"Dubrovsky"- the most famous robber novel, work. It tells the story of the love of Vladimir Dubrovsky and Maria Troekurova - descendants of two warring landowner families.
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"Dubrovsky" summary by chapter
Chapter 1.
There lived a rich landowner Kirila Petrovich Troekurov on his estate. He was quite rich. They curry favor with him and please him in every possible way. Since Kirila Petrovich was a tyrant, many were afraid of him. Next door to Troyekurov lived the master Andrei Gavrilovich Dubrovsky. They once served together. The two masters were friends among themselves, and the rich Troekurov loved and respected Dubrovsky most of all. After the death of their wives, each was left with children. Troekurov has a daughter, Masha, and Dubrovsky has a son, Vladimir. One day Kirila Petrovich gathered guests. Dubrovsky was also invited. After a hearty lunch, Troekurov decides to show everyone his kennel. During the inspection, Andrei Gavrilovich makes a remark out loud that Troekurov’s dogs live better than the servants. One of the hounds is offended by this and allows himself to say: “ It would be nice for some gentleman to exchange his estate for a dog kennel at Troekurov's » . Dubrovsky, of course, is offended by such words and leaves. Arriving home, he writes an indignant letter to Troekurov demanding punishment for the impolite servant and an apology to himself. However, Troekurov found the tone of the letter received to be too impudent. At this moment, Dubrovsky learns that the Troekurov men are stealing the forest that grows on the territory of the Dubrovsky estate. Already irritated, Andrei Gavrilovich orders the thieves to be flogged and the horse to be taken away. When Troekurov finds out about this, he becomes furious. All his thoughts are focused on revenge. He decides to take away the Dubrovsky estate called Kistenevka. To do this, he enters into an agreement with assessor Shabashkin and allegedly declares his rights to the lands of Kistenevka.
Chapter 2.
A trial begins, at which Dubrovsky was unable to defend his rights, because. His documents on ownership of Kistenevka burned down. A certain Mr. Anton Pafnutievich Spitsyn testified under oath that the Dubrovskys allegedly illegally owned their estate. By court decision, Troekurov signs a document confirming his right to Dubrovsky’s estate. They offer Andrei Gavrilovich to sign the same document. But he falls into madness and is taken home.
Chapter 3.
Since after everything that happened, Andrei Gavrilovich became completely ill, nanny Egorovna sends a letter to her son Vladimir, a cornet and former graduate of the Cadet Corps. Vladimir immediately goes to his father. The coachman Anton went to meet the young master. He convinced Vladimir that the men wanted to faithfully serve the Dubrovskys, and not the new owner Troekurov. Entering his father’s room, Vladimr sees how seriously ill Andrei Gavrilovich is.
Chapter 4.
The old master’s illness did not allow him to tell the circumstances of the case coherently. Therefore, the deadline for filing an appeal expires and Kistenevka finally passes into the hands of Troekurov. But Kirila Petrovich is no longer happy about what happened. His conscience is tormenting him. He understands that he treated his friend unfairly. The tyrant’s vanity is satisfied, but his close friend is also lost. Tormented by such thoughts, Troekurov decides to reconcile. Wanting to fix everything and return Dubrovsky to his estate, he goes to Kistenevka. Seeing Troekurov approaching through the window, Andrei Gavrilovich, not knowing about Troekurov’s true intentions, experiences a strong shock and is paralyzed. Vladimir kicks Troekurov out. The doctor, who was immediately sent for, could not help and the old master dies.
Chapter 5.
Immediately after the funeral of old Dubrovsky, officials headed by assessor Shabashkin are sent to the Kistenevka estate. They need to prepare everything for the transfer of the house and lands to Troekurov. However, the peasants began to create active obstacles and categorically refused to obey the new owner. Then Vladimir Dubrovsky finds words for the rioters and allows the officials to stay in the house overnight.
Chapter 6.
At night, by order of Vladimir Dubrovsky, the blacksmith Arkhip sets the house on fire. Vladimir did not want the house, with which so many of his childhood memories are connected, to go to his father’s killer. But Vladimir believed that Arkhip would leave the doors and windows of the house open to avoid deaths. However, Arkhip deliberately closed everything tightly and kept silent about it. Therefore, the officials burned out. Pushkin focused on the fact that the same blacksmith Arkhip saved a cat from the fire.
Chapter 7.
An investigation into the fire begins, in which Troekurov takes a personal and active part. It is possible to find out that it was the blacksmith Arkhip who set fire to the Dubrovskys’ former house. Moreover, suspicion also fell on Vladimir Dubrovsky. However, there was no direct evidence. At the same time, a gang of robbers appears in the surrounding area, plundering and setting fire to the estates of landowners. Everyone unanimously decides that the bandits are the Dubrovsky peasants led by Vladimir. However, a gang of robbers bypasses Troyekurov’s estate.
Chapter 8.
In this chapter, Pushkin talks about Mashenka Troekurova. About her childhood among loneliness and romances. Masha grew up and was raised in her father's house with her brother Sasha. He was the son of Kirila Petrovich and a governess. To give Sasha an education, Troyekurov hires teacher Deforge, who wins Masha’s heart. He teaches Masha music. Troekurov himself is quite pleased with the teacher and respects him for his courage of spirit. Pushkin describes the following moment: Kirila Petrovich decided to laugh and came up with a way to scare the Frenchman Deforge. To this end, he pushes the unsuspecting Frenchman into a room with a bear. However, the Frenchman turned out to be not a timid man and, taking out a pistol, kills the animal.
Chapter 9
A temple festival is described, which Troekurov holds in his estate. Many guests arrive. Among them was a latecomer, the same false witness at the trial, Anton Pafnutievich Spitsyn. He publicly stated that he was afraid of Dubrovsky’s robbers, since he had a large sum of money hidden with him. A discussion begins on the topic of Vladimir Dubrovsky's gang. The landowner Anna Savishna claims that Dubrovsky is fair and does not rob everyone. For example, he did not take money from her when he learned that she was sending it to her son in the guard. The police officer noted that he would definitely catch the robbers and he had information about the signs of the leader Vladimir Dubrovsky. To which Troekurov noted that anyone can be recognized by these signs. Further, Troekurov self-confidently declared that he was not afraid of robbers. If he is attacked, he will be able to cope with the gang on his own. And then he tells the story about the bear and the courage of Deforge.
