Oblomov's servant in Ivan Goncharov's novel is Zakhar. He is the long-serving valet of Ilya Ilyich Oblomov, and his devotion to the household survives even when his practical work is careless and ineffective.
Zakhar is more than a minor domestic character: he helps embody the novel's criticism of Oblomov's stagnant way of life. He belongs to the old serf-era household culture and reveres the Oblomov family, treating its customs and noble status as sacred. At the same time, he is quarrelsome, untidy, and reluctant to change, mirroring the inertia of his master.
Zakhar repeatedly reminds Oblomov about unpaid bills, neglected estate affairs, and the need to move from his apartment, but these warnings rarely produce action. His relationship with Oblomov mixes irritation, dependence, loyalty, and mutual habit. After Oblomov's death, Zakhar becomes a beggar until Andrey Stolz finds him and arranges help. A common spelling mix-up is “Zahar”; “Zakhar” is the standard English transliteration used for the servant's name.