# Turkevich — Short Fiction character guide

> Turkevich in Short Fiction by Vladimir Korolenko.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** General Turkevich, General Turkevich ”

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

## Who they are

A general character.

## In the story

### [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_54_se/chapters/v)

The retired general, nicknamed 'General Ferapontyev,' who appears in the park with his daughter.

### [II: Queer Characters](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_54_se/chapters/ii-queer-characters)

A tatterdemalion among the exiles, mentioned as leading Lavrovski and being part of the group that defends the Professor.

### [III: My Father and I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_54_se/chapters/iii-my-father-and-i)

Mentioned as part of the company the narrator keeps, seen in Turkevich's train.

### [V: My Acquaintanceship Is Continued](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_54_se/chapters/v-my-acquaintanceship-is-continued)

Part of the 'bad company' who holds forth to audiences and avoids raising a rumpus under the Judge's windows.

### [VI: Among the "Grey Stones"](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_54_se/chapters/vi-among-the-grey-stones)

Mentioned as absent from town along with the rest of the 'bad company'.

### [X: Conclusion](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_54_se/chapters/x-conclusion)

Stays behind; the narrator's father gives him occasional writing work.

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