Pushkin A.S. the story "The Captain's Daughter": Summary.

The narration is conducted from the first person of the protagonist of the story, Pyotr Andreevich Grinev, in the form of family notes.

Chapter 1. Sergeant of the Guard.

In this chapter, Pushkin introduces the reader to Pyotr Grinev. There were 9 children in his family. However, they all died as babies, and only Peter survived. Peter's father once served, but has now retired. Peter was recorded before his birth in the Semenovsky regiment. While the boy was growing up, he was listed in his regiment as being on leave. The boy had an uncle Savelich, who was engaged in his upbringing. He taught the boy Russian literacy and writing, gave knowledge about greyhounds. After a certain time, a Frenchman is sent to Peter as a teacher. The Frenchman's name was Beaupré. His duties included teaching the boy French and German, as well as educating him in other sciences. However, the Frenchman was more concerned with booze and girls. When Peter's father noticed the Frenchman's negligence, he kicked him out. At the age of 17, his father sent Peter to serve in Orenburg, although the young man hoped to serve in St. Petersburg. At the moment of instructions before leaving, the father told his son that you need to take care of " dress again, and honor from a young age"(Author's note: Subsequently, these words from the work Pushkin « Captain's daughter"became a catchphrase). Peter left his native place. In Simbirsk, the young man visited a tavern and met Captain Zurin there. Zurin taught Peter to play billiards, and then got him drunk and won 100 rubles from Peter. Pushkin wrote that Peter behaved like a boy who broke free". In the morning, despite Savelich's active resistance, Grinev pays back the lost money and leaves Simbirsk.

Chapter 2

Grinev understood that he had done wrong when he arrived in Simbirsk. Therefore, he asked for forgiveness from Savelich. During a storm the travelers lost their way. But then they noticed a man, " sharpness and subtlety of flair” were noticed by Peter and delighted. Grinev asked this man to accompany them to the nearest house ready to receive them. On the way, Grinev had a strange dream in which he returned to his estate and found his father dying. Peter asked his father for a blessing, but suddenly instead of him he saw a man with a black beard. Petya's mother tried to explain who this person was. According to her, it was allegedly his imprisoned father. Here the peasant suddenly jumped out of bed, grabbed an ax and began to swing it. The room filled with the dead. The man smiled at the young man and called for his blessing. Here the dream ended. Arriving at the place, Grinev took a closer look at the man who agreed to see them off. This is how Pushkin described the counselor: He was about forty, medium height, thin and broad-shouldered. There was gray in his black beard, and his big, lively eyes kept running. His face had an expression rather pleasant, but roguish. His hair was cut in a circle, he was wearing a tattered coat and Tatar sharavars.". A man with a black beard, i.e. the counselor, spoke with the owner of the inn in an incomprehensible, allegorical language for Peter: “ He flew into the garden, pecked hemp; grandmother threw a stone, but by". Grinev decided to treat the counselor with wine and presented him with a hare coat before parting, which again aroused Savelich's indignation. In Orenburg, a friend of his father, Andrei Karlovich R. sent Peter to serve in the Belgorsk fortress, which was located 40 miles from Orenburg.

Chapter 3. Fortress.

Grinev arrived at the fortress and found it looking like a small village. Vasilisa Egorovna, the wife of the commandant of the fortress, ran everything in it. Peter met a young officer Alexei Ivanovich Shvabrin. Shvabrin told Grinev about the inhabitants of the fortress, about the routine in it, and in general about life in these places. He also expressed his opinion about the family of the commandant of the fortress and extremely unflattering about his daughter Mironova Masha. Grinev found Shvabrin not a very attractive young man. He was " short, with a swarthy face and remarkably ugly, but extremely lively". Grinev learned that Shvabrin ended up in the fortress because of a duel. Shvabrin and Grinev were invited to dinner at the house of commandant Ivan Kuzmich Mironov. The young people accepted the invitation. On the street, Grinev saw how military exercises were taking place. The commandant himself commanded a platoon of disabled people. He was " in a cap and Chinese robe«.

Chapter 4

Grinev increasingly began to visit the commandant's family. He liked this family. And I liked Masha. He dedicated love poems to her. Peter became an officer. At the beginning, he was happy to communicate with Shvabrin. But his caustic remarks about his girlfriend began to annoy Grinev. When Peter showed his poems to Alexei and Shvabrin sharply criticized them, and then also allowed himself to offend Masha, Grinev called Shvabrin a liar and received a challenge from Shvabrin to a duel. Having learned about the duel, Vasilisa Egorovna ordered the arrest of young officers. The girl Palashka took their swords from them. And later, Masha told Peter that Shvvabrin once wooed her, but she refused him. That is why Shvabrin hated the girl and threw endless barbs at her. Some time later, the duel resumed. Grinev was wounded in it.

Chapter 5

Savelich and Masha began to look after the wounded. At that moment, Grinev decided to confess his feelings to Mashenka and propose to her. Masha agreed. Then Grinev sent a letter to his father asking him to bless him for marriage with the daughter of the commandant of the fortress. The answer came. And from it it turned out that the father refuses his son. Moreover, he somehow learned about the duel. Savelich did not report the duel to Grinev Sr. Therefore, Peter decided that this was the work of Shvabrin. Meanwhile, Shvabrin came to visit Peter and asked his forgiveness. He said that he was to blame before Peter for everything that had happened. However, Masha does not want to get married without the blessing of her father, and therefore she began to avoid Grinev. Grinev also stopped visiting the commandant's house. He lost heart.

Chapter 6

The commandant received a letter from the general, in which it was reported that the escaped Don Cossack Emelyan Pugachev was gathering a villainous gang and therefore it was necessary to strengthen the fortress. It was immediately reported that Pugachev had already managed to plunder several fortresses and hang the officers. Ivan Kuzmich gathered a military council and asked everyone to keep this news secret. But Ivan Ignatievich accidentally spilled the beans to Vasilisa Egorovna, and as a result, rumors about Pugachev spread throughout the fortress. Pugachev sent spies into the villages of the Cossacks with leaflets in which he threatened to eat those who did not recognize him as sovereign and would not join his gang. And from the officers he demanded the surrender of the fortress without a fight. I managed to catch one of these scouts, a mutilated Bashkir. The poor prisoner had no nose, tongue and ears. It was clear from everything that it was not the first time he had rebelled and that he was familiar with torture. Ivan Kuzmich, at the suggestion of Grinev, decided in the morning to send Masha from the fortress to Orenburg. Grinev and Masha said goodbye. Mironov wanted his wife to leave the fortress, but Vasilisa Yegorovna firmly decided to stay with her husband.

Chapter 7

Masha did not have time to leave the fortress. Under cover of night, the Cossacks left the Belogorsk fortress to go over to the side of Pugachev. A few soldiers remained in the fortress, who were unable to resist the robbers. They defended themselves as best they could, but in vain. Pugachev captured the fortress. Many immediately swore allegiance to the robber, who proclaimed himself king. He executed commandant Mironov Ivan Kuzmich and Ivan Ignatievich. The next to be executed was Grinev, but Savelich threw himself at Pugachev's feet and begged to be left alive. Savelich even promised a ransom for the young master's life. Pugachev agreed to such conditions and demanded that Grinev kiss his hand. Grinev refused. But Pugachev still pardoned Peter. The surviving soldiers and residents of the fortress went over to the side of the robbers and for 3 hours kissed the hand of the newly-made sovereign Pugachev, who was sitting in an armchair on the porch of the commandant's house. Robbers robbed everywhere, pulling out various goods from chests and cabinets: fabrics, dishes, fluff, etc. Vasilisa Egorovna was stripped naked and taken to the public in this form, after which they were killed. Pugachev was brought up by a white horse and he left.

