The captain's daughter is a summary of the chapters of the brief. A brief retelling of the Captain's daughter by chapters (Pushkin A.S.). Duel and letter home

Pyotr Grinev lived in the Simbirsk village. He was taught everything by the stirrup Savilich, granted to him as an uncle. But Peter was also discharged from the Frenchman Beaupre, who was supposed to teach him. However, Beaupre was soon kicked out for drinking and molesting women.

Peter himself was granted to the Semenovsky regiment from birth, but his father, at the age of 17, instead of Petersburg sent him to Orenburg, to serve as an ordinary soldier.

Savelich was sent with him. And before leaving, his father told him the proverb "take care of your dress with a new one, and honor with a young age."

They arrived in Simbirsk. Savelich went shopping, while Pyotr stayed in the tavern. Then he went to the billiard room and there he met Zurin. After a good drink, they began to play billiard for money. By the end of the day, it turned out that Peter had lost 100 rubles. The next day, Savelich was dumbfounded by the fact that Peter managed to owe a hundred, but gave the money. Immediately after that, they left the inn.

On the way, Peter made up with Savelich. Then the driver warned them not to go further, the wind began.

But Peter was not frightened, and they set off across the steppe. A few hours later they were covered by a strong blizzard, and they got lost. Suddenly Peter saw a black spot and ordered to go to him. It turned out to be a man. He pointed to the right and said that it smelled like smoke from there. We went there.

Peter had a dream that he was at home and his mother met him. She says that her father is sick and you need to go to say goodbye to him. Peter comes in and sees a bearded man in bed, to whom he must bow. But Petrusha refuses, and then the man pulls out an ax and tries to hit Peter. The room is filled with corpses, and Petrusha suddenly wakes up.

They stumbled upon a house. After spending the night, Petrusha ordered Savelich to give the conductor a hare sheepskin coat as a gratitude. At first Savelich resisted, but the sheepskin coat nevertheless brought it and gave it away.

The next day they arrived in Orenburg and Peter carried his father's letter to the old general. He read the letter, sent Peter to the Belogorsk fortress to serve under the command of Captain Mironov.

Belogorsk fortress, and could not be called a fortress. The palisade and the cannon are the whole defense. Peter ordered to lead to the commander of the fortress. But I didn’t find him at home. There was only his wife, who told him about Alexei Shvabrin, who was sent here for the murder of the lieutenant in a duel.

Waking up the next day, Peter wanted to go to the commander, but Shvabrin showed up to him, with whom he became friends. Then the invalid came and invited them to dinner with the captain. Shvabrin went with Peter. Approaching the house, they saw how the captain was commanding a detachment of crippled and disabled people, training them.

At lunch, Peter saw the captain's daughter, Masha. He also learned that the captain and his wife had been living here for a long time, and that they had not fired a single cannon for two years, because Masha was afraid of shooting.

They lived peacefully in the fortress and soon Peter began to like such a life. He got along with the captain and his family. There was almost no work. Therefore, Peter began to read a lot and even write poetry. He wrote a poem to Masha and read it to Shvabrin. But instead of praise, I heard only ridicule. A duel was appointed. Peter asked Ignatyich, a disabled person, to be his second.

The next day they were at seven for the stacks. Peter and Alexei were about to fight, but then Ignatyich appeared with the disabled and took them to the captain. There they were reprimanded and sent home on dry rations.

Peter made his way to the captain's house and talked to Masha. He found out that Alexei had wooed her, but she refused him. Then it became clear why he spoke so badly about her. The next day, Shvabrin came to Peter and called him to the wasteland to fight. Thanks to Beaupre's lessons in fencing, Peter was able to fight calmly. But suddenly he heard his name and turned around. At that moment, he felt a stab in the chest and fell unconscious.

Peter woke up on the 5th day and saw Masha Mironova in front of him. She was with him all this time. He was recovering quickly. Peter made an offer to Masha, to which she agreed with one condition that Petrusha's parents would approve the marriage. Peter sent the letter. After a while, my father's reply came. He strictly forbade Peter to marry and scolded him for his duel. Petrusha thought that it was Savelich who reported everything to his father and cursed the servant. But it turned out that Savelich was devoted to Peter like no other. Maria, having learned about the refusal of her parents, also opposed marriage. Peter retired from everyone at home. He only went to work. But suddenly one thing happened.

A document stating that rebels have appeared, led by Pugachev. An order was received, preparing to attack the rioters. They cleaned out the old cannon and began to prepare the weapon. We sent a scout to a neighboring village to find out what and how. But on his return, he himself was put under arrest.

They immediately caught a Bashkir who was delivering leaflets. The council decided to torture him, but nothing happened, because the Bashkir did not have a tongue, and ears and nose. Then they decided to prepare for battle, and send Masha away to Orenburg, for safety.

In the morning Ignatyevich came and said that he had seen the rioters nearby. Peter asked if Masha had time to leave? But it was too late, the fortress was surrounded on all sides. All gathered on the rampart, in front of the gate. Several horsemen drove up to the fortress and told them to surrender. What they were shot at. The fortress was attacked. The army was shot from a cannon. They hit the center and the rioters stopped, but rushed with renewed vigor. The defenders went on the attack. But they were confused. The fortress fell.

The rebels began to judge the vanquished. The captain, who refused to go over to the side of the enemy, was hanged along with Ignatich. It was Peter's turn. Suddenly they heard the voice of Savelich, who begged Pugachev to have mercy on Petrusha. Peter was untied and released. The people began to swear allegiance to the new king. In one hut, the captain's wife was found and a young Cossack killed her with a saber.

Peter went to look for Masha. It turned out that she was with the priest. Petrusha was frightened, because Pugachev was there too. He quietly called the priest and asked what was wrong with Masha. She said that she was lying on the stove and was sick. But Pugachev did not touch her. Then Peter went home. Savelich was waiting for him near the house. He said that Pugachev is the guide to whom Peter presented a hare sheepskin coat.

