# Vanichka Rogov — Short Fiction character guide

> Vanichka Rogov in Short Fiction by Vladimir Korolenko.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Rogov

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

## Who they are

A named character, possibly a variant of Rogov.

## Relationships

### [Gavrilo](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_54_se/characters/gavrilo)

_friendship_

Gavrilo and Vanichka Rogov are friends or comrades, likely from the same village or social circle.

## In the story

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

A former student of the narrator, from a troubled family; his mother sacrificed everything for his education. After her death, he abandoned his studies and became a dissolute drunkard.

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

Former promising student who descends into drunkenness and shady business after his mother's death and the suppression of his intellectual circle.

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

The man who reveals the secret to Gavrilo, gaining enormous power over him and leading him into dissipation.

### [VIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_54_se/chapters/viii)

Seen leaving Budnikov's house twice toward evening, suggesting involvement in the scheme to arrange the divorce.

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

Vanichka Rogov, Pavel Semenovich's former pupil, involved in the scheme and later convicted as instigator.

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