| 1st Name | Surname | Role | Born | Overview |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lili | Savinskaia | Died by eating bad horse meat brought home by husband. She and he lost everything when their sugar business was nationalized. | ||
| Kolya | Smiatkin | Afraid to ask Rita to dance. | ||
| Mitya | Vessiolkin | Tried to jump onto a moving tramway. One hand cut off. | ||
| Rita | Eksler | |||
| Agrafena | Vlassovna | One of the three tenants where Andrei grew up. “Spat in her sleep” (p. 106). | ||
| Nadia | Chernova | Wears silk stockings (p. 196). | ||