# Kostiúshka — Short Fiction character guide

> Kostiúshka in Short Fiction by Vladimir Korolenko.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Kostiúshka 23

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

## Who they are

A named character.

## In the story

### [The Cormorants](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_54_se/chapters/i-the-cormorants)

Leader of the cormorants, a notorious thief with a torn nostril, known for preying on travelers.

### [II: “The Hollow Below the Devil’s Finger”](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_54_se/chapters/ii-the-hollow-below-the-devil-s-finger)

Mentioned as a rascal running ahead during the ambush at Devil's Hollow.

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

Referred to as Kostínkin with the torn nostril; the vagrant accuses him of mutilating the victim.

## Links

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- All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_54_se/characters