Princess Betsy is the center of Anna’s brilliant, high-class social circle in Petersburg. She is graceful, liked by all, and canny, as she knows all the intricacies of her complicated network. Betsy’s social circle is elite but ethically relaxed; however, when Anna and Vronsky’s affair becomes highlighted publically, Betsy hypocritically snubs Anna, even though Betsy herself has a reputation for moral laxity and is not exactly faithful to her own husband.