Chapter 10.
Troekurov’s confidence in safety does not reassure Spitsyn. Still worried about his money, he asks the brave Frenchman Deforge to spend the night in his room. The teacher agrees. However, at night it turns out that the Frenchman Deforge and the leader of a gang of robbers, Vladimir Dubrovsky, are the same person. Dubrovsky takes Spitsyn’s money and threatens him in case Spitsyn decides to hand him over to Troekurov.
Chapter 11.
In this chapter, Pushkin talks about Dubrovsky’s acquaintance with a real French teacher for Sasha. It happened at the station. Dubrovsky offered the Frenchman 10 thousand for his letter of recommendation and documents. Deforges agreed with pleasure. Then Dubrovsky went to Troekurov’s estate as a teacher under the name Deforge. Everyone at home immediately fell in love with him. Troyekurov for his courage, Masha for his attention, Sasha for his condescension and understanding, the rest for his kindness and friendliness.
Chapter 12.
Dubrovsky gives Masha a note asking for a date in the gazebo. Masha comes. Vladimir tells the girl that he fell in love with her, reveals his real name and assures that from now on her father is not his enemy. Vladimir immediately reports that he needs to hide. But she is always in his heart and can count on his help. In the evening of the same day, the police officer came to Troyekurov with a demand to give him a French teacher. He also said that Spitsyn claims that Deforge and Vladimir Dubrovsky are the same person. Troekurov immediately agrees to the arrest of the teacher. But the teacher cannot be found anywhere.
Chapter 13.
Next to the Troekurov estate was the estate of the fifty-year-old Prince Vereisky. The latter arrives in the village at the beginning of summer and becomes friends with Troekurov. Immediately he notices Mashenka Troekurova and finds her very charming. He begins to court the girl.
Chapter 14.
After a certain time, Prince Vereisky proposes to Masha. Troekurov accepts this proposal and orders the unfortunate daughter to prepare for her wedding with the old man. At the same time, Masha receives a letter from Dubrovsky, in which he asks the girl on a date.
Chapter 15.
Masha agrees to come on a date and tells her beloved about her grief. Dubrovsky, who already knew about what had happened, immediately offers her help. But Masha asks him to wait, hoping that she can convince her father. Vladimir puts a ring on Masha’s finger and asks her to put this ring in a hollow oak tree in case of danger. It was through this hollow that they corresponded with each other.
Chapter 16.
Masha decides to write a letter to Vereisky asking him to abandon her. However, the prince shows this letter to Troekurov. Then the decision is made to speed up the wedding and lock Masha up.
Chapter 17.
In complete despair, Masha asks Sasha to put the ring in the hollow of the oak tree. Sasha agrees, but as he moves away from the oak tree, he notices a red-haired boy. Deciding that he wants to steal his sister’s ring, he makes a fuss. The lovers' correspondence is discovered. Since the boy did not confess to her involvement, he is simply released.
Chapter 18.
Masha is dressed in a wedding dress and brought to the church. Vereisky is already waiting for her there. They are getting married. Upon returning from church, the carriage with the newlyweds is stopped by robbers. Vereisky shoots and wounds Vladimir Dubrovsky. And yet he offers Masha her release. But she refuses help, because... she had already been married.
Chapter 19.
Pushkin describes the abode of robbers. A raid was announced on them and troops were sent to them. The battle begins. But Dubrovsky understands that the robbers are doomed. Therefore, he disbands his gang and goes into the forest himself. No one ever saw him again.
This is the story of A.S. Pushkin “ Dubrovsky» ends . Accordingly summary by chapter finished.
It should be noted that in terms of volume this work belongs to the story. But in terms of content, many classify it as a novel.
Several years ago, an old Russian gentleman, Kirila Petrovich Troekurov, lived on one of his estates. His wealth, noble family and connections gave him great weight in the provinces where his estate was located. The neighbors were happy to cater to his slightest whims; provincial officials trembled at his name; Kirila Petrovich accepted signs of servility as a proper tribute; his house was always full of guests, ready to entertain his lordly idleness, sharing his noisy and sometimes violent amusements. No one dared to refuse his invitation or on certain days not to appear with due respect in the village of Pokrovskoye. In his home life, Kirila Petrovich showed all the vices of an uneducated person. Spoiled by everything that surrounded him, he was accustomed to giving full rein to all the impulses of his ardent disposition and all the ideas of his rather limited mind. Despite the extraordinary strength of his physical abilities, he suffered from gluttony twice a week and was tipsy every evening. In one of the wings of his house lived sixteen maids, engaged in handicrafts peculiar to their sex. The windows in the outbuilding were blocked by wooden bars; the doors were locked with locks, the keys to which were kept by Kiril Petrovich. The young hermits went to the garden at the appointed hours and walked under the supervision of two old women. From time to time, Kirila Petrovich married off some of them, and new ones took their place. He treated peasants and servants strictly and capriciously; despite this, they were devoted to him: they were vain of the wealth and glory of their master and, in turn, allowed themselves a lot in relation to their neighbors, hoping for his strong patronage.
