The Bolshevik Myth · Character
The Chekist
A member of the Cheka secret police.
minor
Also known as the young Chekist
First appearance: xxxi the cheka
The Chekist's tie to Unknown Narrator is one of the pressures that moves The Bolshevik Myth—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
Confronts the narrator at the market but allows passage after seeing Chicherin's stamp; later leads the raid.
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Relationship types
- Rivalry
- Other
Character groups
- Cheka and Bolshevik Comrades
- Protagonist
- Foreign and Bolshevik Officials
- Anarchists and Bolsheviks
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- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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The Chekist is a secret police agent who interrogates and threatens the narrator. How this plays out →
- Unknown Narrator
rivalry · negative
The Chekist is a secret police agent who interrogates and threatens the narrator. How this plays out →
- Unknown Narrator
rivalry · negative
The Chekist is a secret police agent who interrogates and threatens the narrator. How this plays out →
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