| Pro | | | Luba 1912 |
| | Eliza | Ferriday | American friend of the Streshnayvas. |
| | Sofya | Streshnayva | Eliza's best friend. |
| | Agnessa | | Sofya's stepmother. |
| | | | Part One |
| 1 | | | Eliza 1914 |
| | Queen Anne | | Queen of England, Scotland, Ireland. |
| | Caroline | | Eliza's daughter. |
| | Betty | Stockwell | Caroline's friend. |
| | Caroline W. | Woolsey Mitchell | Eliza's mother. Aka: Carry. |
| | Henry | | Eliza's husband. |
| | Leonidovich | Abushkin | Streshnayva's physician. |
| | Dr. | Forbes | A physician. |
| | E. H. | Sothern | American author. |
| | Julia | Marlowe | Sothern's wife. |
| | Ivan | | Cousin of Nicholas ll. Sofya's father. |
| | Nicholas ll | | Former Emperor of All Russia. |
| | Afon Afonovich | Stepanov | A soldier. Sofya's husband. |
| | Luba | | Sofya's sister. |
| | Electra | Whitney | Eliza's neighbor. |
| | Mr. | Gardener | A gardener. |
| | Katherina | Zeimet | A kind of rose. |
| | Julia | Smith | A housemaid. Aka: Peg. |
| 2 | | | Sofya 1914 |
| | Maxwell | Afonovich | Sofya's son. Aka: Max. |
| | Archduke | Ferdinand | Heir presumptive to the throne of Austria. |
| | Nadezhda | Lamanova | Former theater costumer and dressmaker. |
| | Afgrefena | | Sofya's mother. |
| | Tsarina | Alexandra | Empress of Russia. |
| | Peter | | A coachman |
| | Alexei | | Tsarina's son. |
| | Madame | Wiroboff | The empress best friend. |
| | Olga | Romanova | The royal couple's eldest daughter. |
| | Tatiana | | Tsar's daughter. Aka: The governess. |
| | Karina | Showmatoff | Sofya's cousin. |
| | Ilya | | Karina's boy friend. |
| | Princess | Cantacuzene | Prince Mikhail Cantacuzene's wife. Aka: Speransky Grant. |
| | Prince Mikhail | Cantacuzene | A Russian general. |
| | Ulysses | Grant | 18th U.S. President. |
| | Count | von Orloff | Agness's friend. |
| 3 | | | Varinka 1914 |
| | Rafa Rafovich | Koslov | Varinka's father. |
| | Mr. | Astronavich | Owner of the Malinov general store. Aka: Mr. A. |
| | Taras W. | Perminov | Rafa's apprentice. |
| | Varinka N. | Pushkinsky | Rafa's daughter. Aka: Inka. |
| 4 | | | Eliza 1914 |
| | Mrs. | Astronavich | Mr. A.'s wife. Aka: Mrs. A. |
| | Noel | Bishop | A real estate agent. |
| | Thomas | Whitmarsh | A driver. |
| | Joseph | Bellamy | American pastor. |
| | Queen Tiji | | Great Royal wife of Egyptian Pharaoh Amenhotep lll. |
| | | | Part Two |
| 5 | | | Sofya 1916 |
| | Tum-Tum | | Agnessa's little dog. |
| | Catherine ll | | Emperor of Russia. |
| | Justine | | Max's nanny. |
| | Bogdan | | A gamekeeper. |
| | Aleks | | One of the guards. |
| | Ulad | | One of the guards. |
| | Raisa | | A servant. |
| 6 | | | Varinka 1916 |
| | Zina | Pushkinsky | Varinka's mother. Aka: Mamka. |
| 7 | | | Eliza 1916 |
| | Richard | Merrill | Henry's friend. |
| | Albert Eugene | Gallatin | Influential art collector and abstract painter. |
| | Amelia | | Betty's mother. |
| | Mrs. | Webb | A teacher. |
| | Joanie | Sullivan | Peg's acquaintance. |
| 8 | | | Sofya 1916 |
| | Yury | Argunov | A fine bachelor. Aka: Cook. |
| | Alexander ll | | Emperor of Russia. |
| | General | Busilov | A Russian general. |
| | Roksana | Petrovana | Agnessa's acquaintance. |
| | Jarushka | | Sofya's horse. |
| 9 | | | Varinka 1916 |
| | Maria | | One of tsar's daughter. |
| | Anastacia | | One of tsar's daughter. |
| | Fyodor | Dostoyevsky | Russian novelist. |
| | Vladi | | Tara's former cellmate. |
| 10 | | | Eliza 1916 |
| | Archibald | Trymore | One who fixed Henry's dead body. |
| | Aunt Eliza | | Eliza Ferriday's aunt. |
| 11 | | | Sofya 1916 |
| | Gregori | Rasputin | Russian peasant. |
| | Benjamin | Franklin | One of the Founding Fathers of U.S. |
| | | Bartell | A professor. |
| | Gregor | Mendel | A scientist. |
| 13 | | | Sofya 1916 |
| | David | | A coachman. |
| | Lucya | Popov | Mrs. A.'s acquaintance. |
| | Jaska | | Mrs. A.'s acquaintance. |
| | Father Paul | | A priest. |
| | Vladimir | Lenin | Former Russian revolutionary politician and theorist. |
| 14 | | | Eliza 1916 |
| | Jane Eliza | Woolsey | Eliza's grandmother. |
| | Jules | Verne | French novelist. |
| | Pat | | Peg's uncle. |
| 18 | | | Eliza 1916 |
| | Eliot | Blandmore | Eliza's mother's friend. |
| | Mr. | Pirelli | Eliot's acquaintance. |
| | Ambassador | Francis | The last U.S. ambassador to the Russian Empire. |