Chapter 8

Grinev was very worried about Masha. Did she manage to hide and what happened to her? He entered the commandant's house. Everything there was destroyed, plundered and broken. He went into Marya Ivanovna's room, where he met Broadsha who was hiding. From Broadsha he learned that Masha was in the priest's house. Then Grinev went to the priest's house. There was a drinking bout of robbers. Peter summoned a hit. From her, Grinev learned that Shvabrin had sworn allegiance to Pugachev and was now resting at the same table with the robbers. Masha lies on her bed, half delirious. Popadya told Pugachev that the girl was her niece. Fortunately, Shvabrin did not betray the truth to Pugachev. Grinev returned to his apartment. There, Savelich told Peter that Pugachev was their former counselor. They came for Grinev, saying that Pugachev was demanding him. Grinev obeyed. Entering the room, Peter was struck by the fact that “ Everyone treated each other like comrades and did not show any particular preference for their leader ... Everyone boasted, offered his opinions and freely challenged Pugachev". Pugachev offered to sing a song about the gallows, and the bandits sang: “ Don't make noise, mother green oak tree...» When the guests finally dispersed, Pugachev asked Grinev to stay. A conversation arose between them, in which Pugachev invited Grinev to stay with him and serve him. Peter honestly told Pugachev that he did not consider him a sovereign and could not serve him, because. once swore allegiance to the empress. He also will not be able to fulfill the promise not to fight against Pugachev, because. it is his official duty. Pugachev was struck by Grinev's frankness and honesty. He promised to let Grinev go to Orenburg, but asked to come in the morning to say goodbye to him.

Chapter 9

Pugachev asks Grinev to visit the governor in Orenburg and tell him that in a week sovereign Pugachev will be in the city. He appointed Shvabrin as the commandant of the Belogorsk fortress, since he himself had to leave. Savelich, meanwhile, compiled a list of the plundered lordly goods and submitted it to Pugachev. Pugachev, being in a generous state of mind, instead of punishment, decided to give Grinev a horse and his own fur coat. In the same chapter, Pushkin writes that Masha fell seriously ill.

Chapter 10

Grinev, having arrived in Orenburg, was sent to General Andrei Karlovich. Grinev asked to give him soldiers and allow him to attack the Belgorod fortress. The general, having learned about the fate of the Mironov family and that Captain's daughter remained in the hands of the robbers, expressed sympathy, but the soldier refused to give, referring to the upcoming military council. military council, which there was not a single military man“, took place on the same evening. " All the officials talked about the unreliability of the troops, about the unfaithfulness of luck, about caution and the like. Everyone believed that it was more prudent to remain under the shelter of cannons behind a strong stone wall than to experience the happiness of weapons in an open field.". Officials saw one of the ways out in setting a high price for Pugachev's head. They believed that the robbers themselves would betray their leader, tempted by a high price. Meanwhile, Pugachev kept his word and appeared at the walls of Orenburg exactly a week later. The siege of the city began. The inhabitants suffered severely because of hunger and because of the high cost. The raids of the robbers were periodic. Grinev was bored and often rode the horse Pugachev had given him. Once he ran into a Cossack, who turned out to be a constable of the Belogorsk fortress Maksimych. He gave a letter to Grinev from Masha, in which it was reported that Shvabrin was forcing her to marry him.

Chapter 11

To save Masha, Grinev and Savelich went to the Belogorsk fortress. On the way, they fell into the hands of robbers. They were taken to Pugachev. Pugachev asked where Grinev was going and for what purpose. Grinev honestly told Pugachev about his intentions. They say he would like to protect the orphaned girl from the claims of Shvabrin. The robbers offered to cut off the head of both Grinev and Shvabrin. But Pugachev decided everything in his own way. He promised Grinev to arrange his fate with Masha. In the morning Pugachev and Grinev rode in the same wagon to the Belogorsk fortress. On the way, Pugachev shared with Grinev his desire to go to Moscow: “ ... my street is cramped; I have little will. My guys are smart. They are thieves. I must keep my ears open; at the first failure, they will redeem their neck with my head". Even on the way, Pugachev managed to tell a Kalmyk fairy tale about a raven that lived for 300 years, but ate carrion and about an eagle that prefers hunger to carrion: “ it's better to drink living blood«.

Chapter 12

Arriving at the Belogorsk fortress, Pugachev learned that Shvabrin mocked Masha and starved her. Then Puchev wished on behalf of the sovereign to marry Grinev and Masha immediately. Then Shvabrin told Pugachev that Masha was not the niece of the priest, but the daughter of Captain Mironov. But Pugachev turned out to be a generous person: “ to execute, so to execute, to favor, so to favor and released Masha and Grinev.

Chapter 13

Pugachev handed Peter a pass. Therefore, lovers could freely pass all the outposts. But once the outpost of the imperial soldiers was mistaken for Pugachev's and this was the reason for the arrest of Grinev. The soldiers took Peter to their chief, whom Grinev recognized as Zurin. Peter told his story to an old friend and he believed Grinev. Zurin offered to postpone the wedding and send Masha, accompanied by Savelich, to her parents, and Grinev himself to remain in the service, as required by the officer's duty. Grinev heeded Zurin's proposal. Pugachev was eventually defeated, but not caught. The leader managed to escape to Siberia and collect a new gang. Pugachev was searched everywhere. In the end, he was still caught. But then Zurin received an order to arrest Grinev and send him to the Investigative Commission on the Pugachev case.

Chapter 14

Grinev was arrested because of Shvabrin's denunciation. Shvabrin claimed that Pyotr Grinev served Pugachev. Grinev was afraid to involve Masha in this story. He did not want her to be tortured by interrogations. Therefore, Grinev could not justify himself. The Empress replaced the death penalty with exile in Siberia only thanks to the merits of Father Peter. The father was devastated by what had happened. It was a shame for the Grinev family. Masha went to Petersburg in order to talk with the Empress. It so happened that once Masha was walking early in the morning in the garden. While walking, she met an unfamiliar woman. They started talking. The woman asked Masha to introduce herself, and she replied that she was the daughter of Captain Mironov. The woman immediately became very interested in Masha and asked Masha to tell for what purpose she arrived in St. Petersburg. Masha said that she had come to the empress to ask for mercy for Grinev, because he could not justify himself at the trial because of her. The woman said that she visits the court and promises to help Masha. She received a letter from Masha addressed to the Empress and asked where Masha was staying. Masha answered. On this they parted. Before Masha had time to drink tea after a walk, a palace carriage drove into the courtyard. The messenger asked Masha to immediately go to the palace, because. the empress demands it. In the palace, Masha recognized her morning companion in the Empress. Grinev was pardoned, Masha was given a fortune. Masha and Peter Grinev got married. Grinev was present during the execution of Yemelyan Pugachev. " He was present at the execution of Pugachev, who recognized him in the crowd and nodded his head, which a minute later, dead and bloody, was shown to the people«

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We bring to your attention the most successful options summary of the work of A.S. Pushkin "The Captain's Daughter". By tradition, we have prepared not only a summary of the chapters, but also a brief retelling, as well as a very brief summary.

Pushkin himself called The Captain's Daughter (end of September 1836) a novel. But the very first censor Korsakov recognized the story in this work. It so happened that this work of criticism and associates of Alexander Sergeevich was always called differently. Belinsky and Chernyshevsky considered The Captain's Daughter a story, and Pushkin's first biographer P.V. Annenkov is a novel.

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The captain's daughter - a summary of the chapters

Chapter I

The author begins the story with an acquaintance with the main character - Peter Grinev. Grinev himself tells about his life in the first person. He is the only survivor of 9 children of a retired prime minister and a poor noblewoman, he lived in a middle-class noble family. “Mother was still my belly,” Grinev recalled, “as I was already enrolled in the Semyonovsky regiment as a sergeant.”

