God Sees the Truth But Waits Characters

Aksyonov is the protagonist of the “God Sees the Truth, But Waits.” At the outset of the story he is a youthful and prosperous merchant in the town of Vladimir, Russia, where he lives with… read analysis of Ivan Dmitriyevich Aksyonov

Makar Semyonov arrives as a new inmate at the Siberian labor camp where Aksyonov is incarcerated during Aksyonov’s 26th year there. After Aksyonov discusses with Makar the murder for which he was falsely imprisoned and… read analysis of Makar Semyonov

Aksyonov’s unnamed merchant friend is the victim of the murder for which Aksyonov is falsely imprisoned. He and Aksyonov have tea together while staying at the same inn en route to Nizhny (the location… read analysis of Aksyonov’s Merchant Friend

At the beginning of the story, Aksyonov’s wife has a vague premonition of the suffering that awaits Aksyonov when she has a nightmare in which her husband’s beautiful curly hair turns completely gray. She… read analysis of Aksyonov’s Wife

It is the district police inspector, who is importantly known only by his title and not by his name, who questions Aksyonov, accuses him of murder, and then orders him to be detained. The… read analysis of The District Police Inspector