Mikulitsyn Character Analysis in Doctor Zhivago

Mikulitsyn is the former manager of the aristocratic estate of Varykino and the surrounding farms and factories. A liberal socialist, Mikulitsyn was exiled to Yuriatin as a young man; his son’s unusual name, Liberius, reflects Mikulitsyn’s political idealism. Mikulitsyn and Liberius are now political opponents, however, as Mikulitsyn was elected to the Provisional Government’s Constituent Assembly as a member of the Socialist Revolutionary party, one of the Bolsheviks’ main rivals. Mikulitsyn lives in the otherwise abandoned village of Varykino with his second wife, Elena Proklovna Mikulitsyna, but his generous nature prevents him from turning the Zhivago family away, despite the risks that come with taking in a politically suspect family from the capital. Mikulitsyn’s fate after Varykino is attacked and abandoned is left unclear.

Mikulitsyn Character Timeline in Doctor Zhivago

The timeline below shows where the character Mikulitsyn appears in Doctor Zhivago. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.

...all been seized and they cannot necessarily count on the help of the former manager Mikulitsyn, but the urgency of leaving Moscow and its famine conditions overrules his concerns. Yuri and... (full context)

...property deals (despite their legal abolition). He is confident that the family can depend on Mikulitsyn to help them. (full context)

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Mikulitsyn, Samdevyatov explains, was exiled to Yuriatin as a young man and married the oldest of... (full context)

...Yuri is more interested in the man’s rustic manner of speech. As they approach the Mikulitsyns’ the Zhivagos hear gunshots, but Vakkh explains that it’s just Mikulitsyn scaring off wolves. The... (full context)

...Yuri is already planning ahead and discusses with Tonya how they will renovate the building Mikulitsyn will settle them in and what food they will grow for the coming winter. The... (full context)

...takes in living off the land with his family. Still, the Zhivagos’ situation is precarious; Mikulitsyn keeps secret their illegal occupation of their formerly abandoned manor, though their distance from the... (full context)