Wishing to give his son a good education, to teach "languages ​​and all the sciences", father Andrei Petrovich Grinev hires a French teacher Beaupre. However, the Frenchman drinks more than teaches the undergrowth. The brief content of the upbringing of young Grinev boiled down to the fact that instead of teaching the sciences in French, he himself teaches his French teacher to “talk in Russian”. Finding no significant benefit from such an education, Beaupré is soon expelled.

Instead of the traditional brilliant career of a St. Petersburg officer, the father chooses for his son a harsh service in one of the fortresses on Yaik. On the way to Orenburg, Peter stops in Simbirsk, where he meets the hussar Ivan Zurin. The hussar undertakes to teach Grinev how to play billiards, and then, taking advantage of Peter's simplicity, he easily wins 100 rubles from him. Wanting to get rid of the guardianship of the uncle Savelich sent with him, Peter returns the debt, despite the protests of the old man.

Chapter II

In the Orenburg steppe, Peter falls into a snowstorm. The coachman was already desperate to get the horses out, when suddenly a certain peasant appeared next to the wagon, who offered to see the lost wanderers. The stranger correctly pointed the way, and the coachman managed to lead his riders, including a new fellow traveler, to the inn (umet).

Further, Grinev tells about a prophetic dream that he had in a wagon. The summary of the dream is as follows: 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 a "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 the inn, reminiscent of a thieves' haven. A stranger, frozen in a cold in one Armenian coat, asks Petrusha for wine, and he treats him.

In the house, a stranger starts an allegorical conversation with the owner. The language of their communication had the features of a thieves' vocabulary, which betrayed a "dashing person" in the stranger.

After spending the night on his wits, Grinev is going on the road again, having first thanked the yesterday's counselor with a hare coat. In Orenburg, Peter falls into the hands of General Andrei Karlovich, an old friend of his father, and the general gives the young man a direction to the Belogorsk fortress, lost forty miles from the city, on the border with the "Kyrgyz steppes". A link to such a wilderness upsets Peter, who had long dreamed of a guards uniform.

Chapter III

Upon arrival at the fortress, which turned out to be a tiny village, Peter gets acquainted with the locals and, first of all, with the family of the old commandant.

The owner of the Belgorod garrison was Ivan Kuzmich Mironov, but in fact his wife, Vasilisa Yegorovna, was in charge of everything. Simple and kind people immediately liked Grinev.

Of great interest to Grinev is the witty officer Shvabrin, who was transferred to the fortress from St. Petersburg for violating discipline and "murder."

Shvabrin, prone to unflattering comments about those around him, often spoke caustically about Masha, the captain's daughter, exposing her as a very narrow-minded person. Then Grinev himself gets acquainted with the daughter of the commander and is convinced of the fallacy of Lieutenant Shvabrin's opinion.

Chapter IV

The service does not burden Grinev, he became interested in reading books, practicing translations and writing poetry.

Rapprochement with Shvabrin abruptly ends in a quarrel. Shvabrin allowed himself to arrogantly criticize the love "song" written by Grinev for Masha.

Out of jealousy, Shvabrin slanders Masha in front of Grinev, for which the young man challenges the officer to a duel.

The commandant's wife, Vasilisa Yegorovna, found out about the duel, but the duelists pretended to reconcile, deciding in fact to postpone the meeting the next day. In the morning, opponents hurried to complete their plans. However, even then the duel was interrupted by the efforts of the commandant's family. Having reprimanded the absurd young men, as it should, Vasilisa Yegorovna let them go. That same evening, Masha, worried about the duel, told Pyotr Grinev about Shvabrin's unsuccessful matchmaking. Now Grinev understood Shvabrin's behavior. And yet the doom took place. In short, its result was the injury of Grinev.

Chapter V

The wounded Grinev, thanks to the care of the regimental barber and Masha, is quickly recovering.

He forgives Shvabrin, because he sees in his actions a sign of the wounded pride of a rejected lover.

Pyotr Grinev asks for Masha's hand. The girl agrees. A young man composes a touching letter for his father in order to beg his blessing for an alliance with Marya Mironova. The father, who learned about the duel, is indignant and refuses. In a fit of anger, Grinev senior hints to his son that he is ready to transfer him to another place of service.

However, the father's refusal to bless does not change Peter's intentions. But at the same time, Masha is against secret marriage. For a while they move away from each other, and Grinev understands that unhappy love can deprive him of his mind and lead to debauchery.

Chapter VI

Unrest begins in the Belgorod fortress. Commandant Mironov receives a notice from Orenburg about the appearance of Yemelyan Pugachev's "gang" on Yaik. Mironov was ordered to prepare the fortress for an attack by rebels and robbers.

Soon everyone was talking about Pugachev. A Bashkir with "outrageous sheets" was captured in the fortress. It was impossible to interrogate him, because. his tongue was torn out.

Disturbing news continues to arrive, and Mironov decides to send Masha out of the fortress.

Chapter VII

Pugachev's robbers appear unexpectedly - the Mironovs did not even have time to send Masha to Orenburg. With the first raid, the rebels take the fortress.

Commandant Mironov, anticipating the worst, says goodbye to his wife and daughter, ordering the girl to be dressed as a peasant so that she does not become a victim of the rebels.

Meanwhile, Pugachev begins the trial of those who do not recognize him as sovereign.

Commandant Mironov and Lieutenant Ivan Ignatich are the first to be hanged.

Grinev's former ally, Shvabrin, is in a hurry to take advantage of the situation. He goes over to the side of the rebels and tries in every possible way to persuade Pugachev to execute Pyotr Grinev as one of the main opponents of the new government.

Faithful Savelich stood up for Grinev. The uncle on his knees begged for forgiveness from Pugachev for the "child".

Meanwhile, the massacre continues: on the orders of Pugachev, Mironov's wife, Vasilisa Yegorovna, is killed.

Chapter VIII

Later, Grinev learns from Savelich the real “reason for mercy” - the ataman of the robbers turned out to be the tramp who received from him, Grinev, a hare sheepskin coat.

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

Pugachev liked Grinev's honesty, he promised the officer to let him go to Orenburg.

Chapter IX

In the morning, Pugachev, in front of the people, called Peter to him and told him to go to Orenburg and convey the message to the generals. The summary of this message boils down to the fact that Pugachev promises to attack the city in a week.

Just before leaving, the emboldened Savelyich tried to get compensation from Pugachev for the lordly goods stolen by the Cossacks, but the "tsar" only threatened the old man. Despite the uncle's behavior that amused him, Grinev left the fortress with gloomy thoughts. Pugachev appoints Shvabrin as a commandant, and he himself goes on another feat.

Chapter X

Having reached Orenburg, Grinev tells the general everything he knows about Pugachev's gang, and then comes to the military council. However, Grinev's arguments in favor of a swift attack on the rebels are not approved. One of the military recommends "bribery tactics." As a result, the majority of those present agree that it is necessary to keep the defense of the city.

A few days later, the rebels surround the city. Long days of siege dragged on. During sorties outside the city walls, Grinev received a letter from Masha through the constable. The girl asked to be protected from Shvabrin, who intended to force her to marry him. Grinev goes to the general with a request to give half a company of soldiers to save the girl, which is refused. Peter begins to look for another way out of this situation.

Chapter XI

In desperation, Pyotr Grinev leaves Orenburg and heads for the Belogorsk fortress. Already close to the fortress, Peter and Savelich were seized by the rebels, who led them to Pugachev.

Grinev frankly tells Pugachev about his plans and thoughts. Peter says that the ataman is free to do whatever he wants with him. Pugachev's thug-advisers offer to execute the officer, but he says, "pardon, so pardon."

Grinev confesses that he is going to save his fiancee from Shvabrin. The chieftain hears this news with joy and is ready to personally marry the young and bless them. Peter persuades Pugachev to give up "stealing" and rely on the mercy of the empress.

