Nastasya Petrovna

Nastyenka; Nastasyushka - Housekeeper in Raskolnikov's tenement building

Pronunciation

Part One

Chapter 3

She brings Raskolnikov tea just after 9 and informs him that the landlady has complained to the police about him for not paying his rent. She then gives Raskolnikov a letter from his mother and asks her to leave so he can read the letter in peace.

Part One

Chapter 6

She’s hanging up laundry when Raskolnikov was hoping to get into the kitchen to pick up the axe.

Part Two

Chapter 1

She knocks Raskolnikov’s door around 10 a.m. on the morning following the murder, accompanied by the caretaker. She spots that Raskolnikov is clutching some rags and quizzes him about it. These ‘rags’ are the blood-spattered frayed ends of his trousers and a blood-soaked sock.

The caretaker hands Raskolnikov a letter, which is a summons to the local police station.

Chapter 3

She brings a messenger to see Raskolnikov with money from his mother. He’s just woken from his four-day delirium. Razumikhin asks her to bring soup, tea and beer, which she does.