After standing a little on the street, Petra called out to one Cossack and said that Pugachev was calling him. When Peter came, he saw about 10 people with Pugachev at the table. They all drank and sang songs. After everyone had dispersed, a one-to-one conversation began. Pugachev asked if Peter would go to his service and if he believed that he was a real tsar? To which he replied that he did not believe him and would not go to the service. Struck by such sincerity, Pugachev dismissed Peter on all four sides. Peter came home, ate and went to bed, hoping for the next day

Pugachev went out onto the porch, in front of which everyone gathered in the fortress. He started throwing coins, and there was a scuffle. Then he jumped on his horse and was about to leave, but Savelich came up to him with a piece of paper. It turned out that it was a list of things that the rioters had stolen from Grinev. Pugachev threw the sheet in Savelich's face and left.

The traitor Shvabrin remained in charge of the chief in the fortress. And Peter, having visited the sick Masha, decided to go to Orenburg as soon as possible to warn everyone. Suddenly a Cossack galloped up to them with a horse and a sheepskin coat. They were sent by Pugachev. Savelich grumbled and they drove off.

Peter, approaching Orenburg, saw that they began to strengthen it. He immediately went to the general of the fortress, to whom he told everything. He invited him to tea and the council of war in the evening. Only the general and Petrusha were on the council from the military, while the rest were just officials. On it, they decided what to do: defensively or offensively. Peter proposed to attack the Pugachev army. Officials insisted on doing something bribing. But the general decided to stay outside the walls of the fortress and wait.

The long siege of Orenburg began. Pugachevo's army increased 10 times since the capture of the Belogorsk fortress. The siege was long and boring. And in one of his sorties, Peter met a Cossack from the Belogorsk fortress. He gave him a letter from Masha. It said that Shvabrin was forcibly trying to marry her, and she asks Peter to help her.

Peter went immediately to the general and asked him to give him a company of soldiers. But the general refused, saying it was unreasonable. Then Peter decided on another act.

Peter got up and rode to the Belogorsk fortress, and Savelich joined with him. Peter was on horseback, while Savelich had a nag. Pyotr rode through the patrol, fighting off the men, but Savelich was seized, then Pyotr rushed to rescue him, but he was also caught. The peasants took them to Pugachev.

He immediately recognized Grinev and asked why he had visited him. Peter did not answer, by order of Pugachev, everyone left, except for two people: an old man with a blue ribbon and a redhead without a nose. They turned out to be Pugachev's advisers. Peter directly told that he was going to the fortress to save the girl from Shvabrin. But the advisers doubted the veracity of his words, and said that Peter was an enemy spy. But Pugachev did not believe them, and they all sat down to supper together. After Peter was taken to the command hut, where Savelich was already.

The next day, Pugachev, together with Grinev and Savelich, went to the Belogorodskaya fortress. On the way, Pugachev told a tale about a raven that lived for three hundred years and ate carrion, and an eagle that lived for thirty-three years and ate fresh blood.

Shvabrin met them in the fortress and was surprised that Peter was with Pugachev. Pugachev ordered to take him to the girl, whom Alexei kept locked up. He tried to deny, but ultimately they found Masha and released her. She was pale and half-starved. Pugachev wanted to marry her with Peter, but Petrusha asked him to just let them go free. To which Pugachev agreed.

Peter began to like Pugachev. He wanted to pull him out of this robbery environment and save him from punishment, but he could not. Masha said goodbye to her parents, to the fortress, to her acquaintances, and they left this fortress forever.

They rode quickly, because they had a pass signed by Pugachev, but they were stopped by a detachment of hussars, subservient to the empress. The detachment was commanded by Zurin. The same Zurin to whom Peter lost 100 rubles in billiards. Peter explained to him how and how. To which he advised Peter to send Masha to his parents in the village, and himself to stay and fight against the enemy. So Petrusha did it.

When Masha left, Peter began to fight with zeal against the rebels, who scattered at the sight of one army. Soon they learned that Pugachev was defeated near Orenburg, but he again gathered an army and took Kazan and Simbirsk. A detachment with Peter was sent in search of Pugachev. Soon the news came that Yemelyan had been captured and would soon be executed. Peter was sad because Emelya was being executed.

He was glad to meet Masha soon, but on the day of his departure he was arrested by order of the higher authorities, who learned about his affairs with Pugachev.

Peter was sent to prison and interrogated. They asked him why he alone survived, although all the other officers of the fortress were killed. Peter told the whole truth. But when he was asked about the behavior of Pugachev in the Belogorsk fortress, Peter remained silent, afraid to mention Masha Mironova. The judges, who were already on the side of Peter, did not like this very much. Then they summoned Peter, who accused him of treason. It turned out to be Shvabrin. He was thin and ill. He talked about how Pugachev traveled with Peter to the fortresses, and added a lot of lies about Peter. Then Petrusha was taken into custody and was no longer summoned.

Masha was well received at home. Peter's parents liked her for her kindness and purity. When his father found out about Peter's arrest, he was outraged that an officer from a noble family was accused of helping the rebel.

Masha is going to Petersburg to help Peter somehow. She was able to get into the garden in which the Empress was walking and there she met, as she thought, one of Elizabeth's servants. She told her about Pyotr Grinev and said that he did not betray the empress. The next day Masha was called to the palace. She met the Empress, who turned out to be that lady strolling in the garden. Elizabeth wrote a letter to Father Grinev and ordered the release of Peter.

It is also said that Peter was released and now lives in some province near some landowner in good health. This is where the story ends.

Updated: 2018-01-15

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The novel is based on the memoirs of the fifty-year-old nobleman Pyotr Andreevich Grinev, written by him during the reign of Emperor Alexander and dedicated to the "Pugachevshchina", in which the seventeen-year-old officer Pyotr Grinev involuntarily took part in a "strange chain of circumstances".

Pyotr Andreevich recalls his childhood with a slight irony, the childhood of an ignorant noble. His father, Andrei Petrovich Grinev, in his youth “served under Count Minich and retired as prime major in 17 ... year. Since then he lived in his Simbirsk village, where he married the girl Avdotya Vasilievna Yu., The daughter of a poor local nobleman. " The Grinev family had nine children, but all of Petrusha's brothers and sisters "died in infancy." "Mother was still a belly of me," recalls Grinev, "as I was already enrolled in the Semyonovsk regiment as a sergeant."

