In the mid-1870s, landowner Varvara Stavrogina and Professor Stepan Verkhovensky are the center of society. Stavrogina's son Nikolai and Verkhovensky's son Pyotr are staying in Geneva. There, Nikolai becomes engaged to the lovely Lisa Tushina. However, he is already to be married to another.
Generalin Warwara Petrowna Stawrogina
Nicolai W. Stawrogin
Professor Stepan Trofimowitsch Werchowenskij
Pjotr Stepanowitsch Werchowenskij
Lisaweta Nikolajewna Tuschina
Anton Lawrentjewitsch Grigoreff
Mawrikij N. Drosdow
Alexej Nilitsch Kirillow
Iwan P. Schatow
