Karitoff

Research Status: Basic Last Updated: 2025-07-06 Diary Coverage: Up to 1874-04-01

Identity

Russian family who dines at London House and admires Marie, seeking to arrange a marriage match.

Diary References

1874

• April 1: The Karitoffs (husband and wife) are "all in love" with Marie - her walk, voice, face, smile, and especially her manners. They propose matching her with a Sorokooumovski relative (son-in-law, cousin, or brother-in-law) with 400,000 roubles annual income.

Context

• Russian merchant family
• Connected to fur trade through Sorokooumovski connection
• Part of wealthy Russian merchant class ("boutiquiers")
• Dine at fashionable London House
• Active in matchmaking among Russian expatriates
• Marie's reaction shows class consciousness despite wealth

Related Entries

• #Sorokooumovski - Proposed match
• #London_House - Where they dine

Research Notes

• Russian merchant families in Nice
• Marriage arrangements in expatriate community
• Class distinctions: nobility vs wealthy merchants