From the age of five, Petrusha has been looked after by the stirrup Savelich, "for sober behavior" granted to him as an uncle. "Under his supervision, in the twelfth year, I learned to read and write Russian and could very sensibly judge the properties of a greyhound dog." Then a teacher appeared - the Frenchman Beaupré, who did not understand the "meaning of this word", since in his homeland he was a hairdresser, and in Prussia - a soldier. Young Grinev and the Frenchman Beaupre quickly got along, and although Beaupre was contractually obliged to teach Petrusha "in French, German and all sciences", he soon preferred to learn from his student "to chat in Russian." Grinev's upbringing ends with the expulsion of Beaupre, who was convicted of dissipation, drunkenness and neglect of the duties of a teacher.

Until the age of sixteen, Grinev lives "undersized, chasing pigeons and playing leapfrog with the yard boys." In the seventeenth year, the father decides to send his son to the service, but not to St. Petersburg, but to the army "to sniff gunpowder" and "pull the strap." He sends him to Orenburg, instructing him to serve faithfully "to whom you swear", and remember the proverb: "Take care of your dress again, and honor from your youth." All the "brilliant hopes" of the young Grinev for a happy life in St. Petersburg were destroyed, ahead of them was "boredom in the deaf and distant side."

Approaching Orenburg, Grinev and Savelich were caught in a blizzard. A random person, met on the road, takes the wagon, lost in a blizzard, to the exit. While the wagon was "quietly moving" to the dwelling, Pyotr Andreevich dreamed horrible dream, in which fifty-year-old Grinev sees something prophetic, linking it with the "strange circumstances" of his later life. A man with a black beard lies in the bed of Father Grinev, and mother, calling him Andrei Petrovich and "planted father", wants Petrusha to "kiss his hand" and ask for blessings. A man waves an ax, the room is filled with dead bodies; Grinev stumbles over them, slides in bloody puddles, but his "terrible man" "tenderly calls", saying: "Do not be afraid, come under my blessing."

In gratitude for the salvation, Grinev gives the “counselor”, dressed too lightly, his hare sheepskin coat and brings a glass of wine, for which he thanks him with a low bow: “Thank you, your honor! God reward you for your virtue. " The outward appearance of the “counselor” seemed to Grinev “wonderful”: “He was about forty years old, of average height, thin and broad-shouldered. His black beard showed gray; lively big eyes kept running. His face had a rather pleasant expression, but rogue. "

The Belogorsk fortress, where Grinev was sent to serve from Orenburg, meets the young man not with formidable bastions, towers and ramparts, but turns out to be a village surrounded by a wooden fence. Instead of a brave garrison, there are disabled people who do not know where is the left and where is the right, instead of deadly artillery, there is an old cannon clogged with garbage.

The commandant of the fortress, Ivan Kuzmich Mironov, is an officer "from the soldiers' children", an uneducated man, but honest and kind. His wife, Vasilisa Yegorovna, completely manages it and looks at the affairs of the service as if it were her own. Soon Grinev became “native” for the Mironovs, and he himself “imperceptibly <…> became attached to a good family”. In the daughter of the Mironovs, Masha Grinev, "I found a sensible and sensible girl."

The service does not bother Grinev, he was carried away by reading books, practicing translation and writing poetry. At first, he became close to Lieutenant Shvabrin, the only person in the fortress who was close to Grinev in education, age and occupation. But soon they quarrel - Shvabrin scoffed at the love "song" written by Grinev, and also allowed himself dirty hints about the "temper and custom" of Masha Mironova, to whom this song was dedicated. Later, in a conversation with Masha, Grinev will find out the reasons for the stubborn slander with which Shvabrin pursued her: the lieutenant wooed her, but was refused. “I don’t like Alexei Ivanovich. He is very disgusting to me, ”Masha admits to Grinev. The quarrel is resolved by a duel and by wounding Grinev.

Masha takes care of the wounded Grinev. Young people confess to each other "in a heartfelt inclination", and Grinev writes a letter to the priest, "asking for parental blessing." But Masha is a dowry. The Mironovs “have only one soul, Palashka,” while the Grinevs have three hundred peasants. Father forbids Grinev to marry and promises to transfer him from the Belogorsk fortress "somewhere far away" so that the "nonsense" will pass.

After this letter, life became unbearable for Grinev, he falls into a gloomy reverie, seeks solitude. "I was afraid either to go crazy, or to fall into debauchery." And only "unexpected incidents," writes Grinev, "that had an important impact on my whole life, suddenly gave my soul a strong and good shock."

At the beginning of October 1773, the commandant of the fortress received a secret message about the Don Cossack Yemelyan Pugachev, who, posing as “the late Emperor Peter III”, “gathered a villainous gang, provoked indignation in Yaik villages and had already taken and destroyed several fortresses”. The commandant was asked to "take appropriate measures to repel the aforementioned villain and impostor."

Soon everyone was talking about Pugachev. A Bashkir with "outrageous sheets" was captured in the fortress. But it was not possible to interrogate him - the Bashkir's tongue was torn out. From day to day, the inhabitants of the Belogorsk fortress are expecting an attack by Pugachev,

The rebels appear unexpectedly - the Mironovs did not even have time to send Masha to Orenburg. At the first attack, the fortress was taken. Residents greet Pugachevites with bread and salt. The prisoners, among whom was Grinev, are taken to the square to swear allegiance to Pugachev. The first to die on the gallows is the commandant, who refused to swear allegiance to "a thief and an impostor." Under the blow of a saber, Vasilisa Yegorovna falls dead. Death on the gallows awaits Grinev, but Pugachev has mercy on him. A little later, Grinev learns from Savelich "the reason for the mercy" - the ataman of the robbers turned out to be the vagrant who received from him, Grinev, a hare sheepskin coat.

In the evening Grinev was invited to the “great sovereign”. "I have pardoned you for your virtue," Pugachev says to Grinev, "<…> Do you promise to serve me with zeal?" But Grinev is a "natural nobleman" and "swore allegiance to the empress." He cannot even promise Pugachev not to serve against him. “My head is in your power,” he says to Pugachev, “if you let me go, thank you, you will execute me - God is your judge.”

