# Captain Zorinsky — Red Dusk and the Morrow character guide

> Captain Zorinsky in Red Dusk and the Morrow by Paul Dukes.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Zorinsky

**First appearance:** 0004-i-one-of-the-crowd

## Who they are

A courteous captain whose crooked, cynical smile and unnervingly precise questions make him the most dangerous kind of acquaintance in revolutionary Petrograd.

## Relationships

### [Melnikoff](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/red_dusk_and_the_morrow_se/characters/melnikoff)

_rivalry_

A tense, adversarial dynamic between a commanding officer and a defiant subordinate, marked by frequent clashes.

### [Ivan Sergeievitch](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/red_dusk_and_the_morrow_se/characters/ivan_sergeievitch)

_professional_

A formal superior-subordinate relationship within a military or bureaucratic hierarchy.

### [Mrs. Marsh](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/red_dusk_and_the_morrow_se/characters/mrs_marsh)

_rivalry_

A conflict of wills and interests, with both characters vying for control or influence.

### [The Doctor](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/red_dusk_and_the_morrow_se/characters/the_doctor)

_professional_

A working relationship where the Doctor provides medical or advisory services to Zorinsky.

### [Vera Alexandrovna](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/red_dusk_and_the_morrow_se/characters/vera_alexandrovna)

_romantic_

A romantic or courtship dynamic, with tension and affection between them.

### [The Little Policeman](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/red_dusk_and_the_morrow_se/characters/the_little_policeman)

_professional_

A hierarchical working relationship, with Zorinsky in a position of authority.

### [Melnikoff](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/red_dusk_and_the_morrow_se/characters/melnikoff)

_rivalry_

A tense, adversarial dynamic between a commanding officer and a defiant subordinate, marked by frequent clashes.

### [Ivan Sergeievitch](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/red_dusk_and_the_morrow_se/characters/ivan_sergeievitch)

_professional_

A formal superior-subordinate relationship within a military or bureaucratic hierarchy.

### [Mrs. Marsh](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/red_dusk_and_the_morrow_se/characters/mrs_marsh)

_rivalry_

A conflict of wills and interests, with both characters vying for control or influence.

### [The Little Policeman](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/red_dusk_and_the_morrow_se/characters/the_little_policeman)

_professional_

A hierarchical working relationship, with Zorinsky in a position of authority.

### [The Doctor](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/red_dusk_and_the_morrow_se/characters/the_doctor)

_professional_

A working relationship where the Doctor provides medical or advisory services to Zorinsky.

### [The Doctor](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/red_dusk_and_the_morrow_se/characters/the_doctor)

_professional_

A working relationship where the Doctor provides medical or advisory services to Zorinsky.

## In the story

### [Red Dusk and the Morrow](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/red_dusk_and_the_morrow_se/chapters/red-dusk-and-the-morrow)

A Chekist agent whose true allegiance is revealed, embodying the deception and danger of the secret police.

### [Five Days](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/red_dusk_and_the_morrow_se/chapters/ii-five-days)

Claims to be a counter-espionage agent; knows of Marsh and offers to help with Melnikoff's case; invites the narrator to dinner.

### [The Green Shawl](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/red_dusk_and_the_morrow_se/chapters/iii-the-green-shawl)

The narrator brings him money for Marsh's case; Zorinsky suggests a bribery method to cross into Finland and later reacts with shock and then laughter upon learning of Marsh's escape, predicting Mrs. Marsh will be shot.

### [IV: Meshes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/red_dusk_and_the_morrow_se/chapters/iv-meshes)

Hosts the narrator for dinner, reveals knowledge of his Finland trip and Mrs. Marsh's escape, warns about Alexei Fomitch, and mentions Vera Alexandrovna's café being raided.

### [V: Melnikoff](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/red_dusk_and_the_morrow_se/chapters/v-melnikoff)

Suspicious figure; shows undue curiosity about the narrator's movements and gives evasive answers regarding Melnikoff's case.

### [Finland](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/red_dusk_and_the_morrow_se/chapters/vii-finland)

Narrator's connections with Zorinsky create insecurity; Zorinsky is suspected of being a provocateur.

### [IX: Metamorphosis](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/red_dusk_and_the_morrow_se/chapters/ix-metamorphosis)

Reported shot by Bolsheviks; revealed to have been a double agent working for the Cheka.

### [X: The Sphinx](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/red_dusk_and_the_morrow_se/chapters/x-the-sphinx)

Referenced as a past threat; the Cheka (No. 2 Gorokhovaya) got close to the narrator through Zorinsky.

### [XIV: Conclusion](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/red_dusk_and_the_morrow_se/chapters/xiv-conclusion)

Not directly mentioned in this chapter; no specific appearance.

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