A character in Crime and Punishment
Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Raskolnikov's devoted, anxious mother, whose long letter and arrival in Petersburg deepen his torment, and who slowly succumbs to grief over her son.
Also known as: Pulcheria Alexandrovna
Inside the story
Pulcheria Alexandrovna Raskolnikov is Rodion Raskolnikov’s devoted, anxious mother, living apart from her son and deeply concerned about his troubled circumstances. She writes him a long letter and travels to Petersburg, hoping to see him and support him despite the distance and strain between them.
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