# Bezrúky — Short Fiction character guide

> Bezrúky in Short Fiction by Vladimir Korolenko.

**Role:** minor

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

## Who they are

A named character, possibly armless.

## In the story

### [III: “The Slayer”](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_54_se/chapters/iii-the-slayer)

The penitent convict who coerces the narrator into attempting murder, but is ultimately killed by the narrator.

### [IV: A Voltairian of Siberia](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_54_se/chapters/iv-a-voltairian-of-siberia)

Mentioned as a man killed by Seelín, which gave Seelín a prestige that is now fading.

### [VII: The Inspector](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_54_se/chapters/vii-the-inspector)

The inspector who arrives to conduct the inquest; appears distressed and complicit in concealment.

### [VIII: “Iván, Aged Thirty-Eight Years”](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_54_se/chapters/viii-iv-n-aged-thirty-eight-years)

An official present at the inquest, condescending and admiring the prisoner's prison training.

### [IX: The Investigation Continued](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_54_se/chapters/ix-the-investigation-continued)

Sits on the bench, snapping his fingers, and mockingly congratulates Proskuróf on his appointment, laughing and clanking his spurs.

## Links

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