# Petinka — Poor Folk character guide

> Petinka in Poor Folk by Fyodor Dostoevsky.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Petinka

**First appearance:** 0002-april-8th-my-dearest-barbara-alexievna

## Who they are

A young boy or minor character mentioned in passing.

## Relationships

### [Gorshkov](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poor_folk_se/characters/gorshkov)

_family_

Gorshkov is the father of Petinka, a sickly child, and their relationship is marked by desperate love and shared suffering.

### [Gorshkov](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poor_folk_se/characters/gorshkov)

_family_

Gorshkov is the father of Petinka, a sickly child, and their relationship is marked by desperate love and shared suffering.

## In the story

### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poor_folk_se/chapters/ii)

Mentioned as the son of the elder Pokrovski, for whom the books were originally intended.

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