A character in A Russian Gentleman
A Russian Gentleman by S. T. Aksakov
Nikolai Zubin's second wife and Sofya's stepmother.
Also known as: Alexandra, Mme. Zubin, Sofya's stepmother
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Nikolai Zubin's second wife and Sofya's stepmother. Hard and unfeeling, she resents Sofya's place in her father's affections and subjects her to degrading work, coarse clothing, beatings, and other humiliations. Before her death, she confesses her wrongdoing and asks Sofya's forgiveness.
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