Stiva

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Stiva is the familiar nickname of Stepan Arkadyevich Oblonsky, a charming, pleasure-loving Moscow nobleman and key supporting character in Leo Tolstoy’s novel "Anna Karenina."

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Fictional character
Male character
appearsInGenre Realist novel
appearsInWork Anna Karenina NERFINISHED
characterTrait Carefree
Charming
Easygoing
Irresponsible
Pleasure-loving
Sociable
contrastsWith Konstantin Levin NERFINISHED
createdBy Leo Tolstoy NERFINISHED
father Arkadyev Oblonsky NERFINISHED
fictionalLocation Moscow NERFINISHED
firstAppearsAs Husband whose infidelity has been discovered
friendOf Konstantin Dmitrievich Levin NERFINISHED
gender Male
hasChildren Several children
hasFamilyName Oblonsky NERFINISHED
hasFullName Stepan Arkadyevich Oblonsky NERFINISHED
hasGivenName Stepan NERFINISHED
hasNickname Stiva NERFINISHED
hasOccupation Civil servant
Government official
hasPatronymic Arkadyevich NERFINISHED
hasRole Supporting character
hasSibling Anna Arkadyevna Karenina NERFINISHED
hasSocialClass Moscow nobleman
Russian nobility NERFINISHED
languageOfWork Russian
literaryPeriod 19th-century Russian literature
marriedTo Darya Alexandrovna Oblonskaya NERFINISHED
nationality Russian
notableAction Commits marital infidelity
Has an affair with the family governess
plotRole Catalyst for the opening domestic crisis in Anna Karenina
relatedTheme Family life in Russian high society
Marriage and infidelity
Moral compromise in social life
relationshipTo Brother of the novel’s heroine
Friend of Konstantin Levin
siblingOf Anna Karenina NERFINISHED
spouseNickname Dolly NERFINISHED
thematicFunction Embodies worldly, hedonistic, and socially adaptable attitudes
workPublicationDate 1877

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