# Lieutenant Tchijhevich — Short Fiction character guide

> Lieutenant Tchijhevich in Short Fiction by Aleksandr Kuprin.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Lieutenant Valerian Ivanovich Tchijhevich, Tchijhevich

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

## Who they are

A young officer in a story.

## In the story

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

A reserve army officer working for Anna Friedrichovna, struggling with a hangover and the indignities of his reduced circumstances, including wearing the deceased husband's linen.

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

Returns penitent after a quarrel, attempts reconciliation with Anna Friedrichovna, and is depicted as manipulative and submissive.

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

Unbuttons his waistcoat, boasts of his lucky touch, tells a gambling anecdote, and makes an advance on Alychka.

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