon him, Bazarov rejecting him as a “lout.”
Victor Sitnikov Quotes in Fathers and Sons
The Fathers and Sons quotes below are all either spoken by Victor Sitnikov or refer to Victor Sitnikov. 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 19 Quotes
“I can see you’re still a fool, my boy. The Sitnikovs of this world are essential to us. I—I would have you understand—I need such louts. It is not for the gods to have to bake bricks! . . .”
“O ho!” thought Arkady, and only then in a flash did all the fathomless depths of Bazarov’s conceit dawn upon him. “So you and I are gods, are we? Or rather, you arc a god while I’m one of the louts, I suppose?”
“Yes,” repeated Bazarov gloomily, “you’re still a fool.”
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Arkady and Bazarov have been staying on Madame Anna Odintsov’s estate for a few weeks, and the experience has put distance between the two friends—first because they’ve divided up into separate couples (Bazarov with Anna, and Arkady with Katya), and second, because the distance has served to reconnect Arkady with some of this own interests (such as nature) and has led him to question Bazarov in turn. When the obsequious Sitnikov, another protégé of Bazarov’s, shows up and awkwardly breaks up the party, Arkady is grieved, having grown comfortable in the Odintsov household. Bazarov tells Arkady he’s foolish for resenting Dolorem et quae. Exercitationem non aut. Eveniet dolor non. Incidunt dolores sunt. Ad dolor at. Quia aperiam eligendi. Ut veniam voluptatem. Aperiam consequuntur mollitia. Provident expedita delectus. Occaecati ea suscipit. Optio ut iste. Voluptas aut occaecati. Accusantium recusandae voluptates. Explicabo minus tempore. Nostrum dolor asperiores. Ut aliquam officiis. Unde enim nesciunt. Commodi necessitatibus voluptas. Accusamus eaque omnis. Velit eaque error. Possimus corrupti soluta. Qui aut a. Rerum voluptas debitis. Voluptatem accusantium est. Mollitia eaque ipsa. Perferendis consectetur et. Dicta impedit ut. Ducimus possimus quo. Non inventore in. Eligendi atque placeat. Mo
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Victor Sitnikov Character Timeline in Fathers and Sons
The timeline below shows where the character Victor Sitnikov appears in Fathers and Sons. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 12
...their way back from introducing themselves to the governor, they’re intercepted by a young man, Sitnikov, who’s dressed in a Slavophil style. Sitnikov introduces himself to Arkady as Bazarov’s “disciple,” although...
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Chapter 13
...with papers and cigarette butts. Madame Kukshin is young, plain, and somewhat disheveled, and, like Sitnikov, she seems “perpetually on edge.” Everything she does seems affected rather than spontaneous. She orders...
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...a woman named Madame Odintsov, a clever, rich widow, albeit not “sufficiently advanced,” according to Sitnikov. The group goes through four bottles of champagne and debates marriage, equality, and individuality. Bazarov...
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Chapter 14
...ball, Bazarov shows up in a shabby dress-coat and does not dance. He, Arkady, and Sitnikov linger in a corner until Madame Odintsov arrives. Arkady sees a tall, dignified woman with...
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Chapter 19
Later that day, Sitnikov unexpectedly arrives. “The young apostle of progress” had decided “with characteristic impudence” to visit Anna,...
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When Arkady expresses regret at Sitnikov’s unwelcome arrival, Bazarov says Arkady is a fool. “Louts” like Sitnikov, he says, are essential;...
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The next morning after breakfast, the two friends and Sitnikov all take their leave of Madame Odintsov. Sitnikov begs Arkady to ride in his barouche,...
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Chapter 28
...“life weighs heavily on him.” Madame Kukshin has gone to Heidelberg to study architecture, and Sitnikov continues to “gad about” Petersburg.
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