| | William | Shakespeare | English poet
and playwright. |
| 21 | | | Eliza 1916 |
| | Gareth | Hapgood | One of Julia's acquaintances. |
| | Anna | Gabler | One of Julia's acquaintances. |
| | Mr. | Gabler | Anna's father. |
| | | | Part Three |
| 24 | | | Eliza 1917 |
| | Woodrow | Wilson | 28th U.S. President. |
| | Anna | Yesipov | Princess from Kiev. |
| | Nancy | | A Russian immigrant. |
| | Dr. | Ferguson | A physician. |
| 25 | | | Varinka 1917 |
| | Peter | Pavlinov | Mrs. A.'s acquaintance. |
| 26 | | | Sofya 1917 |
| | Woldemar | Freedericksz | A Finno-Russian statesman. |
| 27 | | | Eliza 1917 |
| | Nonna | Zaronova | One who organized the workshop. |
| | Yesipov | Hildreth | One of Carry Mitchell's acquaintances. |
| | Mr. | Hildreth | One of Carry Mitchell's acquaintances. |
| | Jink | | Electra Whitney's granddaughter. |
| | | Dunmore | A reverend. |
| 29 | | | Sofya 1917 |
| | Ortipo | | A French bulldog. |
| | Emilia | | A maid. |
| | King George | | King of the United Kingdom. |
| | Paul | | One of the guards. |
| | Stas | | One of the guards. |
| | Dr. | Tartello | A veterinarian. |
| 30 | | | Eliza 1917 |
| | Joseph | | A cook. |
| | John Singer | Sargent | American artist. |
| | Mrs. | Parker | Former member of the club. |
| | Angelica | Vandermeer | A travel booker. |
| | Theodore | Roosevelt | 26th U.S. President. |
| 31 | | | Varinka 1917 |
| | Igor | Stravinsky | A Russian composer, pianist and conductor. |
| | Radimir | Solomakhin | Varinka's boy friend. |
| 33 | | | Eliza 1917 |
| | Billy | Maddox | Police officer. |
| | Mary | Pickford | American-Canadian film actress. |
| | Dreshnik | | Nancy's son. |
| | Sasha | | Nancy's daughter. |
| | Josiah | Thaws | William Thaw's son. |
| | William | Thaw | American businessman. |
| | William | Douglas | Scottish nobleman. |
| | Sidney | Harrises | American journalist. |
| | Archie | Somerdyke | One of Mrs. Mitchell's acquaintances. |
| | Priscilla | | One of Mrs. Mitchell's acquaintances. |
| | Emma | Baker | A television journalist. |
| | Dudley | Olcott | Mrs. Mitchell's acquaintance. |
| | Chester | Grisworld | New York representative from Nassau. |
| 34 | | | Varinka 1917 |
| | Dina | | One of Radimir's friend. |
| | Erik | | One of Radimir's friend. |
| | Trotsky | | A waiter. |
| | Jonathan | | Eldest son of King Saul. |
| | King David | | King of Israel. |
| | | | Part Four |
| 36 | | | Sofya 1918 |
| | Pyotr | Wrangel | A Russian officer. |
| | Mr. | Zaitz | Sofya's acquaintance. |
| | Yeda | Zaitz | Mr. Zaitz's wife. |
| | Mrs. | Osinov | Mrs. Zaitz's acquaintance. |
| 37 | | | Varinka 1918 |
| | Jeanne | Lanvin | French fashion designer. |
| | Madame | Devereux | Store receptionist. |
| | Madame | Fournier | The headmistress. |
| | Rene | Billotte | French painter. |
| | Titian | | Italian painter. |
| 38 | | | Eliza 1918 |
| | Francis | Haylan | 96th Mayor of New York City. |
| 39 | | | Sofya 1919 |
| | Madame | Salange | A housekeeper. |
| | Mary | Melange | Hotel registrar. |
| | Oxana | | Hotel custodian. |
| | Aristotle | | Greek philosopher. |
| 40 | | | Varinka 1919 |
| | Faina | | Mamka's new friend. |
| 41 | | | Eliza 1919 |
| | Mrs. | Belmont | Mrs. Mitchell's friend. |
| | William R. | Vanderbilt | Mrs. Belmont's ex-husband. |
| 42 | | | Sofya 1919 |
| | Rene | Carville | A peddler. |
| | Tsar Alexander | | Nicholas ll's grandfather. |
| | Countess | Pellesky | Worked as washroom attendant. |
| 43 | | | Eliza 1919 |
| | Dr. | Martin | Merrill's doctor. |
| 44 | | | Varinka 1919 |
| | Madame | LaBlanc | One who found Max. |
| 45 | | | Sofya 1919 |
| | Yana | | Mrs. Zaronov's worker. |
| 46 | | | Varinka 1919 |
| | Polyphemus | | One of the cyclopes. |
| | Galatea | | Sea nymph. |
| 49 | | | Eliza 1919 |
| | Yara | | Mrs. Zaronova's worker. |
| | General | Yakofnavich | Mrs. Mitchell's friend. |
| | Charles | | A concierge. |
| | Mr. | Mitchell | Eliza's father. |
| 51 | | | Sofya 1919 |
| | Mademoiselle | Slack | Max's teacher. |
| 53 | | | Sofya 1919 |
| | Carmine | | Stable mistress' daughter. |
| 54 | | | Sofya 1920 |
| | Mrs. | Montessori | Italian
physician known for her philosophy and her education methods. |
| | Lyra | | Luba's new name. |
| | Serge | | Max's new name. |
| | Vivian | | Sofya's new name. |
| Epi | | | Luba 1921 |
| | William | Maddox | A policeman. |
