# Pidorka — Short Fiction character guide

> Pidorka in Short Fiction by Nikolai Gogol.

**Role:** supporting

**First appearance:** 0002-st-john-s-eve

## Snapshot

Korzh's black-browed daughter, fresh as a poppy and soft as flax, whose stolen kisses with Peter set a whole village's fate in motion.

## Who they are

Pidorka is the beauty of the village, her cheeks compared to poppies and her hair to a raven's wing, and she loves Peter the Orphan despite her father's whip and fury. When Peter vanishes after a mysterious night, she is left to grieve a man the village cannot explain. Her devotion and sorrow anchor the story's emotional stakes, making the demonic bargain feel less like a fable and more like a wound.

## In the story

### [St. John's Eve](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_40_se/chapters/st-john-s-eve)

Peter's beloved, who weeps over her forced betrothal to a Polish nobleman and sends her brother Ivas to plead with Peter.

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