Yonina

Overview

A Poltava magistrate in 1876, said to be the lover of Mme Miloradovitch, Gritz's mother. The Mon Journal t.9 index has «Yonina, magistrat (amant de Mme Miloradovitch)». His first name is not given.

Relevance to Marie

The Bashkirtseffs count him as an enemy. Marie: «La vieille vit pour le moment avec un certain Yonina, magistrat et notre ennemi. Il aimait ma mère et l'a demandée en mariage». Grand-papa had him swept out of the house by his servants, invoking «l'ombre de votre femme assassinée» (065.0601, 065/1876-08-29). A note in the printed edition says that Yonina's wife «s'est coupé le cou par jalousie» (065.0601, footnote 1). Marie's family suspects him and Mme Belli of working to keep Gritz from marrying, so that the fortune would not slip away from them (065.0682, margin, 065/1876-08-30). Uncle Alexandre undertakes to «envoyer au diable Yonina» (065.0606).

References in Diary

• First mentioned: 1876-08-26 (065.0527)
• 1876-08-29 (065.0601, 065.0606); 1876-08-30 (065.0650, 065.0682); 1876-09-27 (066.0503: «j'ai été vue par Yonina qui sortait de la maison Miloradovitch»)

Translation

Keep the name as Marie writes it.