# Leonid Plekhanov — Short Fiction character guide

> Leonid Plekhanov in Short Fiction by Mack Reynolds.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Dr. Leonid Plekhanov, Plekhanov, the hefty Plekhanov

**First appearance:** 0028-xi

## Who they are

A doctor and scientist involved in the story's events.

## In the story

### [The Coordinator's Charge](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_36_se/chapters/i)

Dr. Leonid Plekhanov, heavy, slow and dour, is Mayer's contemporary and shows impatience with the delay.

### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_36_se/chapters/ii)

Argues for a planned, collectivized economy and chooses Texcoco for his group.

### [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_36_se/chapters/iii)

Leads the expedition, renames the planet and city, outlines plans for conquest and modernization, and demonstrates his age and steel weaponry to assert dominance.

### [The Conference of the Divided Teams](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_36_se/chapters/v)

Leads the Texcoco team; pursues world government through military force, brings armed Tulans to the conference, and coldly argues for withholding life extension to keep natives subservient.

### [The Valley of Decision](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_36_se/chapters/vi)

Argues for withdrawal, is overruled and placed under arrest by Joe Chessman.

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