# Jitkoff — Short Fiction character guide

> Jitkoff in Short Fiction by Vsevolod Garshin.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Uncle ' Jitkoff, Uncle " Jitkoff

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

## Who they are

A character referred to as uncle, with a minor role.

## In the story

### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_56_se/chapters/i)

A morose, gnarled peasant soldier with extraordinary strength, who mutters darkly about the war.

### [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_56_se/chapters/iii)

Marches nearby, complaining and cursing the heat and the officer Niemtseff.

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

A soldier who grumbles about Ventzel and wishes the Turk would kill him.

### [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_56_se/chapters/v)

Marches abreast of the narrator, his face severe and sombre but flushed with excitement during the review.

### [VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_56_se/chapters/vi)

Jitkoff helps pitch the tent and expresses hatred toward Ventzel after the beating, hinting at possible retaliation.

### [IX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_56_se/chapters/ix)

Plucks a goose before the battle and engages in a philosophical discussion about fear and fate.

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