Grinev's sincerity amazes Pugachev, and he lets the officer go "on all four sides." Grinev decides to go to Orenburg for help - after all, Masha remained in a strong fever in the fortress, whom the priest passed off as her niece. He is especially worried that Shvabrin has been appointed commandant of the fortress, who has sworn allegiance to Pugachev.

But in Orenburg, Grinev was denied help, and a few days later the rebel troops surrounded the city. Long days of the siege dragged on. Soon, by chance, a letter from Masha falls into the hands of Grinev, from which he learns that Shvabrin is forcing her to marry him, otherwise threatening to give her over to the Pugachevites. Once again, Grinev turns to the military commander for help, and again receives a refusal.

Grinev and Savelich leave for the Belogorsk fortress, but they are captured by the rebels near the Berdskaya settlement. And again, Providence brings Grinev and Pugachev together, giving the officer an opportunity to fulfill his intention: having learned from Grinev the essence of the matter in which he was going to the Belogorsk fortress, Pugachev himself decides to free the orphan and punish the offender.

On the way to the fortress, a confidential conversation takes place between Pugachev and Grinev. Pugachev is clearly aware of his doom, expecting betrayal primarily on the part of his comrades, he knows that he will not wait for "the Empress's mercy" either. For Pugachev, as for an eagle from a Kalmyk fairy tale, which he tells Grinev with “wild inspiration”, “than to eat carrion for three hundred years, it is better to drink living blood once; and there what God will give! " Grinev draws a different moral conclusion from the fairy tale, which surprises Pugachev: "To live by murder and robbery means to peck at the carrion for me."

In the Belogorsk fortress, Grinev, with the help of Pugachev, frees Masha. And although the enraged Shvabrin reveals deception to Pugachev, he is full of magnanimity: "Execute, execute, grant, grant, this is my custom." Grinev and Pugachev part "amicably".

Grinev sends Masha as a bride to his parents, and he himself remains in the army due to his "duty of honor". The war "with robbers and savages" is "boring and petty." Grinev's observations are filled with bitterness: "God forbid to see a Russian rebellion, senseless and merciless."

The end of the military campaign coincides with the arrest of Grinev. Appearing before the court, he is calm in his confidence that he can justify himself, but Shvabrin slanders him, exposing Grinev as a spy dispatched from Pugachev to Orenburg. Grinev was convicted, shame awaited him, exile to Siberia for an eternal settlement.

From shame and exile, Grinev is saved by Masha, who goes to the queen to "ask for mercy." Walking through the garden of Tsarskoye Selo, Masha met a middle-aged lady. In this lady, everything "involuntarily attracted the heart and inspired confidence." Having learned who Masha was, she offered her help, and Masha sincerely told the lady the whole story. The lady turned out to be the empress, who pardoned Grinev in the same way as Pugachev once pardoned both Masha and Grinev.

Tells about his biography. His father served under Count Munnich, rose to the rank of major and retired. The mother was the daughter of a poor nobleman. Their family had 9 children, but they all died in infancy, except for Peter. Even before he was born, he was enrolled as a sergeant in the Semyonovsky regiment. From the age of five, Savelich raised him and taught him to read and write, and when Peter was 12 years old he was hired a teacher - a Frenchman, Monsieur Beaupré, who was supposed to teach him different languages... In fact, Beaupre was a hairdresser, knew nothing about science and led an immoral lifestyle. He was eventually kicked out for drunkenness and the corruption of girls.

When Peter turns 17, his father sends him to serve in Orenburg, and not in Petersburg, in the guard, as was previously planned. Savelich also went to look after him. Peter was very upset because he wanted to be in the capital and lead a happy life.

In Simbirsk, Grinev meets the captain Ivan Ivanovich Zurin, who teaches him to drink punch and play billiards. At the end of the game, it turns out that Petrusha lost 100 rubles to Zurin, a lot of money at that time. Peter cannot immediately repay the debt, since Savelich is in charge of everything, Zurin agrees to wait until morning and they go to dinner at Arinushka's.

In the morning Savelich does not want to return the money to Zurin, but Peter insists, and the debt is repaid. Savelich persuades Peter to urgently continue his journey.

Chapter 2 The Counselor

On the way, Peter barely begs for forgiveness from Savelich for his behavior in the tavern. Suddenly a storm starts and they go astray. They are rescued by a stranger who offers to accompany them to the inn. While they are driving, Peter has a dream: as if they had come back home. Peter is very much afraid of his father's anger because he disobeyed and did not go to serve. Then his mother comes out and calls him to say goodbye to his sick father and receive his blessing. Peter approaches the bed and sees an unfamiliar man with a black beard. The mother asks him to go to the planted father, but Peter refuses. Then the man jumps out of bed, with an ax in his hands, and begins to swing it in all directions. People were lying around in pools of blood and Peter could not escape. Terrified, he wakes up and sees that they have already arrived at the inn.

Savelich for a very long time, suspiciously examines the owner and the guide, they seem suspicious to him, but Peter is amused by this. In the morning they paid for the night, Peter gave the guide a hare coat and they drove on.

When we arrived in Orenburg, Peter immediately went to the general, and he sent him to serve in the Belgorod fortress to Captain Mironov.

Chapter 3 Fortress

Mironov's wife, Vasilisa Yegorovna, was in charge of everything in the fortress. She told Peter that they get to serve in this fortress for bad deeds. For example, Aleksey Ivanovich Shvabrin, whom Grinev met at dinner, got here for murder in a duel. Shvabrin shares with Peter his impressions of life in the fortress, talks about the commandant's family, and discusses the commandant's daughter, calling her a fool. But after meeting Masha, Grinev doubts his words.

Chapter 4 Duel

Grinev really liked the Mironov family. Masha turned out to be a prudent, sweet girl, but she did not have a dowry, and because of this she was often sad.

Peter devotes poems to Masha, but Shvabrin makes fun of them, and offers instead of poems to give her earrings and then she will quickly come to him at night. This infuriated Grinev and he challenges Shvabrin to a duel. The next morning, as soon as they were about to fight with swords, Ivan Ignatievich appears with five disabled people, and they are escorted to the commandant. In the evening, Masha tells Peter that Shvabrin wooed her and was refused, so he behaves like that. A day later, the duel continued. Shvabrin turned out to be a poor swordsman, and Peter fought confidently, but Savelich who appeared distracted him, and he was wounded.