Troekurov's usual occupations consisted of traveling around his extensive domains, long feasts and pranks, which were invented every day and the victim of which was usually some new acquaintance; although old friends did not always avoid them, with the exception of one Andrei Gavrilovich Dubrovsky. This Dubrovsky, a retired lieutenant of the guard, was his closest neighbor and owned seventy souls. Troekurov, arrogant in relations with people of the highest rank, respected Dubrovsky, despite his humble state. They had once been comrades in the service, and Troekurov knew from experience the impatience and determination of his character. Circumstances separated them for a long time. Dubrovsky, upset, was forced to resign and settle in the rest of his village. Kirila Petrovich, having learned about this, offered him his patronage, but Dubrovsky thanked him and remained poor and independent. A few years later, Troekurov, a retired general-in-chief, came to his estate; they met and were happy with each other. Since then, they were together every day, and Kirila Petrovich, who had never deigned to visit anyone with his visits, would easily drop by the house of his old friend. Being the same age, born in the same class, raised the same, they were somewhat similar in character and inclinations. In some respects, their fate was the same: both married for love, both were soon widowed, both had a child. Dubrovsky’s son was brought up in St. Petersburg, Kiril Petrovich’s daughter grew up in the eyes of her parent, and Troekurov often said to Dubrovsky: “Listen, brother, Andrei Gavrilovich: if there is a way in your Volodka, then I will give Masha for it; It’s okay that he’s naked as a falcon.” Andrei Gavrilovich shook his head and answered as usual: “No, Kirila Petrovich: my Volodka is not Maria Kirilovna’s fiancé. For a poor nobleman, such as he is, it is better to marry a poor noblewoman and be the head of the house, than to become the clerk of a spoiled woman.”
Everyone envied the harmony that reigned between the arrogant Troekurov and his poor neighbor, and were surprised at the courage of this latter when, at Kiril Petrovich’s table, he directly expressed his opinion, not caring whether it contradicted the opinions of the owner. Some tried to imitate him and go beyond the limits of proper obedience, but Kirila Petrovich frightened them so much that he forever discouraged them from making such attempts, and Dubrovsky alone remained outside the general law. An unexpected incident upset and changed everything.
Once at the beginning of autumn, Kirila Petrovich was getting ready to go to a field that was leaving. The day before, the order was given to the hounds and hunters to be ready at five o'clock in the morning. The tent and kitchen were sent forward to the place where Kirila Petrovich was supposed to have lunch. The owner and guests went to the kennel yard, where more than five hundred hounds and greyhounds lived in contentment and warmth, glorifying the generosity of Kiril Petrovich in their canine language. There was also an infirmary for sick dogs under the supervision of the staff doctor Timoshka and a department where noble bitches gave birth and fed their puppies. Kirila Petrovich was proud of this wonderful establishment and never missed an opportunity to brag about it to his guests, each of whom inspected it for at least the twentieth time. He walked around the kennel, surrounded by his guests and accompanied by Timoshka and the main hounds; stopped in front of some kennels, now asking about the health of the sick, now making comments more or less strict and fair, now calling familiar dogs to him and talking affectionately to them. Guests considered it their duty to admire Kiril Petrovich’s kennel. Only Dubrovsky was silent and frowned. He was an ardent hunter. His condition enabled him to keep only two hounds and one pack of greyhounds; he could not help but feel a little envy at the sight of this magnificent establishment. “Why are you frowning, brother,” Kirila Petrovich asked him, “or don’t you like my kennel?” “No,” he answered sternly, “the kennel is wonderful, it’s unlikely that your people will live the same as your dogs.” One of the hounds was offended. “We don’t complain about our life,” he said, “thanks to God and the master, and what’s true is true; it wouldn’t be a bad thing for another nobleman to exchange his estate for any local kennel. He would have been more nourished and warmer.” Kirila Petrovich laughed loudly at his servant’s impudent remark, and the guests followed him with laughter, although they felt that the huntsman’s joke could apply to them as well. Dubrovsky turned pale and did not say a word. At this time, they brought newborn puppies to Kiril Petrovich in a basket; he took care of them, chose two for himself, and ordered the others to be drowned. Meanwhile, Andrei Gavrilovich disappeared, and no one noticed.
Returning with the guests from the kennel yard, Kirila Petrovich sat down to dinner and only then, not seeing Dubrovsky, did he miss him. People answered that Andrei Gavrilovich had gone home. Troekurov ordered to immediately catch up with him and turn him back without fail. From his childhood he never went hunting without Dubrovsky, an experienced and subtle connoisseur of canine virtues and an infallible resolver of all kinds of hunting disputes. The servant, who galloped after him, returned as they were still sitting at the table, and reported to his master that, they say, Andrei Gavrilovich did not listen and did not want to return. Kirila Petrovich, as usual, inflamed by the liqueurs, became angry and sent the same servant a second time to tell Andrei Gavrilovich that if he did not immediately come to spend the night in Pokrovskoye, then he, Troekurov, would quarrel with him forever. The servant galloped off again, Kirila Petrovich, getting up from the table, dismissed the guests and went to bed.
The next day his first question was: is Andrei Gavrilovich here? Instead of an answer, he was given a letter folded into a triangle; Kirila Petrovich ordered his clerk to read it aloud and heard the following:
“My gracious sir,
I don’t intend to go to Pokrovskoye until you send me the huntsman Paramoshka to confess; but it will be my will to punish him or have mercy, but I do not intend to tolerate jokes from your servants, and I will not tolerate them from you either - because I am not a jester, but an old nobleman. - For this reason I remain obedient to your services
Andrey Dubrovsky."
According to modern concepts of etiquette, this letter would have been very indecent, but it angered Kiril Petrovich not with its strange style and location, but only with its essence. “How,” Troekurov thundered, jumping out of bed barefoot, “can I send my people to him to confess, he is free to pardon and punish them! - what is he really up to? does he know who he is contacting? Here I am... He’ll cry with me, he’ll find out what it’s like to go against Troekurov!”
In literature class, schoolchildren are required to study the wonderful work “Dubrovsky,” which touches on the theme of friendship and shows how thin the line between friendship and hatred can be. To make it easier to get acquainted with Dubrovsky’s work, we offer a brief summary. A summary of Dubrovsky in 6th grade in chapters will help you get acquainted with the plot and give you the opportunity to continue working with the work, completing the assigned tasks.