For Pugachev, as for an eagle from a Kalmyk fairy tale, which he tells Grinev with “wild inspiration”, “than eating carrion for three hundred years, it is better to drink living blood once; and then what God will give!”.

Grinev, in turn, draws a different moral conclusion from this tale, which surprises Pugacheva: “To live by murder and robbery means for me to peck at carrion.”

Chapter XII - Summary

Pugachev arrives with Grinev at the Belogorsk fortress and orders Shvabrin to show him the orphan. Shvabrin reluctantly agrees, then it turns out that he kept Masha locked up on bread and water. Threatening Shvabrin, Pugachev releases the girl and allows Peter to take her away, forgiving at the same time Grinev's forced lie about Masha's true origin.

Chapter XIII

On the way back, near one of the small towns, Grinev was detained by guards who mistook him for a rebel. Fortunately for the young man, the major who was supposed to sort out the incident turned out to be the hussar Zurin already known to Peter. Zurin advised not to return to Orenburg, but to remain with him for greater security, sending the bride to the Grinev family estate.

Agreeing with this advice, Grinev sends Masha as a bride to his parents, and he himself remains in the army out of a "debt of honor". The war "with robbers and savages" is "boring and petty."

In the course of the persecution by the hussars of the detachments of the rebels, Grinev opens up terrible pictures of devastation in the villages engulfed in a peasant war. Grinev's observations are filled with bitterness: "God forbid to see a Russian rebellion, senseless and merciless."

Some time later, Zurin receives a secret decree on the arrest of Grinev and sends Peter to Kazan under escort.

Chapter XIV

In Kazan, Grinev appeared before the commission of inquiry, in which his story was treated with distrust.

Appearing before the court, he is calm in his confidence that he can be justified, but Shvabrin slanders him, exposing Grinev as a spy sent from Pugachev to Orenburg.

Peter's unwillingness to mention his relationship with Masha Mironova led the judges to find Peter guilty of being friends with the leader Pugachev

Learning about what happened, Masha decides to go to St. Petersburg and ask for help from the Empress herself. In Petersburg, the girl learns that the court has moved to Tsarskoye Selo and is heading there. In one of the Tsarskoye Selo gardens, Masha meets a lady with whom she enters into a conversation and sets out the essence of her petition to the Empress. The lady pretends that she agrees to convey the words of Masha to the Empress. Only later does Masha find out that she had a conversation with Catherine II herself, when on the same day she appeared at the palace on the orders of the empress.

The Empress granted Grinev a pardon.

The narration, which was conducted on behalf of Grinev, ends with his own note. In a brief afterword, he reports that Grinev was released in 1774 by the personal decree of Catherine II and in January 1775 was present at the execution of Pugachev, who nodded to Peter, climbing the gallows.

Appendix. read

skipped chapter

This unfinished draft chapter tells about the circumstances of Grinev's visit (bred as Bulanin) to his native estate. Grinev's regiment was located near the village where his parents and bride lived. Having asked for time off from the command, Peter crossed the Volga at night and made his way to his village. Here the young officer learns that his parents are locked up in the barn by the zemstvo Andryukha. Grinev frees his relatives, but tells them to continue to hide in the barn. Savelich reports that a detachment of Pugachevites led by Shvabrin is taking the village. Grinev manages to beat off the first attack and lock himself in the barn. Shvabrin decides to set fire to the barn, which forces the father and son of the Grinevs to make a sortie. The Pugachevites take the Grinevs prisoner, but at that time hussars enter the village. As it turned out, they were brought to the village by Savelich, who secretly made his way past the rebels. Grinev, having received a blessing from his parents for marriage with Masha, returns to the army again. After some time, he learned about the capture of Pugachev and received permission to return to his village. Grinev was happy, but some premonition overshadowed this joy.

Summary of the story Captain's daughter - option number 2

Chapter 1. Sergeant of the Guard.

The story begins with a biography of Peter Grinev: his father served, retired, the family had 9 children, but all, except Peter, died in infancy. Even before his birth, Grinev was enrolled in the Semenov regiment. Until he came of age, he was considered on vacation. The boy is brought up by uncle Savelyich, under whose guidance Petrusha masters Russian literacy and learns to judge the merits of a greyhound dog.

Later, a Frenchman, Beaupre, was hired to train him, who was supposed to teach the boy "in French, German and other sciences." However, he did not engage in the upbringing of Petrusha, but drank and led a dissolute lifestyle. Upon discovering this, the father kicks the Frenchman out. In the seventeenth year, the father sends Peter to the service, but not to Petersburg, as his son wanted, but to Orenburg. Parting words to his son, the father orders to take care of him "a dress again, and honor from a young age." In Simbirsk, 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 breaking free." The next morning, Zurin demands a win. Not wanting to lose honor, Grinev makes uncle Savelyich repay the debt and, ashamed, leaves Simbirsk.

Chapter 2 Leader.

On the way, Gritsev, realizing his childishness, asks his uncle for forgiveness for his stupid behavior. Soon they are caught by a blizzard, which knocks them astray. Almost desperate to get out, they meet a man whose “sharpness and subtlety of instinct” amaze Grinev. A stranger accompanies them to the nearest dwelling. In the cart, Grinev has a strange dream, as if he arrives at the estate, finds his father dying. Peter approaches him for a blessing and sees instead of his father a man with a black beard. Mother assures Grinev that this is his imprisoned father. The man jumps up, starts swinging his ax, the room is filled with dead bodies. The man does not touch Petra.

Upon arrival at the lodging for the night, Grinev tries to make out a random savior. “He was about forty, medium height, thin and broad-shouldered. There was gray in his black beard, and his large, lively eyes were running about. His expression was pleasant enough, but roguish. His hair was cut in a circle, he was wearing a tattered coat and Tatar trousers. The stranger speaks to the owner of the lodging for the night in “allegorical language”: “I flew into the garden, pecked hemp; grandmother threw a pebble, but past. Grinev brings a glass of wine to the counselor and gives him a rabbit sheepskin coat. The stranger is flattered by the young man's generous attitude. From Orenburg, an old friend of his father, Andrei Karlovich R., sends Grinev to serve in the Belogorsk fortress (40 miles from the city). Grinev is saddened by such a distant exile.

Chapter 3. Fortress.

Grinev arrives at the place of service, in a fortress that looks more like a village. The fortress is managed by a reasonable and kind old woman, the wife of the commandant Mironov, Vasilisa Yegorovna. The next day, Grinev meets Alexei Ivanovich Shvabrin, a young officer "of short stature, with a swarthy face and remarkably ugly, but extremely lively." Shvabrin transferred to the fortress for a duel. Shvabrin tells Grinev about life in the fortress, about the commandant's family, and speaks especially unflatteringly about the daughter of commandant Mironov, Masha. Shvabrin and Grinev are invited to dinner at the commandant's family. Along the way, Grinev sees "teachings": commandant Ivan Kuzmich Mironov is in command of a platoon of disabled people. At the same time, he himself is rather unusually dressed: “in a cap and a Chinese robe.”

Chapter 4

Pretty soon, Grinev becomes attached to the commandant's family. He is promoted to officer. Grinev continues his friendship with Shvabrin, but he likes him less and less, especially for his unflattering remarks about Masha. Grinev devotes mediocre love poems to Masha. Shvabrin sharply criticizes them, insults Masha in a conversation with Grinev. Grinev calls him a liar, Shvabrin demands satisfaction. Before the duel, on the orders of Vasilisa Yegorovna, they are arrested, the yard girl Palashka even takes away their swords. After some time, Grinev learns from Masha that Shvabrin had previously wooed her, but she refused. Grinev understood the reason for Shvabrin's anger towards the girl. The duel did take place. More experienced in military affairs, Shvabrin wounds Grinev.