Chapter 5 Love

Peter lies wounded, he is glad that it happened, because Masha is looking after him. Grinev realizes that he fell in love with Masha and proposes to her. He writes a letter home to receive a blessing from his father, in response he receives a categorical refusal. Father knows that Peter fought in a duel, and warns Peter that if this happens again, he will be transferred to serve in another fortress. Although Grinev has already made up with Shvabrin, Peter thinks that he told his father about the duel.

Masha begins to avoid Peter, since she does not want to secretly marry, without parental consent. Grinev does not know how to rectify the situation and is discouraged.

Chapter 6 Pugachevshchina

One evening the commandant said that in a letter received from the general, they were ordered to prepare for the defense of the fortress. The Don Cossack Emelyan Pugachev, who escaped from custody, captured several fortresses and was already approaching Belgorod.

Mironov decides to send his wife and daughter to Orenburg, but Vasilisa Yegorovna decides to stay in the fortress. Masha comes to say goodbye to Peter, they really did not want to part. Masha did not have time to leave, the bandits surrounded the fortress.

Chapter 7 Attack

At night, the Cossacks left the fortress and joined the gang. Ataman Pugachev attacked the fortress and the attack ended quickly, since there were much more attackers. The commandant Mironov and the officers who did not want to go over to Pugachev's side were hanged. Peter's face Pugachev seemed very familiar, but he could not remember where he saw him. They threw a noose around Grinev's neck, but Savelich threw himself at Yemelyan's feet and promised that if Peter was released, a good ransom would be paid for him. Pugachev agreed and Grinev was released. Then they dragged out of the house naked Vasilisa Yegorovna and hacked to death.

Chapter 8 The Uninvited Guest

Shvabrin was on the side of the bandits, and knowing his attitude towards Masha, Peter was very afraid for her. She was hiding with the priest, but if Pugachev finds out about this, she will be killed immediately.

In the evening, Peter was taken to Pugachev, and Peter remembered where he had seen him. It turned out to be a tramp who showed them the way to the inn during the storm. Pugachev remembered the kindness and gift that Petrusha had awarded him, and released Grinev, although he admitted that he would fight against him.

Chapter 9 Parting

In the morning, all the inhabitants of the fortress gathered near the commandant's house, waiting for Pugachev to come out onto the porch. He greeted everyone and began throwing copper money into the crowd. People rushed to pick them up, and Pugachev and his accomplices sarcastically watched them fight for coppers.

Pugachev ordered Grinev to go to Orenburg and tell the general that he would be with them in a week.

Savelich wanted Pugachev to return the money for the things looted by the bandits, Peter thought that the old man's last hour had come, but Emelyan drove off without saying a word to him.
Peter went to say goodbye to Masha, but she was sick. Because of her worries, she developed a fever and did not even recognize him.

Grinev and Savelich went on foot to Orenburg, but one bandit caught up with them and said that Pugachev was giving them a horse and a fur coat.

Pugachev himself went to new povigs, leaving Shvabrin as commandant.

Chapter 10 The Siege of the City

As soon as Grinev arrived in Orenburg, he immediately went to Andrei Karpovich, and told him about Pugachev and the events in the fortress. Peter began to ask the general to recapture the Belgorod fortress, but everyone believed that it was better to defend against the bandits than to go on the offensive.

Pugachev attacked a week later, as promised, after which hunger and need began in the city.

Peter received a letter from Masha in which she said that Shvabrin had put her under arrest and forced her to marry him. Grinev again began to ask the general to save the commandant's daughter, and was again refused.

Chapter 11 The Rebellious Settlement

Grinev and Savelich went alone to the Belgorod Fortress to save Masha. On the way, they were seized by Pugachev's men and taken to him for interrogation. Peter told Yemelyan that Shvabrin was mocking the orphan and that he was going to save her. Everyone offers to hang both Peter and Shvabrin, but Pugachev still remembers goodness and forgives Grinev. Together they go to the fortress, on the way, confidentially talking about life.

Chapter 12 Orphan

In the fortress, Pugachev learns that Shvabrin is keeping Masha locked up and starving. He orders her to be released and wants to immediately marry them with Grinev. Shvabrin furiously tells that Masha is the daughter of the hanged commandant. Pugachev lives by the principle: if you have pardoned once, then you must pardon again. He forgives Masha and lets them go with Peter. On the way, he gives them his pass, to go through all the outposts.

Chapter 13 Arrest

Pyotr, Masha and Savelich go home. On the way, they meet an army convoy and arrest them, mistaking Pugachev for people. The chief of the convoy is Zurin, who understands everything and persuades Peter to stay and continue the battle. Masha and Savelich drive on to the estate, and Peter, along with the officers, begins to pursue Pugachev. Soon he was caught and the war ended.

Suddenly, Peter is arrested and sent under escort to Kazan.

Chapter 14 The Judgment

It turned out that Shvabrin slandered Grinev, saying that Peter served with Pugachev. The Empress sentenced him to life in exile in Siberia.

Masha goes to St. Petersburg, wanting to help her fiancé. Once, in the garden, she meets the empress and tells her about Peter, not knowing who her interlocutor is. Catherine II frees Grinev and praises Masha for her intelligence and kind heart.

Grinev came to the execution of Pugachev. Emelyan recognized him in the crowd and nodded his head like an old acquaintance.

Retelling plan

1. The life of an ignorant Petrusha Grinev.
2. Peter goes to service in Orenburg.
3. The stranger rescues Grinev in a blizzard, Peter gives the "counselor" a hare sheepskin coat.
4. Acquaintance of Grinev with the inhabitants of the Belogorsk fortress.
5. Duel of Grinev and Shvabrin.
6. Peter does not receive the blessing of his parents for the wedding with Masha Mironova.
7. Residents of the fortress learn about the approach of the troops of Emelyan Pugachev.
8. Pugachev establishes his power in the fortress.
9. Shvabrin goes over to the side of Pugachev. The rebel lets go of Grinev, remembering his rabbit sheepskin coat.
10. Shvabrin becomes the commandant of the fortress and forces Masha, left orphaned, to marry him.
11. Grinev and Savelich go to Masha's aid and again meet with Pugachev.
12. Pugachev lets Masha and Grinev go.
13. Peter sends Masha to his parents, and he himself fights against Pugachev.
14. Grinev was arrested on Shvabrin's denunciation.
15. Masha seeks justice from the Empress.