Dubrovsky summary by chapter
Chapter 1
So, the summary of the novel by Dubrovsky takes us to one of the estates. There we meet a noble landowner. This is a gentleman who has good connections. Everyone in the area is afraid of him and tries not to cross his path. Troekurov himself does not respect anyone, with the exception of his acquaintance Dubrovsky, who lives next door. Here he is, despite the fact that the neighbor is poor, he is, and they still know each other through work. Both were widowed early and were single fathers. Troekurov has a beautiful daughter, Dubrovsky has a good son. Everyone envied their friendship, but the unpredictable happened. Once, Troekurov boasted to his guests, where his friend-neighbor was also present, about his kennel, and here Dubrovsky noticed that Kiril Petrovich’s dogs lived better than the servants. And then the servant, the huntsman, could not resist. He contributed to the conversation by saying that many landowners live worse than Troekurov’s dogs. Dubrovsky realized that it was about him, he was offended and left. In response, he demanded that Troyekurov send a servant, whom Andrei Gavrilych Dubrovsky would punish in his own way. And then Troekurov’s people were cutting down Dubrovsky’s forest, he caught some of them, took away the horses, and beat the people with rods. But Troekurov could not tolerate this, only he has the right to punish his people. Completely furious, Troekurov decides to take away Dubrovsky’s estate, knowing that all his documents were burned, declares that Kistenevka belongs to him and goes to court.
Chapter 2
At the court hearing, Dubrovsky was unable to prove his right to own Kistenevka, so the court transferred the right of ownership of the estate to Troekurov, who gladly signed a document for Dubrovsky’s estate; he, unable to bear such a decision, goes crazy. Troekurov, having seen the result of his revenge, could not get enough of his victory.
Chapter 3
Dubrovsky on an estate that no longer belongs to him. He gets worse and worse every day, so the nanny calls his son Vladimir from St. Petersburg, where he is studying in the cadet corps. Vladimir heads to his village. A servant meets him and says that all the men will be faithful to the Dubrovskys to the end, since they do not want to serve Troekurov. Vladimir goes to his father and is left alone with him.
Chapter 4
The father cannot really explain what happened, and meanwhile the time for the appeal is running out. Troyekurov himself is tormented by remorse, if you can call it that. He decides to go to the Dubrovskys and make peace with Andrei and even give up ownership. But when Troekurov approached the house, Dubrovsky Sr. saw him and had a stroke, he was paralyzed. Vladimir does not allow Troekurov into the house and he, angry, leaves. The elder Dubrovsky dies.
Chapter 5
Vladimir buries his father, and after the funeral, when he returns home, he meets the judges who have arrived to transfer ownership of the estate to Troekurov. The Dubrovsky peasants are against it, they do not want to serve Troyekurov, but Vladimir himself is trying to calm the men down and says that he will ask for protection from the sovereign. The judges stay on the estate overnight.
Chapter 6
Vladimir cannot come to terms with the loss of his village and his father’s estate and decides to take a desperate step. He orders the peasant Arkhip to burn down the house, and said that all the doors should remain open so that the officials could get out in the event of a fire, but Arkhip disobeyed. As a result, the judges die in a fire.
Chapter 7
The whole area was talking about the fire. Troekurov personally conducts an investigation and finds out who exactly the arsonist was, although suspicion also falls on Vladimir, but there is no direct evidence. Soon a gang began to operate in the area, attacking the estates of landowners, setting them on fire, but at the same time bypassing Troekurov’s estate for some reason. As Troekurov himself said, all thanks to his good security system. Vladimir Dubrovsky is considered the leader of the gang.
Chapter 8
In this chapter we meet Masha, Troekurov’s daughter. She was a beauty and her father indulged her in everything. Troyekurov also had a son, Sasha, from his governess, who needed a teacher. A certain Frenchman Deforge, who Troekurov liked, is invited to play this role. Masha does not notice the young teacher, because for her he is an ordinary servant, but one incident changed everything. Once Troekurov decided to make fun of the Frenchman and sent him into the room with a bear that was chained. There was only one salvation for people, this was the corner of the room where the hungry beast could not reach. However, Deforge was not at a loss and, using a pistol, killed the bear. Such an act only raised the Frenchman in the eyes of Troekurov, while Masha herself began to stare at Deforge like a woman and quickly falls in love with her younger brother’s teacher.
Chapter 9
A holiday was on the agenda, during which many guests came to Troekurov’s estate; Spitsyn arrived belatedly, the same one who became a false witness, saying at the trial that Dubrovsky illegally owned his estate. He explained his lateness by saying that he was carrying a large sum of money and had to take detours so that Dubrovsky’s gang would not rob him. One of the guests said that Dubrovsky is fair and does not rob everyone, so he spared her and she was able to transfer the money to her son, who is now serving. Troekurov himself said that he was not afraid of the gang and in case of an attack, he would deal with them all, and then Troekurov told the guests about his joke on the French teacher and about his feat.
Chapter 10
Spitsyn constantly thinks about his money and that he might be robbed, so while staying overnight with Troekurov, he asks that the brave Deforge, who was not afraid of the hungry bear, stay overnight in the same room with him. Deforge agrees. At night it turned out that Deforge was the same Vladimir who tried to take the bag with the money. Spitsyn ordered him not to shout, threatening him in case Spitsyn wanted to hand him over.
Chapter 11
This chapter introduces us to how exactly Vladimir managed to become a French teacher. Vladimir met the real Deforge at the station, where he was waiting for the horses that were supposed to take him to the estate of the Troekurovs. Vladimir pays ten thousand and receives the Frenchman’s documents, as well as letters of recommendation. Thus, Vladimir manages to enter the house. There he began to enjoy respect, and when at Troekurov’s house he met one of the offenders, Spitsyn, he could not resist and took the money. Spitsyn himself leaves Troekurov’s estate with fear from the very morning.
Chapter 12
At the French lesson, Deforge gives a letter to Masha, which talks about a date in the gazebo. There he reveals his real name and tells her of his love. He also said that he no longer holds a grudge against her father, but he needs to hide for a while. At this time, the police officer comes to the Troyekurovs to arrest the Frenchman, since according to Spitsyn’s testimony this is Dubrovsky, but there is no trace of him.
