# Ivan Nikitin — Short Fiction character guide

> Ivan Nikitin in Short Fiction by Vsevolod Garshin.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0041-nadejda-nicolaievna

## Who they are

A character with a minor role.

## In the story

### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_56_se/chapters/ii)

Obsessively follows Nadejda Nicolaievna, endures freezing conditions to watch her, and is counseled by Evsei Evsevich.

### [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_56_se/chapters/iv)

Writes a letter inviting Nadejda to his supposed name-day, reveals he is leaving, becomes emotionally distraught, and apparently shoots himself.

### [The Bears](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_56_se/chapters/the-bears)

The old gipsy who is forced to shoot his beloved bear Potap; he delivers a poignant farewell speech and collapses in grief.

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