Retelling

Epigraph: Take care of honor from a young age... (Proverb.)

Chapter 1. Sergeant of the Guard

Pyotr Grinev's father retired; the family had nine children, but all, except for Peter, died in infancy. Even before birth, Petrusha was enrolled in the Semenovsky regiment. The boy is brought up by a serf uncle Savelich, under whose guidance Petrusha masters Russian literacy and learns to "judge the merits of a greyhound dog." Later, the Frenchman Beaupré was discharged to him, who was supposed to teach the boy “in French, German and other sciences,” but he did not educate Petrusha, but drank and walked. The father soon discovered this and drove the Frenchman out.

In the seventeenth year, the father sent Petrusha to the service, but not to Petersburg, as his son had hoped, but to Orenburg. On the way, Grinev meets Captain Zurin in a tavern, who teaches him to play billiards, gets drunk and wins 100 rubles from him. Grinev "behaved like a boy who broke free." In the morning, Zurin demands a win. Wanting to show his character, Grinev makes Savelich, despite his protests, give out money, and, ashamed, leaves Simbirsk.

Chapter 2. Counselor

On the way, Grinev asks Savelich for forgiveness for his stupid behavior. On the way, they are caught by a storm. They go astray, but they meet a person who leads them to their home. At the inn, Grinev examines the counselor. He speaks with the owner in “allegorical language”: “I flew to the garden, pecked hemp; grandmother threw a pebble, but by ”. Grinev sees a prophetic dream in which subsequent events are predicted. Grinev gives the counselor a hare sheepskin coat V. gratitude for the salvation.

From Orenburg, an old friend of his father, Andrei Karlovich, sent Grinev to serve in the Belogorsk fortress (40 miles from the city).

Chapter 3. Fortress

The fortress is like a village. A reasonable and kind old woman, the commandant's wife, Vasilisa Yegorovna, commands everything.

Grinev meets Alexei Ivanovich Shvabrin, a young officer who was transferred to the fortress for a duel. He tells Grinev about life in the fortress, sarcastically describes the commandant's family, speaks especially unflattering about the commandant's daughter Mironov Masha.

Chapter 4. Duel

Grinev is very attached to the commandant's family. He is promoted to officer. Grinev communicates a lot with Shvabrin, but he likes him less and less, and especially his sharp remarks about Masha. Grinev devotes love poems to Masha, mediocre. Shvabrin sharply criticizes them, insults Masha for a conversation with Grinev. Grinev calls him a liar, Shvabrin demands satisfaction. To prevent a duel, by order of Vasilisa Yegorovna, they are arrested. After a while, Grinev learns from Masha that Shvabrin wooed her, and she refused him (this explains Shvabrin's stubborn slander against the girl). The duel resumes, Shvabrin insidiously wounds Grinev.

Chapter 5. Love

Masha and Savelich are caring for the wounded. Grinev proposes to Masha. Writes a letter to parents asking them to bless the marriage. Shvabrin comes to visit Grinev, admits that he was guilty. Father Grinev's letter says that the blessing was denied. Masha avoids Grinev, does not want a wedding without parental consent. Grinev ceases to be in the Mironovs' house, and becomes discouraged.

Chapter 6. Pugachevshchina

The commandant receives a notification about Yemelyan Pugachev's bandit gang attacking the fortress. Vasilisa Yegorovna is finding out everything, and rumors of an imminent attack are spreading throughout the fortress. Pugachev surrounds the fortress and urges the enemy to surrender. Ivan Kuzmich decides to send Masha out of the fortress. Masha says goodbye to Grinev. Vasilisa Yegorovna refuses to leave and stays with her husband.

Chapter 7. Attack

At night, the Cossacks leave the Belogorsk fortress under the banner of Pugachev. The Pugachevites attack the fortress. The commandant and the few defenders of the fortress defend themselves, but the forces are unequal. Pugachev, who seized the fortress, arranges a trial. Ivan Kuzmich and his comrades are executed (hanged). When it comes to Grinev's turn, Savelich throws himself at Pugachev's feet, begging him to spare the "lord's child," promises; ransom. Pugachev replaces anger with mercy, remembering the barchuk who presented him with a hare sheepskin coat. Residents of the city and garrison soldiers swear allegiance to Pugachev. Vasilisa Yegorovna is taken out onto the porch and killed. Pugachev leaves. The people are running after him.

Chapter 10. Siege of the city

Grinev goes to Orenburg to see General Andrei Karlovich. Officials offer to bribe Pugachev's people (to set a high price for his head). The sergeant brings a letter from Masha to Grinev from the Belogorsk fortress. She reports that Shvabrin is forcing her to marry him. Grinev asks the general to give him a company of soldiers and fifty Cossacks to clear the Belogorsk fortress. The general refuses, of course.

Chapter 11. Rebellious settlement

Grinev and Savelich go alone to help Masha. On the way, Pugachev's men grab them. Pugachev interrogates Grinev about his intentions in the presence of like-minded people. Grinev admits that he is going to save the orphan from Shvabrin's claims. The robbers propose to deal not only with Shvabrin, but also with Grinev, namely, to hang both of them. Pugachev treats Grinev with obvious sympathy, promises to marry him to Masha. In the morning Grinev in Pugachev's wagon goes to the fortress. In a confidential conversation, Pugachev tells him that he would like to go to Moscow, tells Grinev a Kalmyk tale about an eagle and a raven.

Chapter 12. Orphan

In the fortress, Pugachev finds out that Shvabrin is mocking Masha, starving her. Pugachev "by the will of the sovereign" frees the girl and wants to immediately marry her to Grinev. Shvabrin reveals that she is the daughter of Captain Mironov. Pugachev decides: "to execute so to execute, to grant so favors" and releases Grinev and Masha.

