# Leonka — Short Fiction character guide

> Leonka in Short Fiction by Aleksandr Kuprin.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** VI Leonka, First Leonka

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

## Who they are

A young boy, a character in a story.

## In the story

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

Mentioned as being with Sonya, offering apricot wine; not directly present in the scene.

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

The detective idolized by the establishment, boasts of his exploits and interrogates Clotilde's visitor.

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

Leads the police raid, jumps through window after Ribnikov, subdues him.

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