Yashka · Character

Ivan Ivanovitch Petrukhin

A loyal soldier who guards Maria's life, rallies fifty men to her defense, and stays at her bedside until she wakes.

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Also known as Ivan, Petrukhin

First appearance: i my childhood of toil

As a supporting figure in Yashka, Ivan Ivanovitch Petrukhin is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.

Implied as part of the regiment; Maria is reunited with the Polotsk Regiment and its veterans.

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Petrukhin remains with Maria after she is nearly lynched, then leaves to join a deputation seeking her transfer to Moscow for trial rather than mob justice. He posts five trusted friends at her compartment and locks the door, promising no harm will come in his absence. His practical courage and matter-of-fact faith—he says he now believes in God after witnessing her rescue—ground the narrative's most desperate hours.

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Yasha's Comrades
Protagonist
Provisional Government Leaders
Minor Figures and Family
Bolshevik Leadership

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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.

Setup
Escalation
Breaking point
Aftermath
Closing

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IX: Eight Hours in German Hands
Implied as part of the regiment; Maria is reunited with the Polotsk Regiment and its veterans.
XVIII: Caught in a Bolshevik Deathtrap
The humane chief of the Bolshevik investigation committee who defends Bochkareva and insists on a proper investigation before any execution.
XIX: Saved by a Miracle
Leads the investigation committee and obtains a delay order from Sablin to save Maria.
XX: I Set Out on a Mission
His letter to Maria's mother caused her to mourn Maria as dead for six weeks.

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