# Vladimir Mikhailovich — Short Fiction character guide

> Vladimir Mikhailovich in Short Fiction by Leonid Andreyev.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0001-short-fiction

## Who they are

A character of some influence, often seen in social settings.

## In the story

### [The Friend](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/the-friend)

A struggling writer who battles alcoholism, loneliness, and self-loathing; finds solace in his dog Vasyuk, but later neglects him.

### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/i)

Yura's father, perceived as ten yards tall and terribly wise, but is seen sobbing alone in his study.

### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/ii)

Yura's father, who appears serious and melancholic, resembling Gulliver, and engages in playful but rough horseplay with Yura.

### [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/iii)

The officer, referred to as the wrong Yura Mikhailovich, is seen kissing Yura's mother in the arbour.

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