# Balunsky — Short Fiction character guide

> Balunsky in Short Fiction by Aleksandr Kuprin.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Balunsky

**First appearance:** 0031-a-slav-soul

## Who they are

A fellow officer and friend of the main character.

## In the story

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

An argumentative person with a thinker's forehead who lazily advises cutting the slave role.

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

The King of the Cardsharpers, now past his prime, observed by the student with a mix of pity and contempt.

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

The old sharper, respectful and curious, questions the student about his methods and shares his own past exploits.

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