Chapter 5

Masha Mironova and uncle Savelich nurse the wounded Grinev. Realizing his attitude towards Masha, Grinev proposes to her. The girl takes it. Peter hurries to notify his parents about the imminent wedding, he writes them a letter. Shvabrin visits Grinev, admits that he himself was to blame. Grinev's father refuses to bless his son (he also knows about the duel, but not from Savelich. Grinev decides that Shvabrin told his father). Upon learning that the groom's parents did not give him a blessing, Masha avoids him. Grinev loses heart and moves away from Masha.

Chapter 6

The commandant receives a notification about Yemelyan Pugachev's band of robbers attacking the fortress. Vasilisa Egorovna finds out everything, and rumors of an attack spread throughout the fortress. Pugachev calls on the enemy to surrender. One of the appeals falls into the hands of Mironov through a captured Bashkir who has no nose, ears and tongue (the consequences of torture). Worried about the future commandant decides to send Masha out of the fortress. Masha says goodbye to Grinev. Vasilisa Egorovna refuses to leave and stays with her husband.

Chapter 7

That same night, the Cossacks leave the fortress and go under the banner of Pugachev. The Pugachevites attack the fortress and quickly capture it. The commandant does not even have time to send his daughter out of the city. Pugachev arranges a "trial" over the defenders of the fortress. The commandant and his comrades are executed (hanged). When the turn comes to Grinev, Savelich throws himself at the feet of Pugachev, begging to spare the "master's child", promising a ransom. Pugachev pardons Grinev. Residents of the city and garrison soldiers swear allegiance to Pugachev. Undressed Vasilisa Yegorovna is taken out onto the porch and killed.

Chapter 8 Uninvited guest.

Grinev is tormented by the thought of the fate of Masha, who never managed to leave the fortress taken by the robbers. Masha hides her hits. Grinev learns from her that Shvabrin has gone over to Pugachev's side. Savelich informs Grinev that he understood the real reason for Pugachev's condescension to Peter's life. The fact is that Pugachev is the same stranger who once led them out of the snowstorm to spend the night. Pugachev invites Grinev to his place. “Everyone treated each other like comrades and did not show any particular preference for their leader ... Everyone boasted, offered his opinions and freely challenged Pugachev.” The Pugachevites sing a song about the gallows ("Don't make noise, mother green oak tree"). Pugachev's guests disperse. Face to face, Grinev honestly admits that he does not consider Pugachev a king. Pugachev: “Is there no luck for the daring one? Didn't Grishka Otrepiev reign in the old days? Think of me what you want, but don't leave me behind." Pugachev lets Grinev go to Orenburg, despite the fact that he honestly promises to fight against him.

Chapter 9

Pugachev orders Grinev to inform the Orenburg governor that his army will arrive in the city in a week. Then Pugachev leaves the Belogorsk fortress. He appoints Shvabrin as commandant of the fortress. Savelich gives Pugachev a "registry" of the plundered lord's property, Pugachev, in a "fit of generosity", leaves him without attention and without punishment. He favors Grinev with a horse and a fur coat from his shoulder. Meanwhile, Masha falls ill.

Chapter 10

Grinev hurries to Orenburg to General Andrei Karlovich. At the military council "there was not a single military man." “All the officials talked about the unreliability of the troops, about the unfaithfulness of luck, about caution and the like. Everyone was afraid to fight. Officials offer to bribe Pugachev's people (put a high price on his head). The constable brings a letter from Masha to Grinev from the Belogorsk fortress. Summary of the letter: Shvabrin forces Masha to marry. Alarmed, Grinev asks the general to give him at least a company of soldiers and fifty Cossacks in order to clear the Belogorsk fortress, but is refused.

Chapter 11

Caught in a hopeless situation, Grinev, together with Savelich, set off alone to help Masha. On the way, he falls into the hands of the people of Pugachev. Pugachev interrogates Grinev about his intentions in the presence of confidants. “One of them, a slender and hunched old man with a gray beard, had nothing remarkable in himself, except for a blue ribbon worn over his shoulder over a gray Armenian coat. But I will never forget his friend. He was tall, burly and broad-shouldered, and seemed to me about forty-five years old. A thick red beard, gray sparkling eyes, a nose without nostrils, and reddish spots on his forehead and on his cheeks gave his wide pockmarked face an inexplicable expression. Grinev admits that he is going to save the orphan from the claims of the new commandant Shvabrin. The confidants offer to deal not only with Shvabrin, but also with Grinev - hang them both. But Pugachev still clearly sympathizes with Grinev - "the debt is red," he 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 wants to go to Moscow, but “my street is cramped; I have little will. My guys are smart. They are thieves. I must keep my ears open; at the first failure, they will redeem their neck with my head. Pugachev tells Grinev an old Kalmyk tale about an eagle and a raven (the raven pecked at carrion, but lived up to 300 years, and the eagle agreed to starve, “it’s better to drink living blood once”, but don’t eat carrion, “and then - what God will give”).

Chapter 12

Arriving at the fortress, Pugachev learns that the commandant appointed by him, Shvabrin, is starving Masha. "By the will of the sovereign" Pugachev releases the girl. He wanted to immediately marry her to Grinev, but Shvabrin betrays that she is the daughter of the executed captain Mironov. “Execute, so execute, favor, so favor,” sums up Pugachev and releases Grinev and Masha.

Chapter 13. Arrest.

On the way out of the fortress, the soldiers arrest Grinev, mistaking him for a Pugachevite, 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, and to continue fighting himself. "Pugachev was defeated, but was not caught" and gathered new detachments in Siberia. Over time, he is still caught, and the war ends. But at the same time, Zurin received an order to arrest Grinev and send him under guard to Kazan to the Investigative Commission on the Pugachev case.

Chapter 14

With the direct complicity of Shvabrin, Grinev is accused of serving Pugachev. Peter is sentenced to exile in Siberia. Grinev's parents became very attached to Masha. Not wanting to abuse their generosity, Masha travels to St. Petersburg, stops in Tsarskoye Selo, meets the Empress in the garden and asks Grinev for mercy, explaining that he came to Pugachev because of her. At the audience, the empress promises to help Masha and grant amnesty to Grinev. The Empress keeps her promise and Grinev is released. Peter decides to attend Pugachev's execution. The ataman recognized him in the crowd and nodded his head to him as he climbed onto the chopping block. "... a minute later, the dead and bloodied" head of Pugachev "was shown to the people."

A very brief retelling of the novel "The Captain's Daughter"

The basis of this work A.S. Pushkin is composed of the memoirs of the fifty-year-old nobleman Pyotr Andreyevich Grinev, written by him during the reign of Emperor Alexander and dedicated to the "Pugachevshchina", in which the seventeen-year-old officer Pyotr Grinev took an involuntary part. Pyotr Andreevich recalls his childhood as a noble undergrowth with slight irony. His father Andrey Petrovich Grinev, in his youth, “served under Count Munnich and retired as prime minister in 17…. Since then, he lived in his Simbirsk village, where he married the girl Avdotya Vasilyevna Yu., the daughter of a poor local nobleman. The Grinev family had nine children, but only Peter survived from them. The rest died in infancy. “Mother was still me, a belly,” Grinev recalls, “as I was already enrolled in the Semenovsky 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 uncles. “Under his supervision, in the twelfth year, I learned Russian literacy and could very sensibly judge the properties of a greyhound male.” Then a teacher appeared - the Frenchman Beaupré, who did not understand "the meaning of this word", since in his own country he was a hairdresser, and in Prussia - a soldier. Young Grinev and the Frenchman Beaupré quickly got along, and although Beaupré was contractually obliged to teach Petrusha "in French, German and all sciences," he preferred to soon learn from his student "to chat in Russian." Grinev's upbringing ends with the expulsion of Beaupre, convicted of debauchery, 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 sends his son to serve in the army "to smell gunpowder" and "pull the strap." Peter, though disappointed, goes to Orenburg. His father instructs him to serve faithfully "to whom you swear", and to remember the proverb: "take care of the dress again, and honor from youth."

