Serpuhovskoy

Also known as: Serpohovskey · Family: military · Role: general · First appears: PART THREE · Chapter 20

Life events

Serpuhovskoy returned from Central Asia after rising two ranks and receiving a rare order.(PART THREE · Chapter 20 · 📍 Petersburg)
- “Serpuhovskoy, who had left school with him and had been his rival in class, in gymnastics, in their scrapes and their dreams of glory, had come back a few days before from Central Asia, where he had gained two steps up in rank, and an order rarely bestowed upon generals so young.”
Serpuhovskoy became celebrated as a rising star and anticipated receiving a command.(PART THREE · Chapter 20 · 📍 Petersburg)
- “As soon as he arrived in Petersburg, people began to talk about him as a newly risen star of the first magnitude.”
Serpuhovskoy distributes three hundred roubles among the soldiers.(PART THREE · Chapter 21)
- “Please have this divided from me, each man as much as it runs to.” And he hurriedly took notes for three hundred roubles from his pocketbook, blushing a little.”
Serpuhovskoy offers to advance Vronsky if he retires from the regiment.(PART THREE · Chapter 21)
- With: Vronsky
- “give me carte blanche_, retire from the regiment, and I’ll draw you upwards imperceptibly.”

friends with Vronsky “The friend of his childhood, a man of the same set, of the same coterie, his comrade in the Corps of Pages, Serpuhovskoy, who had left school with him and had been his rival in class, in gymnastics, in their scrapes and their dreams of glory, had come back a few days before from Central Asia, where he had gained two steps up in rank, and an order rarely bestowed upon generals so young.”
rivals with Vronsky “The friend of his childhood, a man of the same set, of the same coterie, his comrade in the Corps of Pages, Serpuhovskoy, who had left school with him and had been his rival in class, in gymnastics, in their scrapes and their dreams of glory, had come back a few days before from Central Asia, where he had gained two steps up in rank, and an order rarely bestowed upon generals so young.”

friends with Vronsky “Serpuhovskoy was a good friend, and he was delighted he had come.”
with Demin (Former military comrades.) “The colonel returned to the table, went out again onto the steps with a tumbler in his hand, and proposed the toast, ‘To the health of our former comrade, the gallant general, Prince Serpuhovskoy. Hurrah!’”
with Bondarenko (interaction) “‘You always get younger, Bondarenko,’ he said to the rosy-cheeked, smart-looking quartermaster standing just before him, still youngish looking though doing his second term of service.”
with Vronsky (Serpuhovskoy offers Vronsky protection and advancement.) “I’m not going to offer you my protection ... though, indeed, why shouldn’t I protect you?—you’ve protected me often enough!”

with Vronsky (Serpuhovskoy has shown friendliness and flattery toward Vronsky.) “A vague sense of the order into which his affairs had been brought, a vague recollection of the friendliness and flattery of Serpuhovskoy, who had considered him a man that was needed, and most of all, the anticipation of the interview before him—all blended into a general, joyous sense of life.”
friends with Vronsky “A vague recollection of the friendliness and flattery of Serpuhovskoy, who had considered him a man that was needed”

with Vronsky (Serpuhovskoy arranged Vronsky’s appointment at Tashkend.) “Serpuhovskoy had planned his appointment at Tashkend, and Vronsky agreed to the proposition without the slightest hesitation.”

friends with Vronsky “Serpuhovskoy had long given up all hope of Vronsky’s career, but he liked him as before, and was now particularly cordial to him.”

Extracted from the original text of Anna Karenina. Made with Rho MD.