Yashvin

Also known as: Captain Yashvin / Prince Yashvin · Family: regiment · Role: captain · First appears: PART TWO · Chapter 19

At the races at Krasnoe Selo, Yashvin’s friendship with Vronsky was shown in a heavy bet on him. After Vronsky’s disastrous race, Yashvin overtook him, led him home, and stayed with him until he regained his self-possession. In Petritsky’s company he called for brandy and cucumbers, while with Venovsky he insisted on paying for a game that Vronsky had not played.

Later, Yashvin was asked to look after Vronsky. He liked Anna very much, though his bashfulness seemed out of keeping with his immense frame and coarse face; she recalled meeting him at the races. He and Vronsky then went down to his rooms after Yashvin went to smoke. By chapter 214, Yashvin had won about sixty thousand from Pyevtsov, with repayment uncertain, and he had meant to come with Voytov. At Servia, he persuaded Vronsky to go there, giving him a new interest.

Relationship record

Life events

• Yashvin bets heavily on Alexey Vronsky in the races.(PART TWO · Chapter 19 · 📍 Krasnoe Selo)
  • With: Vronsky
  • “(Yashvin had bet heavily on Vronsky in the races.)”
• Yashvin leads Vronsky home after the disastrous race.(PART TWO · Chapter 25)
  • With: Vronsky
  • “Yashvin overtook him with his cap, and led him home, and half an hour later Vronsky had regained his self-possession.”
• Yashvin wins approximately sixty thousand from Pyevtsov, though repayment remains uncertain.(PART SEVEN · Chapter 25)
  • With: Pyevtsov
  • “‘Yashvin meant to come this morning with Voytov,’ said Vronsky; ‘I believe he’s won from Pyevtsov all and more than he can pay, about sixty thousand.’”
• Yashvin persuaded Vronsky to go to Servia, giving him a new interest.(PART EIGHT · Chapter 4 · 📍 Servia)
  • With: Vronsky
  • “He came to see him and persuaded him to go. Now it’s an interest for him.”

PART TWO · Chapter 19

• friends with Vronsky “Yashvin was Vronsky’s greatest friend in the regiment.”
• with Vronsky (Yashvin had placed a substantial wager on Vronsky.) “(Yashvin had bet heavily on Vronsky in the races.)”

PART TWO · Chapter 20

• with Petritsky (Yashvin orders refreshments for Petritsky.) “‘Tereshtchenko! brandy for your master and cucumbers,’ he shouted, obviously taking pleasure in the sound of his own voice.”

PART TWO · Chapter 25

• friends with Vronsky “‘Bravo, Vronsky!’ he heard shouts from a knot of men—he knew they were his friends in the regiment—who were standing at the obstacle. He could not fail to recognize Yashvin’s voice though he did not see him.”

PART THREE · Chapter 19

• with Venovsky (They jointly insisted on paying the gambling debt.) “but Venovsky and Yashvin had insisted that they would pay and not Vronsky, who had not played.”