Character Relationship Map: Offered for Singles

Characters

• Вера Николаевна Голубева (played by Natalya Gundareva) — protagonist

  Vera is a textile mill worker living in a women's dormitory who informally and for free arranges marriages for the other residents. She studies newspaper personals, sends proposals across the Soviet U...

• Виктор Петрович Фролов (комендант) (played by Aleksandr Mikhaylov) — supporting

  Viktor is the new commandant of the women's dormitory and a former sailor. After a woman left him, he came to regard women with deep suspicion. He initially opposes the dormitory's customs and tries t...

• Ира Санько (played by Elena Mayorova) — supporting

  Ira is a resident of the women's dormitory whom Vera tries to match with a man from Riga. Vera sends him Ira's photograph without first asking her, and his enthusiastic reply and journey to meet her l...

• Милочка (played by Vera Trofimova) — minor

  Milochka is one of the dormitory residents. She becomes upset when her boyfriend fails to send her a New Year's greeting, and Vera and the other women comfort her and help her feel better. Her disappo...

Story Dynamics

Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.

• Ира Санько → Милочка (Social Dormitory Companions) — They share the dormitory community, but the plot summary does not establish a specific individual interaction between them.

  The residents comfort Milochka after she is upset about not receiving a New Year's greeting. Ira is identified as one of the dormitory residents, but...

• Вера Николаевна Голубева → Милочка (Social Supportive Caregiver) — Vera's care for the residents includes supporting Milochka during her disappointment about her boyfriend.

  Vera looks after the residents, including Milochka, who is upset that her boyfriend has not sent a New Year's greeting. The residents comfort Milochka...

• Вера Николаевна Голубева → Ира Санько (Social Matchmaker And Prospective Bride) — Vera arranges a potential meeting for Ira, although sending Ira's photograph without her consent initially upsets her.

  Vera tells Ira that a man from Riga's description matches her qualities, and reveals that she sent him Ira's photograph without asking first. The man...

• Вера Николаевна Голубева → Виктор Петрович Фролов (комендант) (Alliance Cautious Allies) — Viktor's initial resistance gives way to recognition of Vera's work, and the two move toward cooperating for the residents.

  Viktor visits the dormitory and asks about complaints, while Vera continues her matchmaking work. Later, he recognizes the value of her efforts, and t...

Story Analysis

In a crowded women's dormitory, Vera's matchmaking efforts intertwine the residents' hopes for companionship with daily tensions and practical efforts to improve their lives.

Plot Progression

1. Matchmaking in Close Quarters — Vera and the residents navigate crowded dormitory life while she answers personal advertisements and corresponds with men seeking wives. The women exchange jokes and wait for replies, with differing l...
2. Dormitory Friction and Care — A drunken man threatens a rival, and Viktor steps in to stop the confrontation. Milochka's disappointment over a missing New Year's greeting is eased by the residents' support.
3. Ira's Unexpected Match — Vera reveals that she sent Ira's photograph to a correspondent from Riga after deciding his stated preferences matched Ira. Ira is startled and upset, but the correspondent's reply and approaching vis...
4. Recognition and Renewal — Vera has a conciliatory conversation with a man who recognizes the value of her matchmaking. The residents discuss laundry machines and better living arrangements as their hopes for companionship cont...