# Colonel Polkovnikov — Ten Days That Shook the World character guide

> Colonel Polkovnikov in Ten Days That Shook the World by John Reed.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Colonel Polkovnikov, Polkovnikov

**First appearance:** 0011-i-background

## Who they are

Commander of the Petrograd Military District under Kerensky.

## In the story

### [Counterrevolution](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ten_days_that_shook_the_world_se/chapters/viii-counterrevolution)

Former commandant of Petrograd, seen hiding in a bathroom at the Committee for Salvation's secret apartment.

### [Appendix to Chapter IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ten_days_that_shook_the_world_se/chapters/appendix-to-chapter-iv)

Commandant of Petrograd, relieved of his functions by Kishkin on November 7th for inaction.

### [Events of November 7th](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ten_days_that_shook_the_world_se/chapters/1-events-of-november-7th)

Commandant of the City, relieved of his functions by Kishkin for inaction.

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