# Pavel Semenovich — Short Fiction character guide

> Pavel Semenovich in Short Fiction by Vladimir Korolenko.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** III Pavel Semenovich, Semenovich, Pavel Semenovich Padorin

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

## Who they are

A named character, possibly an official.

## In the story

### [Isn’t It Terrible?](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_54_se/chapters/isn-t-it-terrible)

The narrator of the story within the chapter; a teacher who lost his idealism after being forced to stop his informal student gatherings.

### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_54_se/chapters/ii)

A passenger on the train, engaged in a philosophical discussion about fear and the mundane. He lives in Tikhodol and rents from Budnikov.

### [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_54_se/chapters/iii)

The narrator of Kalugin's story, obsessed with the tragedy of a man who saved a fortune only to find his cause vanished.

### [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_54_se/chapters/iv)

Pavel Semenovich Padorin, the narrator of the story, recounts the events and reflects on the healing power of honest human happiness.

### [VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_54_se/chapters/vi)

Narrates the story of Rogov, reflecting on his own lost idealism and the moral failure of not reaching out.

### [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_54_se/chapters/vii)

The primary storyteller on the train, discussing the interconnectedness of events and recounting the tale of Gavrilo and Rogov.

### [IX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_54_se/chapters/ix)

Narrates the story of Budnikov's murder and his own reflections.

## Links

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