Character Relationship Map: Cherry Town

Characters

• Lida (played by Olga Zabotkina) — protagonist

  Lida is a tour guide at an architectural museum and the central victim of the housing corruption. After her family’s new apartment is illegally merged with another unit, she rejects Boris’s manipulati...

• Boris (played by Vladimir Vasilyev) — supporting

  Boris is infatuated with Lida and tries to use the housing crisis to win her favor. He proposes that Drebednyov divide his oversized apartment after divorcing Vava, but Lida refuses this manipulative...

• Baburov (played by Fyodor Nikitin) — supporting

  Baburov is Lida’s father and shares her family’s housing crisis. Their old home becomes unlivable after severe structural damage, including a collapsed ceiling, and he accompanies Lida to inspect thei...

• Barabashkin (played by Evgeni Leonov) — supporting

  Barabashkin is the building manager who falsifies documents to merge Lida’s family apartment with Drebednyov’s neighboring unit. His dishonest administration leaves the family homeless and provokes th...

Canonical Relationships

Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.

• Boris → Lida (Romantic Interest) — Boris's feelings motivate his attempts to solve Lida's housing problem.

  Boris is described as infatuated with Lida and tries to help her in hopes of winning her favor.

• Lida → Baburov (Family Daughter And Father) — Lida and Baburov face the housing crisis as a family.

  The plot identifies Baburov as Lida's father, and the two inspect the newly assigned apartment together.

Story Dynamics

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

• Boris → Barabashkin (Conflict Common Opponent) — Boris's attempted assistance aligns him indirectly with the residents against the housing injustice.

  Boris tries to help resolve the housing crisis, while the residents' collective action ultimately exposes the corrupt administration represented by Ba...

• Barabashkin → Lida (Conflict Administrative Opponent) — Barabashkin's abuse of authority obstructs Lida's effort to secure her home.

  Barabashkin's falsified housing documents cause Lida to discover that her family's apartment has effectively vanished.

• Barabashkin → Baburov (Conflict Housing Adversary) — Barabashkin's corruption directly harms Baburov and his family.

  Barabashkin falsifies documents to merge the Baburovs' assigned apartment with the neighboring apartment, leaving the family without a home.

Story Analysis

A family displaced by housing corruption regains its home through moral resistance and collective community action.

Plot Progression

1. A Home That Disappears — Lida and Baburov leave their damaged old house after receiving a new apartment. Their hope collapses when the assigned unit cannot be found.
2. Documents Against a Family — The family discovers that Barabashkin falsified documents and merged their apartment with another unit. The residents react with anger as the Baburovs lose their home.
3. Help with a Price — Boris tries to assist Lida and proposes dividing an oversized apartment through a divorce-related arrangement. Lida rejects the manipulative solution.
4. Residents Seek Justice — The residents abandon private compromises and report the corruption to construction authorities. Their collective action exposes the falsified housing documents.
5. Fairness Returns Home — Barabashkin is demoted, and the Baburovs recover their rightful apartment. The community ends the conflict with renewed fairness and solidarity.