Also known as Krassotkin, Kolya, Nikolay Krassotkin, Nikolay Ivanovitch Krassotkin, Mr. Krassotkin.
Kolya Krassotkin first enters by report, as the schoolboy whom the solitary boy is said to have stabbed with a penknife in class. The other boys say Krassotkin did not tell tales, which makes him a figure of schoolboy honor before he appears directly. At this horizon, he is a name inside the boys' account of why the roadside fight has become so bitter.
X-I. Kolya Krassotkin
Kolya is introduced at home as a clever, vain, daring schoolboy with a devoted widowed mother. His pranks, railway exploit, reading, and command over his classmates have made him famous and troublesome in the little town.
X-III. The Schoolboy
On the way to the Snegiryovs, Kolya leads Smurov through the market with theories, jokes, provocations, and borrowed political phrases. He is going to see Ilusha, but insists on doing so on his own terms.
X-IV. The Lost Dog
Kolya tells Alyosha how he once protected Ilusha, then punished him coldly after the Zhutchka incident. His pride begins to crack as he recognizes that he stayed away too long.
X-V. By Ilusha’s Bedside
Kolya's visit revives Ilusha with the dog surprise and the little cannon. He tries to look composed, but his gifts, explanations, and nervous display show how deeply he wants forgiveness and admiration at once.
X-VI. Precocity
In the passage, Kolya tests his socialism, skepticism, vanity, and fear of ridicule against Alyosha's calm sympathy. The conversation becomes a frank declaration of friendship, and Kolya admits how much he values Alyosha's opinion.
X-VII. Ilusha
Kolya breaks down after Ilusha asks his father not to forget him. He curses himself for not coming sooner and leaves in tears, no longer able to hide behind cleverness.
Epilogue III. Ilusha’s Funeral. The Speech At The Stone
At Ilusha's funeral, Kolya stands foremost among the boys and asks Alyosha about Dmitri's innocence. By the stone he answers Alyosha's speech with ardor, love for Ilusha, and a new eagerness to remember.
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