Chapter 13. Arrest

On the way from the fortress, the soldiers arrest Grinev, mistaking him for a Pugachev, and take him to their boss, who turns out to be Zurin. On his advice, Grinev decides to send Masha and Savelich to his parents, while he continues to fight. Pugachev is being pursued, caught. The war is over. Zurin receives an order to arrest Grinev and send him under guard to Kazan to the Investigative Commission on the Pugachev case.

Chapter 14. Judgment

Due to the slanderous denunciation of Shvabrin, Grinev is suspected of serving Pugachev. He is sentenced to exile in Siberia.

Grinev's parents are in grief because of the fate of their son. They are very attached to Masha. Masha goes to Petersburg to seek justice from the empress herself. In Tsarskoye Selo, in the garden, she accidentally meets the empress, not knowing who is in front of her, and tells the true story of Grinev, explains that he got to Pugachev because of her. Masha is summoned to the palace. At the audience, the empress promises to arrange the fate of Masha and to forgive Grinev. He is released from custody.

"The Captain's Daughter" a summary of each chapter

"The Captain's Daughter" a summary of the 1st chapter

At the beginning of the story the main character Petr Grinev tells the reader about his young life. He - the only survivor of 9 children of a retired major and a poor noblewoman, lived in a middle-class noble family. In fact, an old servant was involved in the upbringing of the young master. Peter's education was low, since his father, a retired major, hired the immoral French hairdresser Beaupré as a tutor. For drunkenness and depraved actions he was expelled from the estate. And his father decided to send 17-year-old Petrusha to serve in Orenburg (instead of Petersburg, where he was supposed to serve in the guard) through old connections, and attached Savelich's old servant to him for supervision. Petrusha was upset, because instead of partying in the capital, he was waiting for a dull existence in the wilderness. During a stop on the way, the young master made an acquaintance with the rake-captain Zurin, because of whom, under the pretext of training, he became involved in playing billiards. Then Zurin offered to play for money, and as a result, Petrusha lost as much as 100 rubles - a lot of money at that time. Savelich, being the keeper of the lord's "treasury", is against Peter paying the debt, but the master insists. The servant is indignant, but gives the money.

"The Captain's Daughter" a summary of chapter 2

In the end, Peter is ashamed of his loss and promises Savelich not to gamble anymore. There is a long road ahead of them, and the servant forgives the master. But because of Petrusha's indiscretion, they again get into trouble - the approaching storm did not embarrass the young man and he ordered the driver not to return. As a result, they lost their way and almost froze. For good luck, they met a stranger who helped the lost travelers to go to the inn.

Grinev recalls how then, tired of the journey, he had a dream in the wagon, which he called prophetic: he sees his house and his mother, who says that his father is dying. Then he sees an unfamiliar man with a beard in his father's bed, and his mother says that he is her named husband. The stranger wants to give the "father's" blessing, but Peter refuses and then the man takes up the ax, and corpses appear around. He does not touch Peter.

They drive up to an inn that looks like a thieves' haven. The stranger, frozen in the cold in one army jacket, asks Petrusha for wine, and he treats him. A strange conversation took place between the man and the owner of the house in the thieves' language. Peter does not understand the meaning, but everything he heard seems very strange to him. Leaving the shelter, Peter, to Savelich's next displeasure, thanked the guide by presenting him with a hare sheepskin coat. To which the stranger bowed, saying that the age will not forget such a mercy.

When Peter finally gets to Orenburg, his father's colleague, having read the cover letter with instructions to keep the young man "in tight knit gloves," sends him to serve in the Belgorod Fortress - an even greater wilderness. This could not but upset Peter, who had long dreamed of a guard uniform.

"The Captain's Daughter" a summary of chapter 3

The master of the Belgorod garrison was Ivan Kuzmich Mironov, but his wife, Vasilisa Yegorovna, actually ran everything. Simple and sincere people immediately liked Grinev. The middle-aged couple Mironovs had a daughter Masha, but so far their acquaintance has not taken place. In the fortress (which turned out to be a simple village), Peter meets the young lieutenant Alexei Ivanovich Shvabrin, who was exiled here from the guards for a duel that ended in the death of the enemy. Shvabrin, having a habit of speaking unflatteringly about others, often spoke sarcastically about Masha, the captain's daughter, making her a complete fool. Then Grinev himself meets the commander's daughter and questions the lieutenant's statements.

"The Captain's Daughter" summary 4 chapter

By nature, the kind and complacent Grinev began to be friends with the commandant and his family more and more closely, and moved away from Shvabrin. The daughter of the captain, Masha, did not have a dowry, but turned out to be a charming girl. Peter did not like Shvabrin's sharp remarks. Inspired by thoughts of a young girl on quiet evenings, he began to write poems to her, the content of which he shared with a friend. But he ridiculed him, and even more began to humiliate Masha's dignity, assuring that she would come at night to the one who would give her a pair of earrings.

As a result, the friends quarreled, and it came to a duel. Vasilisa Yegorovna, the commandant's wife, found out about the duel, but the duelists pretended to make up, deciding to postpone the meeting the next day. But in the morning, as soon as they had time to draw their swords, Ivan Ignatyevich and 5 disabled people were taken under escort to Vasilisa Yegorovna. After scolding them properly, she let them go. In the evening Masha, disturbed by the news of the duel, told Peter about Shvabrin's unsuccessful matchmaking to her. Now Grinev understood his motives for behavior. The duel did take place. Confident swordsman Peter, taught at least something worthwhile by the tutor of Beaupre, turned out to be a strong opponent for Shvabrin. But Savelich appeared at the duel, Peter hesitated for a second and was eventually wounded.

"The Captain's Daughter" summary 5 chapter

The wounded Peter was nursed by his servant and Masha. As a result, the duel brought the young people closer together, and they kindled with mutual love for each other. Wanting to marry Masha, Grinev sends a letter to his parents.

Grinev made up with Shvabrin. Peter's father, learning about the duel and not wanting to hear about the marriage, was furious and sent his son an angry letter, where he threatened to transfer from the fortress. In perplexity how his father could find out about the duel, Peter lashed out at Savelich with accusations, but he himself received a letter with the displeasure of the owner. Grinev finds only one answer - Shvabrin reported the duel. The father's refusal of the blessing does not change Peter's intentions, but Masha does not agree to secretly marry. For a while, they move away from each other, and Grinev understands that unhappy love can deprive him of his reason and lead to debauchery.

