# Ryabovitch — Short Fiction character guide

> Ryabovitch in Short Fiction by Anton Chekhov.

**Role:** supporting

**First appearance:** 0000-a-living-chattel

## Who they are

A shy, unremarkable officer whose fleeting brush with romance leaves him suspended between self-doubt and the ache of a moment he cannot forget.

## In the story

### [Too Early!](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_5_se/chapters/too-early)

Ignat Ryabov, a sturdy, silent peasant, joins Slyunka in pleading for the gun and accompanies him to the forest.

### [The Kiss](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_5_se/chapters/the-kiss)

Protagonist who obsesses over a mistaken kiss and ultimately faces disillusionment.

### [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_5_se/chapters/iv)

Not present in this chapter.

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