Along the way, Grinev and Savelyich got into a snowstorm. A random traveler, met on the road, leads to the umet. On the way, Pyotr Andreevich had a terrible dream in which the fifty-year-old Grinev sees something prophetic, connecting it with the "strange circumstances" of his later life. A man with a black beard lies in the bed of Grinev's father, and mother, calling him Andrei Petrovich and "a planted father," wants Petrusha to "kiss his hand" and ask for blessings. A man swings an ax, the room is filled with dead bodies; Grinev stumbles over them, slips in bloody puddles, but his "terrible man" "calls affectionately", saying: "Do not be afraid, come under my blessing."

In gratitude for the rescue, Grinev gives the “counselor”, dressed too lightly, his hare coat and brings a glass of wine. A stranger with a low bow thanks him: “Thank you, your honor! God bless you for your goodness." The appearance of the “counselor” seemed “wonderful” to Grinev: “He was about forty, medium height, thin and broad-shouldered. There was gray in his black beard; living large eyes and ran. His face had a rather pleasant, but roguish expression.

The Belogorsk fortress, where Grinev was supposed to serve, turns out to be a village surrounded by a wooden fence. Instead of a brave garrison - disabled people who do not know where the left and where the right side is, instead of deadly artillery - an old cannon clogged with garbage. The commandant of the fortress Ivan Kuzmich Mironov is an officer "from soldiers' children", an uneducated man, but an honest and kind one. His wife, Vasilisa Yegorovna, is the true mistress of the fortress and runs it everywhere.

Soon Grinev becomes “native” to the Mironovs, and he himself “invisibly became attached to a good family.” Grinev falls in love with the Mironovs' daughter Masha, "a prudent and sensitive girl." The service does not burden Grinev, he became interested in reading books, practicing translations and writing poetry.

Over time, he finds much in common with Lieutenant Shvabrin, the only person in the fortress close to Grinev in terms of education, age and occupation. However, they then quarrel - Shvabrin repeatedly speaks badly of Masha. 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 do not like Alexei Ivanovich. He is very disgusting to me, ”admits Masha Grinev. The quarrel is resolved by a duel and wounding Grinev.

Further events unfold against the backdrop of a wave of robbery uprisings surging over the country led by Emelyan Pugachev. Soon the Belogorsk fortress is attacked by the Pugachev rebels. Pugachev himself arranges a trial for the defenders of the fortress and executes the commandant Mironov and his wife, as well as all those who refused to recognize him (Pugachev) as sovereign. Miraculously, Masha manages to escape, who was sheltered by the priest. Pyotr Grinev also narrowly escaped execution. Brief history his salvation comes down to the fact that Pugachev turned out to be the same stranger who once brought Grinev out of the storm and received generous gratitude from him.

Pugachev respected the frank Grinev and let him go to Orenburg to report his imminent invasion. In Orenburg, Grinev is trying in vain to persuade the military to a military confrontation against the rebels. Everyone is afraid of war and decide to keep the defense inside the city. Soon Grinev receives news that Shvabrin, appointed by Pugachev as the commandant of the Belogorsk skepost, is forcing Masha to marry. Peter, together with Savelich, go to her aid, but are captured by the rebel troops. Pyotr Grinev again finds himself in front of Pugachev. He speaks honestly about the purpose of his visit to the fortress. Pugachev is again very kind to Grinev and frees his beloved Masha from the hands of Shvabrin. They are released from the fortress. Peter sends his beloved to his parents, and he returns to the service. Soon Pugachev is caught and sentenced to death. At the same time, Grinev also falls under court. Shvabrin slandered him for aiding Pugachev. Peter is condemned and sentenced to exile in Siberia. Masha, for the sake of her beloved, seeks a meeting with Empress Catherine II. She begs her for Peter's forgiveness and Catherine grants him freedom.

The story ends with the execution of Pugachev, where Grinev was also present. The ataman recognized him in the crowd when he climbed the chopping block and briefly nodded to him in farewell. After this, the robber was executed.

Pushkin, having written this work, undoubtedly created a masterpiece that is a success even today. The history of valiant warriors defending the honor of the Motherland, despite all the twists and turns of fate, always commands respect.

You can fully feel the morals that reigned in Imperial Russia by reading the complete work of Pushkin or his brief retelling. "The Captain's Daughter", retold chapter by chapter, is an opportunity to significantly reduce the time that needs to be spent on reading. In addition, the reader gets acquainted with the work without losing the original meaning of the story, which is an extremely important detail.

Chapter I - Sergeant of the Guard

You can find out about the most significant events from which this story begins by reading its brief retelling. "The Captain's Daughter" (Chapter 1) begins with a story about how the life of the parents of the main character, Pyotr Andreevich Grinev, developed. It all started with the fact that Andrei Petrovich Grinev (father of the protagonist), having retired as prime minister, left for his Siberian village, where he married a poor noblewoman Avdotya Vasilievna. Despite the fact that 9 children were born in the family, all of them, except for the main character of the book, Pyotr Andreevich, died in infancy.

While still in the mother's womb, the child was enrolled by his father in the Semyonovsky regiment as a sergeant, thanks to the good disposition to the family of one influential relative, who was a major in the prince's guard. The father expected that in the event that a girl was born, he would simply announce the death of the sergeant who had not come to the service, and the issue would be resolved.

From the age of 5, Peter was given to the upbringing of the stirrup Savelich, who, for his sobriety, was granted him uncles. By the age of 12, the boy not only knew the Russian alphabet, but also learned to understand the dignity of greyhounds. Considering his son old enough to further master the sciences, his father ordered him from Moscow a French teacher, Monsieur Beaupre, who was kind, but had a weakness for women and wine. As a result, several girls complained about him to the mistress, and he was expelled in disgrace.

One day, the father of the protagonist of the book, rereading the Court calendar, which he wrote out annually, saw that his subordinates had risen to high ranks, and decided that Peter should be sent to the service. Despite the fact that the son was originally enrolled in the Semyonovsky regiment in St. Petersburg, his father decided to send him as an ordinary soldier to the army in order to protect him from a wild life. Having written a cover letter to Peter, he sent it, accompanied by Savelich, to his friend Andrei Karlovich in Orenburg.

Already at the first stop in Simbirsk, when the guide went shopping, Peter, bored, went to the billiard room, where he met Ivan Ivanovich Zurin, who served in the rank of captain. After it turned out that the young man did not know how to play billiards, Zurin, promising to teach him, declared at the end of the game that Peter had lost and now owed him 100 rubles. Since Savelich had all the money, Zurin agreed to wait for the debt and took his new acquaintance to entertainment establishments, having thoroughly drunk him.

In the morning, Peter was visited by a messenger boy with a letter in which Zurin demanded his money. Frightened by this behavior of his ward, Savelich decided that he needed to be taken away from the tavern as soon as possible. As soon as the horses were delivered, Peter rode off towards Orenburg, without even saying goodbye to his "teacher".

Chapter II - Leader

It is noteworthy that even a brief retelling fully conveys the essence of the work written by Pushkin. "The Captain's Daughter" (Chapter 2) begins from the moment when Peter realizes all the stupidity and recklessness of his behavior. He decides to make peace with Savelich, promising not to spend another penny without his knowledge.

We had to get to Orenburg through a snow-covered desert. After our heroes had covered most of the way, the coachman offered to turn the horses to the place of their previous parking, as a snowstorm was approaching. Considering his fears unnecessary, Peter decided to continue his journey, just speeding up the horses in order to quickly get to the next stop. However, the storm began much earlier than they had time to reach it.

