# Yanush — Short Fiction character guide

> Yanush in Short Fiction by Vladimir Korolenko.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** old Yanush

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

## Who they are

An old character.

## In the story

### [I: The Ruins](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_54_se/chapters/i-the-ruins)

Old, grey-bearded man who takes control of the castle, expelling some inhabitants and establishing an aristocratic beggar community.

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

Old Yanush warns the narrator about his bad company in the streets.

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

Mentioned as the one who called the group the 'bad company'.

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

Yanush is seen speaking to the narrator's father, apparently informing on the crypt dwellers, but is dismissed by the judge.

### [IX: The Doll](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_54_se/chapters/ix-the-doll)

The old man who observes the narrator with the doll and reports to the father.

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