A character in Crime and Punishment
Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Raskolnikov's proud, strong-willed sister, who nearly sacrifices herself in marriage to the calculating Luzhin to help her brother and resists Svidrigailov's obsession.
Also known as: Dounia, Dounetchka, Avdotya Romanovna
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Avdotya Romanovna, known as Dounia, is Raskolnikov’s proud, strong-willed sister. Concerned for her brother and family, she faces a proposed marriage to the calculating Pyotr Luzhin, a decision that places her personal hopes against her sense of duty.
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