Making their way through the snow drifts, they saw a road man in the snow, who showed them the way to the nearest village. While they were driving, Peter fell asleep, and he had a terrible dream, as if, having arrived home, he found out that his father was dying. However, approaching the bed, instead of his father, he found a terrible man there. Mother persuaded Peter to kiss his hand and receive a blessing, but he refused. Then the terrible peasant got out of bed, holding an ax in his hand, and the whole room was filled with human corpses and blood. He did not succeed in watching the dream to the end, since Savelich woke him up, saying that they had already arrived at the inn.

Having rested, Pyotr ordered to give them fifty rubles to the escort yesterday, but after Savelich opposed, he did not dare to break his promise and decided to give the escort his new rabbit sheepskin coat, despite all the displeasure of his older comrade.

Arriving in Orenburg, the young man went straight to the general, who looked like a real old man. Peter gave him a cover letter and his passport and was assigned to the Belgorod fortress under the command of Captain Mironov, who was supposed to teach him all the military tricks.

Analysis of the initial part of the narrative

Many will agree that one of the best creations that Pushkin created is The Captain's Daughter. A brief retelling of the work allows you to fully familiarize yourself with the story. It will save you the minimum amount of time to read it.

What is the summary about next? "The Captain's Daughter" (1 and 2 chapters) tells how the comfortable childhood and youth of the master's son passed, who gradually begins to comprehend the world through his own trial and error. Despite the fact that he still does not have the proper life experience, the young man began to communicate with various people, recognizing their character traits, which are not always positive.

A brief retelling of the story "The Captain's Daughter" (Chapter 1) allows us to judge how much influence parents had on their offspring, whose decision was unquestioning and not subject to discussion. The second chapter shows the reader that the attitude towards people returns a hundredfold, because the usual sheepskin coat granted to the poor will have a great influence on the fate of the protagonist in the future.

Chapter III - Fortress

A brief retelling of the story "The Captain's Daughter" (Chapter 3) continues. Pyotr Grinev finally arrived at the Belgorod fortress, in which, however, he was very disappointed due to the lack of large-scale buildings. He saw only a small village, in the middle of which a cannon was installed. Since no one came out to meet him, he decided to ask the nearest old woman about where he needed to go, who, upon closer acquaintance, turned out to be the wife of the captain, Vasilisa Yegorovna. She kindly received Peter and, having called the police officer, ordered to allocate him a good room. The hut in which he was to live was located on the high bank of the river. He lived in it together with Semyon Kuzov, who occupied the second half.

Getting up in the morning, Peter was amazed at the uniformity of existence in the place where he was to spend many days. However, at that time a young man knocked on his door, who turned out to be officer Shvabrin, who had been discharged from the guards for a duel. The young people quickly became friends and decided to pay a visit to Captain Ivan Kuzmich, who was caught training soldiers. He invited the young people to stay for dinner and invited them to go to his house. There they were kindly met by Vasilisa Yegorovna, who introduced them to her daughter Maria Ivanovna, the first impression of which Peter had a negative one. You can fully experience how the relationship of these young people began to take shape after reading just a brief retelling.

"The Captain's Daughter" - a chapter-by-chapter retelling of the work - allows you to significantly speed up the time that needs to be spent on reading. Pyotr Grinev immediately became a good candidate for husbands for Maria's parents, and they strongly encouraged the development of such relationships, which at the initial stage did not develop very smoothly.

Chapter IV - Duel

A brief retelling of Chapter 4 of The Captain's Daughter begins from the moment Peter began to settle in the fortress and received an officer's rank. In the captain's house he was now received as a native, and with Marya Ivanovna he developed strong friendly relations, strengthening every day against the backdrop of mutual sympathy.

Peter is becoming more and more annoyed by Shvabrin, however, since there was no other suitable interlocutor in the fortress, he continued to see him daily. Once, having heard a song composed by Peter, Shvabrin starts a skirmish, as a result of which he presents Mary as a fallen girl and challenges Peter to a duel. As a second, the young people decided to invite Lieutenant Ivan Kuzmich. However, he not only refused, but also threatened to tell everything to the captain. Peter barely managed to promise him to keep the future duel a secret. Despite this, on the day when the battle was to take place, the young people were guarded by Vasilisa Yegorovna, who, having taken away their swords, ordered them to make peace.

However, as it turned out, the skirmish did not end there. Maria Ivanovna told Peter that Shvabrin had made an offer to her a few months before his arrival, and she refused him. That is why he says impartial things about her person. The essence of this person can be considered in detail by reading a brief retelling. "The Captain's Daughter" is a story in which people show, first of all, their true nature, which usually hides under the mask of visible benevolence.

Pyotr Grinev, not wanting to put up with this state of affairs, decides to punish the impudent at all costs. The very next day after the conversation described above between former friends, a fight takes place on the river bank, as a result of which the protagonist receives a blow with a sword in the chest, slightly below the shoulder.

Chapter V - Love

In this chapter, the reader can get acquainted with the love line, as far as a brief retelling allows. The Captain's Daughter is a work in which the main characters are not so much revolutionaries striving for power as two young people who are sincerely in love with each other.

The fifth chapter begins from the moment when Pyotr Grinev comes to his senses after being wounded just at the moment when the barber bandaged him. Marya Ivanovna and Savelich did not leave him until his health returned to normal. On one of those days, left alone with Peter, Mary dared to kiss him on the cheek. Peter, who had not hidden his feelings before, proposed to her. Maria agreed, but they decided to wait and not tell their parents until the young man's wound was completely healed.

Peter immediately wrote a letter to his parents, in which he asked them to give him a blessing. The wound, meanwhile, began to heal, and the young man moved from the commandant's house to his apartment. Peter made peace with Shvabrin in the very first days, asking the good commandant to release him from prison. Shvabrin, having gone free, admitted that he was wrong and apologized.

Peter and Maria have already begun to make plans for a life together. They had no doubt that the girl's parents would agree to the marriage, but the letter received from Father Peter completely crossed out their plans. He was categorically against this marriage, and Marya Ivanovna was against marriage without blessing.

Staying in the commandant's house after this news became a burden for Pyotr Grinev. The fact that Mary diligently avoided him brought the young man to despair. Sometimes he even thought that Savelich had told his father everything, which aroused his displeasure, but the old servant refuted his assumptions by showing an angry letter in which Andrei Petrovich Grinev threatened to subject him to the hardest work for not reporting the incident on time. The good-natured old man tried to soften the anger of Andrei Petrovich Grinev, describing in a response letter not only the seriousness of Peter's injury, but also the fact that he did not report it only because he was afraid to disturb the hostess, who, after receiving this news, fell ill.

Reading analysis

After reviewing the above text, the reader can be convinced that the whole meaning embedded in the work by Pushkin has absorbed this brief retelling. The Captain's Daughter (1-5 chapters) fully reveals the world of the Russian Empire to the reader. For most people at that time, the concepts of honor and courage were inseparable, and Pyotr Andreevich Grinev fully owned them.

Despite the outbreak of love, young people did not dare to disobey the will of their parents and tried, if possible, to stop communicating. It is safe to say that if it were not for the rebellion raised by Pugachev, then their fate could have turned out completely differently.

Chapter VI - Pugachevshchina

The political and military situation in the Orenburg province was very unstable. After Ivan Kuzmich received a government letter informing him of the escape of the Don Cossack Pugachev, the guards in the fortress became tougher. Among the Cossacks, rumors began to spread that could induce them to revolt. That is why Ivan Kuzmich began to send scouts to them, informing him about the mood in their ranks.

After a very short period of time, Pugachev's army began to gain strength, he even wrote a message to Ivan Kuzmich, in which he said that he would soon come to capture his fortress and invite everyone to go over to his side. The unrest was further intensified by the fact that the neighboring Nizhneozersky fortress was taken by Pugachev, and all the commandants who did not submit to him were hanged.

After this message, Ivan Kuzmich insisted that Maria be sent to her godmother in Orenburg under the protection of stone walls and cannons, while the remaining people would defend the fortress. The girl, who learned about her father's decision, was extremely upset, and Peter, who saw this, returned after everyone had left, to say goodbye to his beloved, promising never to forget her.