Chapter 13
A year passes, during the summer, Prince Vareikin, who was fifty, although he looked even older, came to his village estate, which was next door to Troekurov’s estate. Troekurov was delighted with this neighborhood; the landowners began to visit each other often. While visiting the Troyekurovs, Vareikin liked Masha and begins to court her.
Chapter 14
Masha receives a letter, but she does not have time to read it, because her father calls her to him. As it turned out, Vareikin asked for her hand in marriage and her father agreed. Unhappy Masha is ordered to prepare for the wedding. Masha goes into the room and reads the letter there. It is from Dubrovsky Jr. Vladimir asks her to meet.
Chapter 15
Masha sees Vladimir, who found out about the upcoming wedding. He wants to take the girl away and get rid of Vareikin, but she hopes to convince her father peacefully. If her father is unshakable in his decision, then she took Vladimir’s word that he would save her from the crown. Vladimir gives a ring with which Masha can warn of trouble, leaving it in a hollow tree.
Chapter 16
Masha decides to write a letter to the prince, where she asks him to abandon the matchmaking and intentions to marry her, but the prince not only does not abandon the plan, but also shows the letter to Masha’s father. Troekurov speeds up the wedding and schedules it in two days. Masha threatens to turn to Dubrovsky for help, then her father locks her up.
Chapter 17
Masha is locked up and doesn’t know how to convey a sign to Dubrovsky, and then Sasha, her younger brother, comes to her window. She asks him to throw the ring into the hollow, which he does. However, he saw that an unfamiliar boy was taking the ring. Not knowing that this is Dubrovsky’s messenger, Sasha begins to fight with the boy; a servant comes to Sasha’s aid. An unfamiliar boy is taken to Troekurov, who finds out what's what. He understands that Masha and Vladimir corresponded with the ring. The master lets the boy go, but due to the delay, Vladimir does not have time.
Chapter 18
Masha was dressed in a wedding dress. She is taken to the church, where the groom is already waiting for her. The wedding procedure takes place, after which the newlyweds head to Vareikin’s house. On the way they are stopped by Dubrovsky's gang. Vareikin wounds Vladimir, but he intends to save Masha. The girl refuses help, because the wedding took place, and she cannot neglect the ceremony performed in the church.
Chapter 19
In this chapter, Dubrovsky learns that soldiers are heading towards their robber fortification. The robbers withstood the assault and drove the soldiers away, but Dubrovsky understands that the persecution will not stop there. He disbands the gang and himself also disappears in an unknown direction. No one saw him again.
Plan
1.
Neighbors-friends
2.
From friendship to hatred, one ridiculous incident
3.
Troekurov is suing Dubrovsky for the estate. Dubrovsky loses the trial
4.
Vladimir goes to his father. Death of Dubrovsky Sr.
5.
Funeral Fire in Dubrovsky's house
6.
The gang that operates in the village
7.
French teacher for Troekurov's youngest son
8.
Deforge and the bear
9.
Holiday in the Troyekurovs' house. Deforge is Vladimir
10.
Vladimir confesses his love for Troekurov’s daughter.
11.
Vladimir disappears to avoid falling into the hands of the police.
12.
Masha's matchmaking
13.
Vladimir volunteers to help, but Masha tries to sort everything out herself.
14.
Wedding of Masha and Vareikin.
15.
Vladimir was late. Masha stays with Vareikin.
16.
Vladimir disbands the gang and disappears himself.
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Essay “Vladimir Dubrovsky and Masha Troekurova”
Retelling plan
1. The life of good neighbors A.G. Dubrovsky and K.P. Troekurova.
2. Their quarrel, trial. Dubrovsky loses Kistenevka.
3. Arrival of Vladimir Dubrovsky. Funeral of father - old man Dubrovsky.
4. Vladimir burns down his home and becomes a robber.
5. Dubrovsky appears at Troekurov’s estate under the guise of the Frenchman Deforge.
6. Dubrovsky discovers himself on the day of the temple holiday in Pokrovskoye.
7. Vladimir leaves Pokrovsky, opening up to Masha Troekurova.
8. A year passes. Masha is in love with Dubrovsky, and Prince Vereisky wooes her.
9. Masha writes a letter to Vereisky about her unwillingness to marry him. It goes unnoticed.
10. Masha is locked up until the wedding. Sasha wants to help her sister and volunteers to take the ring to the appointed place.
11. The plan to transfer the ring is foiled.
12. Masha Troekurova is married to Vereisky. Vladimir Dubrovsky appears too late.
13. Dubrovsky ceases to be a robber. His traces are lost.
Retelling
Volume one
Chapter 1
“Several years ago, an old Russian gentleman, Kirila Petrovich Troekurov, lived on one of his estates.” He was rich and noble, his neighbors were afraid of him and pleased him. In everyday life, Kirila Petrovich showed the habits of a spoiled, uneducated person who gave full rein to his unbridled nature. The only person he respected was Andrei Gavrilovich Dubrovsky, Troekurov’s neighbor, a retired military man who owned seventy souls. “They were once comrades in the service, and Troekurov knew from experience the impatience and determination of his character.”
They came together every day, both were widowers and had children. Dubrovsky's son, Vladimir, was brought up in St. Petersburg, Masha Troekurova “grew up in the eyes of her parent.” “Everyone envied the harmony that reigned between the arrogant Troekurov and the poor neighbor...” “An unexpected incident upset and changed everything.”
Once in the fall, preparing for a hunt, Troekurov went to show his guests the kennel. Dubrovsky frowned. When asked by Troekurov about the reason for his bad mood, he replied that it is unlikely that Troekurov’s people live as well as dogs. One of the hounds answered offendedly: “It wouldn’t hurt for another nobleman to exchange his estate for a local kennel.” Dubrovsky was offended and left, Troekurov sent his people after him, Dubrovsky sent a note in which he demanded that a daring hound be sent to him, and he himself would decide whether to “punish him or have mercy.”
