Katavasov

Also known as: Fyodor Vassilievitch / Mihail Semyonovitch / Professor Katavasov · Family: university · Role: professor of natural science · First appears: PART FIVE · Chapter 2

Katavasov, also known as Fyodor Vassilievitch, Mihail Semyonovitch, and Professor Katavasov, is a university professor of natural science and a friend of Levin. In chapter 126, Levin meets him in the street and insists on taking him home. By chapter 191, Katavasov has promised to introduce Levin to Metrov so that he can discuss his work, and in chapter 192 he is due to give an address on Pyotr Ivanovitch’s zoological labors, saying, “Pyotr Ivanovitch and I were going.”

That winter in Moscow, Katavasov is among the university professors involved as the faculty divides into two parties after the younger professors register a separate resolution. He later carries out his promise to stay with Levin, traveling with Sergey Ivanovitch; at the station, Sergey Ivanovitch calls him their friend, “Fyodor Vassilievitch.” Kitty expects Levin to enjoy his discussions with Katavasov, and in chapter 234 Katavasov and Sergey Ivanovitch arrive at Levin’s home for a visit.

Relationship record

Life events

• University professors split into two parties after younger professors registered a separate resolution.(PART SEVEN · Chapter 3 · 📍 Moscow)
  • “Three old professors in the council had not accepted the opinion of the younger professors. The young ones had registered a separate resolution. This, in the judgment of some people, was monstrous, in the judgment of others it was the simplest and most just thing to do, and the professors were split up into two parties.”
• Sergey Ivanovitch and Katavasov arrive at Levin’s home for a visit.(PART EIGHT · Chapter 14)
  • With: Levin Sergey Ivanovitch
  • “Getting out of the trap and greeting his brother and Katavasov, Levin asked about his wife.”

PART FIVE · Chapter 2

• friends with Levin “These were Sergey Ivanovitch, Katavasov, a university friend, now professor of natural science, whom Levin had met in the street and insisted on taking home with him, and Tchirikov, his best man, a Moscow conciliation-board judge, Levin’s companion in his bear-hunts.”

PART SEVEN · Chapter 2

• with Levin (Katavasov had promised Levin an introduction.) “He promised to introduce me to Metrov. I wanted to talk to him about my work.”
• with Metrov (Katavasov was to introduce Metrov.) “He promised to introduce me to Metrov.”

PART SEVEN · Chapter 3

• with Pyotr Ivanovitch (They planned to attend the commemorative meeting together.) “Pyotr Ivanovitch and I were going. I’ve promised to deliver an address on his labors in zoology.”
• with Svintitch (Katavasov was to give an address about Svintitch’s scientific work.) “I’ve promised to deliver an address on his labors in zoology.”

PART EIGHT · Chapter 1

• with Levin (Katavasov intended to stay with Levin.) “Katavasov had long been meaning to carry out his promise to stay with Levin, and so he was going with him.”
• with Sergey Ivanovitch (Katavasov was traveling with Sergey Ivanovitch.) “Katavasov had long been meaning to carry out his promise to stay with Levin, and so he was going with him.”

PART EIGHT · Chapter 2

• with Sergey Ivanovitch (They arrive at the station together.) “Sergey Ivanovitch and Katavasov had only just reached the station of the Kursk line”

PART EIGHT · Chapter 6

• friends with Sergey Ivanovitch “Here’s our friend Fyodor Vassilievitch who has succeeded in getting here at last.”
• friends with Levin “No, papa, he’s very nice, and Kostya’s very fond of him,” Kitty said, with a deprecating smile, noticing the irony on her father’s face.”
• with Stepan Arkadyevitch (They saw Stiva at the station) “They saw Stiva at the station; he was quite well.”

PART EIGHT · Chapter 7

• with Kitty (Katavasov is a visitor to Kitty's household.) “‘What does he keep reading philosophy of some sort for all this year?’ she wondered. ‘If it’s all written in those books, he can understand them. If it’s all wrong, why does he read them? He says himself that he would like to believe. Then why is it he doesn’t believe? Surely from his thinking so much? And he thinks so much from being solitary. He’s always alone, alone. He can’t talk about it all to us. I fancy he’ll be glad of these visitors, especially Katavasov. He likes discussions with them,’ she thought,”

PART EIGHT · Chapter 14

• with Levin (They frequently argued about metaphysics.) “Katavasov was very fond of discussing metaphysics, having derived his notions from natural science writers who had never studied metaphysics, and in Moscow Levin had had many arguments with him of late.”

PART EIGHT · Chapter 16

• with Levin (Katavasov was among Levin’s guests.) “And Levin ceased speaking and then called the attention of his guests to the fact that the storm clouds were gathering, and that they had better be going home before it rained.”

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