# Tovarish Karus — The Bolshevik Myth character guide

> Tovarish Karus in The Bolshevik Myth by Alexander Berkman.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Karus, tovarish

**First appearance:** 0008-vii-the-market

## Who they are

A Bolshevik official encountered by the narrator.

## Relationships

### [Unknown Narrator](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_bolshevik_myth_se/characters/unknown_narrator)

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Tovarish Karus is a Bolshevik comrade who works alongside the narrator in revolutionary activities.

### [Unknown Narrator](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_bolshevik_myth_se/characters/unknown_narrator)

_professional_

Tovarish Karus is a Bolshevik comrade who works alongside the narrator in revolutionary activities.

### [Unknown Narrator](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_bolshevik_myth_se/characters/unknown_narrator)

_professional_

Tovarish Karus is a Bolshevik comrade who works alongside the narrator in revolutionary activities.

## In the story

### [XIV: On the Latvian Border](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_bolshevik_myth_se/chapters/xiv-on-the-latvian-border)

An examining magistrate of the Petrograd Cheka who travels with the commission and shows antagonism toward Jewish members of the Plenbezh.

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

Examining magistrate of the Petrograd Cheka; quiet and insistent, he probes the American comrades for their impressions of the Revolution.

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

A member of the train crew seen at the Sebezh market looking for provisions; the narrator notes his revolver is not visible.

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

Karus accompanies the narrator and Ethel, helps navigate the dangerous night, and confronts the Cheka Commissar.

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