Dubrovsky’s letter angered Troekurov, because he dared to pardon or punish his people, and this is the right of only Kirila Petrovich. Another circumstance aggravates the conflict: Dubrovsky caught hewers in his grove - Troekurov's men. He took their horses away from them and punished them with rods. Troekurov became furious. At first he wanted to attack Kistenevka with his servants and burn it down. But, on reflection, he decided to take away the estate from Dubrovsky. Using the services of assessor Shabashkin, Troekurov expressed a desire to “take away the estate” of his neighbor “without any right.” Documents on Dubrovsky's estate were burned in a fire. Shabashkin bribed judges to get the case heard in court.
Chapter 2
Troekurov was greeted with servility at the trial, but Dubrovsky was hardly noticed. The court found that Dubrovsky owned Kistenevka illegally, and the estate should have been transferred to the “legal” owner - Troekurov. When Dubrovsky was offered an appeal, he grabbed an inkwell and threw it at the chairman of the court; he was barely appeased by the rushing guards. Then the sick Dubrovsky was taken to Kistenevka, “which almost no longer belonged to him.” Dubrovsky's sudden madness had a strong effect on Troekurov, poisoning his triumph of victory.
Chapter 3
Every day Dubrovsky faded away more and more. Egorovna, Vladimir’s nanny, wrote him a letter to St. Petersburg. Vladimir Dubrovsky was brought up in the Cadet Corps and was released as a cornet into the guard. His father sent him a decent allowance. Having received “rather stupid lines” from the village, Vladimir understood one thing: his presence on his father’s estate was necessary. He received leave and three days later went to the estate. At the post station he was met by the old coachman Anton, who told him about all the disasters. Anton asked young Dubrovsky for protection, assuring that the peasants would be loyal to him. Vladimir found his father very weak, soon falling into unconsciousness; this made a strong impression on the young man.
Chapter 4
Vladimir thought about taking care of business, “but his father was not able to give him the necessary explanations.” The appeal period has passed, and Troekurov “legally” took possession of Kistenevka. Troekurov was satisfied, but understood that he had not treated Dubrovsky fairly. He decided to personally go to him and make peace. Old man Dubrovsky, seeing Kirila Petrovich arrive, became very excited, fell unconscious, and was paralyzed. Vladimir ordered the offender to be expelled. Old man Dubrovsky died.
Chapter 5
After his father’s funeral, Vladimir found judges at his estate who came to hand over the property to Troekurov. The peasants refused to obey them and did not want to go over to someone else’s master, threatening them with reprisals. Vladimir reassured the peasants, promising to ask for protection from the sovereign. The judges stayed overnight in Kistenevka.
Chapter 6
Vladimir understood that it was all over, he had lost his estate. He ordered the house to be burned down so that nothing would go to the offender, ordering the blacksmith Arkhip to take his people out of the house and unlock the doors so that the judges could leave. But Arkhip deliberately locked the doors so that the officials would burn. Dubrovsky left, making an appointment for his people to meet in Kistenevskaya Grove.
Chapter 7
“The next day the news of the fire spread throughout the entire neighborhood.” Troekurov himself conducted an investigation and found out that the blacksmith Arkhip “is the main, if not the only, culprit of the fire. There were strong suspicions about Dubrovsky.”
Soon a gang of robbers appeared in the vicinity, and Dubrovsky was called its leader. The robbers were distinguished by their excellent courage; they only did not touch Troekurov’s estate. Kirila Petrovich explained this by the well-organized security of his estate.
Chapter 8
Masha Troekurova “was 17 years old, and her beauty was in full bloom.” Kirila Petrovich loved his daughter and indulged her every whim, and sometimes frightened her with harsh and even cruel treatment. She grew up in solitude, having lost her mother at an early age. Troyekurov also raised his son Sasha, whose mother was Mamzel Mimi, Masha’s governess. A young French teacher was assigned to him, who arrived from Moscow at the height of the events described.
Troyekurov liked Deforge with his appearance and simple manner. At first, Masha did not pay any attention to the young Frenchman. “Brought up in aristocratic prejudices,” she perceived the teacher as a kind of servant and did not at all notice the impression she made on Deforge.
There were usually several bear cubs living in Troyekurov’s yard, and when they grew up, they were chained. It was considered the best joke when a hungry bear was tied in an empty room to a long rope so that only one corner was inaccessible to the animal. They brought and pushed a newcomer there. Soon after the teacher’s arrival, Troekurov decided to “treat” the Frenchman to the “bear room”. Finding himself alone with the bear, Deforge took out a pistol and shot the hungry beast in the ear. Kirila Petrovich was amazed at the outcome of his joke; he wanted to find out who warned the Frenchman. The Frenchman replied that he knew nothing, and he needed the pistol because he “does not intend to endure an insult for which, according to his rank, he cannot demand satisfaction.” Kirila Petrovich called Deforge a fine fellow and no longer tested his courage, and Masha “from then on began to show respect to the young teacher.” Deforge began giving Marya Kirilovna singing lessons. And soon she fell in love with him against her will.
Volume two
Chapter 9
On October 1, the day of the temple holiday, numerous guests came to Pokrovskoye. After mass, everyone was invited to the table. Anton Pafnutyevich Spitsyn appeared, late for the start, since he had a large amount of money with him, and he, fearing Dubrovsky’s robbers, drove not through the Kistenevsky forest, but by a roundabout route (it was Spitsyn who testified at the trial that the Dubrovskys owned the estate illegally) . Old man Dubrovsky threatened to take revenge on him.
Anna Savishna Globova said that she recently sent money to her guardsman son, and the clerk said that on the way to the post office he was robbed by Dubrovsky. The general who was dining with her doubted this and forced the clerk to tell the truth: he embezzled the money himself. The police officer promised to soon catch Dubrovsky using the available signs. Troekurov asked them to read out: “Twenty-three years old, average height, clean face, shaves his beard, has brown eyes, light brown hair, straight nose.” There were no special signs, and Troyekurov laughed at the police officer: it is impossible to find a robber using such signs. Then he talked about Deforge, who killed the bear, adding that with such a brave man, no Dubrovsky was afraid.