"The Captain's Daughter" summary 6 chapter

Anxiety begins in the Belgorod Fortress. Captain Mironov receives an order from the general to prepare the fortress for an attack by rioters and robbers. Emelyan Pugachev, who called himself Peter III, escaped from custody and terrified the surroundings. According to rumors, he had already captured several fortresses and was approaching Belgorod. It was not necessary to count on victory with 4 officers and army "invalids". Alarmed by rumors about the seizure of a neighboring fortress and the execution of officers, Captain Mironov decided to send Masha and Vasilisa Yegorovna to Orenburg, where the fortress is stronger. The captain's wife speaks out against leaving, and decides not to leave her husband in difficult times. Masha says goodbye to Peter, but she fails to leave the fortress.

"The Captain's Daughter" summary 7 chapter

Ataman Pugachev appears at the walls of the fortress and offers to surrender without a fight. The commandant Mironov, having learned about the betrayal of the sergeant and several Cossacks who joined the rebel clan, does not agree to the proposal. He punishes his wife to dress Masha as a commoner and take the priest to the hut, and he himself opens fire on the rebels. The battle ends with the capture of the fortress, which, together with the city, passes into the hands of Pugachev.

Right at the commandant's house, Pugachev inflicts reprisals on those who refused to give him the oath. He orders the execution of Captain Mironov and Lieutenant Ivan Ignatyich. Grinev decides that he will not swear allegiance to the robber and will accept an honest death. However, Shvabrin approaches Pugachev and whispers something in his ear. The chieftain decides not to ask for the oath, ordering all three to be hanged. But the old faithful servant Savelich throws himself at the feet of the chieftain, and he agrees to pardon Grinev. Ordinary soldiers and residents of the city take the oath of allegiance to Pugachev. As soon as the oath ended, Pugachev decided to dine, but the Cossacks dragged the naked Vasilisa Yegorovna by the hair from the commandant's house, where they robbed the property, who was shouting for her husband and cursing the convict. Ataman ordered to kill her.

"The Captain's Daughter" summary 8 chapter

Grinev's heart is out of place. He understands that if the soldiers find out that Masha is here and alive, she cannot avoid reprisals, especially since Shvabrin took the side of the rebels. He knows that the beloved is hiding in the house of the priest. In the evening, the Cossacks came, sent to take him to Pugachev. Although Peter did not accept the Liar's offer of all kinds of honors for the oath, the conversation between the rebel and the officer was friendly. Pugachev remembered goodness and now granted Peter freedom in response.

"The Captain's Daughter" summary 9 chapter

The next morning, Pugachev, in front of the people, called Peter to him and said that he should go to Orenburg and report his offensive in a week. Savelich began to bother about the plundered property, but the villain said that he would let him go to the sheepskin coats for such insolence. Grinev and his servant leave Belogorsk. Pugachev appoints Shvabrin as commandant, and he himself sets off for the next feats.

Pyotr and Savelich were walking, but one of Pugachev's gang caught up with them and said that His Majesty favored them with a horse and a sheepskin coat, but half a dollar, but he allegedly lost it.
Masha took to her bed and lay in delirium.

"The Captain's Daughter" summary 10 chapter

Arriving in Orenburg, Grinev immediately reported on the deeds of Pugachev in the Belgorod fortress. A council came together, at which everyone except Peter voted for defense, not attack.

A long siege begins - hunger and want. Peter, on his next sortie into the enemy's camp, receives a letter from Masha, in which she begs to save her. Shvabrin wants to marry her and holds her captive. Grinev goes to the general with a request to give half a company of soldiers to save the girl, which is refused. Then Peter decides to help out his beloved alone.

"The Captain's Daughter" summary 11 chapter

On the way to the fortress, Peter falls into the guard of Pugachev and is taken for interrogation. Grinev honestly talks about everything about his plans to the troublemaker and says that he is free to do whatever he wants with him. Pugachev's thugs advisors propose to execute the officer, but he says, "to have mercy, so mercy."

Together with the robber ataman, Peter goes to the Belgorod fortress, on the way they have a conversation. The rebel says that he wants to go to Moscow. Peter in his heart pity him, begging him to surrender at the mercy of the empress. But Pugachev knows that it is too late, and says, come what may.

"The Captain's Daughter" a summary of the 12th chapter

Shvabrin holds the girl on water and bread. Pugachev has mercy on the self-willed person, but from Shvabrin he learns that Masha is the daughter of a non-sworn commandant. At first he is furious, but Peter, with his frankness, again achieves favor.

"The Captain's Daughter" a summary of the 13th chapter

Pugachev gives Peter a pass to all the outposts. Happy lovers go to their parents' house. They confused the army convoy with the Pugachev traitors and were arrested. Grinev recognized the head of the outpost as Zurin. He said that he was going home to get married. He discourages him, assuring him to stay in the service. Peter himself understands that duty calls him. He sends Masha and Savelich to their parents.

The military actions of the detachments that came to the rescue broke the bandit plans. But Pugachev could not be caught. Then there were rumors that he was raging in Siberia. Zurin's squad is sent to suppress another outbreak. Grinev recalls the unfortunate villages plundered by savages. The troops had to take away what the people could save. The news came that Pugachev was caught.

"The Captain's Daughter" summary of chapter 14

Grinev, on the denunciation of Shvabrin, was arrested as a traitor. He could not justify himself by love, fearing that Masha would also be interrogated. The Empress, taking into account the merits of her father, pardoned him, but sentenced him to exile for life. My father was on fire. Masha decided to go to Petersburg and ask the Empress for her beloved.

By the will of fate, Mary meets the Empress in the early autumn morning and tells her everything, not knowing who she is talking to. The same morning, a cabman was sent after her to the house of a society lady, where Masha settled for a while, with the order to deliver Mironov's daughter to the palace.

There Masha saw Catherine II and recognized her as her companion.

Grinev was freed from hard labor. Pugachev was executed. Standing on the block in the crowd, he saw Grinev and nodded.

The reunited loving hearts continued the Grinyov family, and in their Simbirsk province, under glass, was kept a letter from Catherine II pardoning Peter and praising Mary for her intelligence and kind heart.

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