Chapter 10
At the holiday, the guests had fun from the heart. Only Anton Pafnutievich was concerned. He carried all his money in a leather bag on his chest, and now, fearing robbery, he asked to spend the night with a brave Frenchman. At night, Anton Pafnutievich felt that they were trying to take his treasured bag off him. He started to shout, but the Frenchman, who turned out to be Dubrovsky, “in pure Russian language” ordered him to remain silent.
Chapter 11
The author tells the previous story of Desforges. At the post station, a French teacher, while waiting for horses, met a military man and said that he was going to Troekurov as a tutor, to which the military man offered him ten thousand rubles in exchange for documents and a letter of recommendation. The Frenchman agreed.
Dubrovsky came to Troekurov and settled in his house. Giving complete freedom to Sasha, he followed his student’s musical success with great diligence. Everyone in the house loved him. And so, spending the night in the same room with one of the main culprits of his disasters, Vladimir could not resist and took away his bag. Spitsyn, frightened by his sudden transformation from teacher to robber, left in the morning, looking at the Frenchman with horror.
Chapter 12
Life in Pokrovskoye went on as usual, but one day during a lesson the Frenchman gave Masha a note asking her to come for a date to the gazebo by the stream. The teacher admitted to her that he was Dubrovsky and assured her that he had forgiven Troekurov because of his love for her. He offered the girl his patronage and protection if she ever needed it. In the evening, the police officer who arrived announced that Dubrovsky was hiding under the name of the Frenchman. They rushed to look for Deforges and did not find him.
Chapter 13
Almost a year passed, and the next summer Prince Vereisky came to his estate, next door to Troekurov. He was fifty years old, but he looked older. Kirila Petrovich rejoiced at such a neighborhood and soon became close friends with him.
Chapter 14
Masha received a letter from Dubrovsky, but did not have time to read it, because her father called her to him and said that Prince Vereisky was asking for her hand. Troekurov ordered her to get married. Masha read the letter in her room. Dubrovsky invited her on a date.
Chapter 15
At the meeting, Vladimir, who already knew about everything, suggested to Masha “to rid her of the hated person.” But the girl forbade killing Vereisky and asked not to interfere for now, hoping to convince her father. Dubrovsky doubted this. As a farewell, Dubrovsky gave the girl a ring, and Masha promised to resort to his help if she couldn’t cope on her own. She had to put the ring in the hollow of the oak tree, this would be a signal to Dubrovsky.
Chapter 16
Troekurov accepted congratulations, but Masha kept postponing a decisive explanation. Finally, she wrote a letter to Vereisky asking him to abandon her, but the prince gave the letter to Troekurov. Kirila Petrovich decided to speed up the wedding. He announced that the wedding would take place in a day, and locked Masha until the wedding. All she could do was cry.
Chapter 17
In the morning, Sasha unexpectedly appears under the window and offers his sister help. Masha gives him Dubrovsky’s ring, but as soon as Sasha put the ring in the appointed place, an unknown red-haired boy put his hand there. Sasha, believing that he wanted to steal the ring, rushed at him, calling on the servants for help. The boy was taken to Kirila Petrovich. Sasha admitted that he took the ring to the hollow at the request of his sister, essentially betraying her. The red-haired boy kept his mouth shut and only said that he was Dubrovsky’s yard man and stole raspberries in Pokrovsky. The master demanded a ring from the boy. “The boy unclenched his fist and showed that there was nothing in his hand.” He was first locked up, interrogated, and then released, and he ran to Kistenevka.
Chapter 18
In Pokrovskoye, Masha was dressed for the crown, and she was carried almost in her arms into the carriage. The wedding ceremony took place in an empty, locked church. Marya Kirillovna had been waiting for Dubrovsky since the morning, hoping for his help. When the wedding ended, she “still could not believe that her life was forever shackled, that Dubrovsky did not fly to free her.” On the way back to Arbatov, Dubrovsky's people stopped the carriage. Dubrovsky told Masha that she was free, but she refused to get out of the carriage. Having learned that it was Dubrovsky, the prince wounded Vladimir in the shoulder. The peasants wanted to kill the prince, but Dubrovsky stopped them. Masha refused the offered freedom, since she was already married. Dubrovsky, not hearing her last words, fainted. The peasants took Vladimir away “without shedding a single drop of blood in revenge for the blood of their chieftain.”
Chapter 19
“In the middle of a dense forest, on a narrow lawn, there stood a small earthen fortification, consisting of a rampart and a ditch, behind which there were several huts and dugouts.” In one of the huts there was a wounded Dubrovsky. The watchman reported that soldiers led by an officer appeared in the forest. At first they began to defeat the robbers, but Dubrovsky killed the officer, and the soldiers retreated. The robbers took refuge in the “fortress”. A company of soldiers was sent to catch them. Realizing that they were doomed, Dubrovsky “announced that he intended to leave them forever, and advised them to change their lifestyle,” hiding in remote provinces. Dubrovsky took a trusted man with him and disappeared, “the menacing visits, fires and robberies stopped. The roads became clear. From other news they learned that Dubrovsky had fled abroad.”
- great Russian poet and writer, founder of realistic literature in Russia. His works make everyone believe in love, friendship, loyalty and honesty.
They are imbued with high humanity and humanism, and have great ideological wealth. One of these works is story “Dubrovsky”.
This work is studied at school in 6th grade. And this article will offer very summary works for a reader's diary. And also, there is an audiobook “Dubrovsky”, which you can listen online for free.
The structure of this article will follow a specific outline:
- description of the work;
- heroes;
- a summary of the novel, which is divided into 2 volumes and 19 chapters.
Description of the work
The idea of creating a novel was given to Alexander Sergeevich by his good friend Nashchokin P.V.. He told the writer a story about one poor nobleman, Ostrovsky, who, due to many circumstances, began to rob people. While working on the work, the main character's surname was changed to Dubrovsky.
The story takes place in the 1820s and spans approximately a year and a half. It is believed that the novel “Dubrovsky” is an unfinished work by A.S. Pushkin. In fact, Alexander Sergeevich planned three volumes, but despite this, the work has not lost its popularity for more than 150 years.
Heroes of the novel
All the heroes of Alexander Sergeevich Pushkin’s story “Dubrovsky” who participate in the unfolding of the plot can be divided into main and secondary.
To the main characters relate:
- Vladimir Dubrovsky- cornet, son of the main landowner.
- Andrey Gavrilovich Dubrovsky- Vladimir’s father, a landowner from whom they are trying to take away his estate.
- Masha Troekurova- a young lady, the daughter of Kirill Petrovich, the love of Dubrovsky - the younger.
- Kirill Petrovich Troekurov- Maria’s father, a landowner who has enormous opportunities in his district.
The minor characters of the novel include:
- Arkhip the blacksmith- Serf of the Dubrovskys.
- Egorovna- Dubrovsky's maid.
- Shabashkin- assessor.
- Spitsyn- a landowner who opposes Andrei Gavrilovich Dubrovsky.
- Prince Vereisky- old man, husband of Maria Troekurova.
Volume I
The rich nobleman and landowner Troekurov had a powerful and despotic character. All the other landowners and officials were afraid of him, except for the only poor but proud man - Andrei Dubrovsky. However, Kirill respected the principles of his friend and even wanted to marry his daughter Maria to his son Andrei.
One day, while inspecting Troekurov’s kennel, his peasant insulted Andrei. He was very indignant and asked permission to punish the servant himself. Troekurov refused and the friends quarreled. A rich landowner decided to take revenge on his friend, thereby taking away his estate.
Andrey received a summons to court. The matter was decided in advance in favor of Kirill Petrovich. After the court's verdict, Dubrovsky fell into violent insanity.
The old maid Egorovna called her master's son, Vladimir, sending him a letter. At this time, Vladimir served in St. Petersburg in the guard. The younger Dubrovsky immediately came to the village of Kistenevka and learned about the quarrel between his former friends.
Vladimir unsuccessfully tried to understand the essence of the whole problem and did not notice how he missed the deadline for appealing the court verdict. Therefore, according to the law, the estate began to belong to Troekurov. He, in turn, decided to show kindness and make peace with the enemy. To do this, he went to the village. Seeing his enemy, Andrei Gavrilovich was greatly shocked, after which he died suddenly.
After his father's funeral, Vladimir meets officials on the threshold of his house. They came to introduce Andrei to the estate. They behaved too brazenly, thereby causing great indignation among the peasants. Only Dubrovsky's intervention saved the bailiffs from reprisals.
The officials got drunk on the owner's rum and fell asleep in the estate. At night, Vladimir and his devotees set fire to the estate. Against the will of the owner, the blacksmith Arkhip locked the doors so that all the guests would die in a fire.
The former landowner and several peasants disappeared without a trace. The circumstances of the death of the officials have not been fully clarified. Suspicion fell on Arkhip and Vladimir.
Then robbers appeared in the village. Rumor called Dubrovsky Jr. their leader. Troekurov feared revenge, but attacks by robbers bypassed his possessions.
A new man, Deforge, appeared in Kirill Petrovich’s house - a French teacher. The master hired him for his son Sasha. The owner of the house immediately decided to subject the teacher to his favorite joke: lock him in a room with a hungry bear, which was tied to the wall in such a way that you could only dodge it in one corner. However, fortunately, Desforges had a pistol with him, with which he killed the beast.
With this act, he was able to earn great respect from the landowner and force his daughter, Maria, to pay attention to himself. Gradually the young people fell in love with each other.
Volume II
On October 1, guests come to Troekurov’s home. Spitsyn is late, explaining that he was afraid of Dubrovsky's robbers. Spitsyn himself has a large amount of money with him, which he hides in a special belt. The police officer swears that he will catch Dubrovsky. The landowner Anna Savvishna, in turn, claims that Vladimir is fair, because he did not rob her when he learned about the money she was sending her son to the army.
Spitsyn asks Deforge to stay overnight with him in the same house, as he is afraid of an attack. At night, Deforge dresses up as Dubrovsky, takes money from Spitsyn and intimidates him so that Spitsyn does not hand him over to Troekurov.
The writer goes back to the time when Dubrovsky met teacher Deforge at the station and offered him 10 thousand in exchange for documents and a letter for Troekurov. The teacher immediately agreed.
During class, the teacher hands Maria a note asking for a date. Vladimir reveals his real face to the girl and assures her that he no longer considers Troekurov his enemy. And all this thanks to Maria. He says that he is forced to hide and offers his help to the girl in case of trouble.
In the evening, a police officer comes to Troyekurov to arrest the teacher, based on Spitsyn’s testimony that the Frenchman and Dubrovsky are the same person. The teacher is not found in the house.
The following summer, Prince Vereisky moves into the estate next door to Troekurov. He quickly becomes friends with Kirill Petrovich and Maria and takes care of the girl.
The prince proposes. Troekurov accepts him and orders his daughter to marry the old man. And Maria receives an invitation to a date from Dubrovsky.
Masha meets with Vladimir, who is already aware of the prince’s proposal. He offers to get rid of this man, but Maria asks him not to interfere, hoping that she herself will convince her father. Dubrovsky gives her a ring, which will serve as a kind of signal to him if the girl needs help. To do this, Masha must put the ring in a hollow tree.
Maria writes a note to the prince asking him to back down, but he shows the letter to Kirill Petrovich. Together they decide to speed up the wedding. Maria is locked up.
Maria asks Sasha to throw the ring into a hollow tree. The brother fulfills his sister's request and finds the boy near the oak tree. Sasha thinks he wants to steal the ring. The boy is taken for questioning to Troekurov, and he confesses his involvement in the lovers’ correspondence. Kirill Petrovich lets him go.
Maria is dressed in a wedding dress and taken to the church, where she is married to Prince Vereisky. On the way back they meet Vladimir, who offers Masha freedom. The prince shoots at Dubrovsky and wounds him. Maria refuses help, since she is already married.
There is a fierce battle between the troops and the Dubrovsky robbers. Vladimir, realizing that they are doomed, disbands the gang. Nobody saw him again.