Chapter VII - Seizure

The events that will be discussed in this chapter are fully described by a brief retelling. "The Captain's Daughter" is a story that shows all the mental anguish of the protagonist, torn between his homeland and his beloved, who is in danger.

The chapter begins with Peter being unable to sleep the night before the fight. The news that Pugachev surrounded the fortress and Maria Ivanovna did not have time to leave it took him by surprise. He hurriedly joined the men who were preparing to defend the building. Some of the soldiers deserted, and when Pugachev sent the last warning to the defenders of the fortress, there were already very few of them left. Ivan Kuzmich ordered his wife and daughter to leave the battlefield. Despite the fact that the defense of the fortress was heroic, Pugachev captured it without much difficulty, since the forces were unequal.

The face of the rebel, who was taking the oath in the square, seemed to Peter vaguely familiar, but he could not remember exactly where he had seen him. Anyone who did not want to submit to the leader, he immediately executed. Most of all, the protagonist was struck when he saw Shvabrin in the crowd of traitors, who tried his best to send Peter to the gallows.

Our hero, who was already in the noose, was saved by a happy accident in the form of the old man Savelich, who threw himself at Pugachev's feet and asked for pardon for the master. The rebel pardoned the young man and, as it turned out, not in vain. It was Pugachev who was the very guide who brought Peter and Savelich out of the snowstorm, and it was to him that the young man gave his hare coat. However, Peter, who did not have time to move away from the first shock, was waiting for a new one: Vasilisa Yegorovna, stripped naked, ran out into the square, scolding the invaders, and seeing her husband killed by Pugachev, showered him with curses, in response to which he ordered her to be executed, and the young Cossack hit her saber to the head.

Chapter XIII - Uninvited Guest

You can fully feel the full extent of the despair that gripped the protagonist by reading the full work of Pushkin or his brief retelling. "The Captain's Daughter" chapter by chapter (Pushkin) allows you to significantly speed up the reading time without losing the meaning of the story. This chapter begins with the following moment: Peter stands on the square and watches how the surviving people continued to swear allegiance to Pugachev. After that, the area is empty. Most of all, Pyotr Grinev was worried about the uncertainty of the fate of Maria Ivanovna. Examining her room, plundered by robbers, he found a maid Palasha, who said that Marya Ivanovna had run away to the priest, where Pugachev was having dinner at that very moment.

Peter immediately went to her house and, having lured out the priest, he learned that in order to save Mary from the robbers, she called the girl her sick niece. A little reassured, Peter returned home, but was immediately summoned to an appointment with Pugachev. He was still sitting at the priest along with his closest officers. Pugachev, like Peter, was amazed at the vicissitudes of fate, which again brought their paths together, because, giving a sheepskin coat to the guide, Peter could not even think that he would save his life someday.

Pugachev asked again if Peter would swear allegiance to him, but he refused and asked to be released to Orenburg. Since the rebel was in a good mood and was extremely pleased with Peter's honesty, he allowed him to retire the next day.

Chapter IX - Separation

In this chapter, the reader can get acquainted with the robbery that Pugachev did in Russia. His deeds are fully conveyed even by a brief retelling. "The Captain's Daughter" is one of the first works that reveal the whole essence of that era. It shows without embellishment the robbery and devastation that reigned in the cities captured by the gangs of the self-proclaimed sovereign.

The ninth chapter begins with the fact that in the morning Pyotr Grinev again comes to the square. The people hanged the day before are still hanging in nooses, and the body of the commandant was only taken aside and covered with matting.

At this time, Pugachev, to the beat of drums, goes out into the street along with all his entourage, in whose ranks Shvabrin also stood. Having called Peter to him, he allowed him to leave for Orenburg and announce to the governor that the generals there should prepare for his arrival and surrender in order to avoid bloodshed.

After that, he turned to the people and said that Shvabrin was now appointed commandant of the fortress, he must be obeyed unquestioningly. Peter was horrified, realizing that Maria Ivanovna remained in the hands of a traitor angry with her, but so far he could not do anything.

Having made this statement, Pugachev was about to leave, but Savelich approached him with a list of stolen items. The leader, angry, drove him away, however, when Peter said goodbye to Marya Ivanovna, whom he already considered his wife, and he and Savelich retired from the fortress at a sufficient distance, they were overtaken by a constable who handed them a horse and a fur coat. He also said that he was also carrying a half money from their benefactor, which he had lost on the road. Despite the fact that neither Peter nor Savelich believed his words, they nevertheless gratefully accepted the gift and set off towards Orenburg.

Analysis

The central part of the narrative allows us to conclude that the life of Pyotr Andreevich Grinev was constantly in danger due to his carelessness. After you analyze the shortest retelling, "The Captain's Daughter" will no longer be presented as a fun story, but as a work that should direct young people on the right path and protect them from reckless actions. This happened to Pyotr Grinev, who, thanks to his kind and honest disposition, was able to win the respect of even such an unprincipled person as Pugachev.

Chapter X - The Siege of the City

After Peter finally arrived in Orenburg, he spoke at a special military meeting about how things were in the Pugachev army and the Belgorod fortress, and called for the immediate dispatch of troops to disperse the rebels, but his opinion was not supported. It was decided for the sake of the safety of the inhabitants of the city to withstand the siege, repelling the attacks of the enemy, but the city was completely unprepared for it. Prices immediately rose to the maximum level, there was not enough food for everyone, famine was brewing in Orenburg.

During this time, Pyotr Andreevich repeatedly made sorties to the enemies, exchanging fire with the Pugachev assistants, but the advantage was almost always on their side, since neither the horse nor the people experienced a shortage of food. In one of these sorties, Peter caught up with a lagging behind Cossack and already wanted to cut him down, as he recognized him as a constable who brought him a horse and sheepskin coat when he and Savelich left the Belgorod fortress. The same, in turn, gave him a letter from Marya Ivanovna, which said that Shvabrin was forcing her to marry and, if she refused, would send her straight to Pugachev. She asked him for 3 days to think and begged Pyotr Andreevich to make every effort to save her, since besides him she no longer has close people. The young man immediately went to the governor of Orenburg, whom he told about the state of affairs and asked him to give him soldiers, promising to release the Belgorod fortress and Maria Ivanovna with them, but the governor refused him.

Chapter XI - Rebellious Freedom

Disappointed by the governor's refusal, Peter returned to his apartment and asked Savelich to give him part of the hidden money, and to use the rest without hesitation for his own needs. He was going to go alone to the Belgorod fortress to save Marya Ivanovna. Despite such a generous gift, Savelich decided to follow him. On the way, they were stopped by Pugachev's patrolmen, and, despite the fact that Peter managed to slip past them, he could not leave Savelich in their hands and returned back, after which he was also tied up and taken to Pugachev for interrogation.

Left alone with him, Peter asked to release the orphan girl whom Shvabrin is holding in captivity and demands that she marry him. Angry, Pugachev decided to personally go to the fortress and free the hostage.

Chapter XII - Orphan

When Pugachev drove up to the commandant's house, Shvabrin saw that Pyotr had come with him, he was frightened, did not want to show the girl to them for a long time, referring to the fact that she was sick and in delirium tremens, and also that she would not allow an outsider to enter his wife.

However, Pugachev quickly tempered his ardor, declaring that as long as he is a sovereign, everything will be as he decides. Approaching the room where Marya Ivanovna was kept, Shvabrin made another attempt to prevent visitors from entering her, saying that he could not find the key, but Pugachev simply kicked the doors.

A sad sight met their eyes. Marya Ivanovna, pale and dishevelled, was sitting on the floor in a simple peasant dress, and next to her lay a piece of bread and water. It turned out that the girl was not going to give Shvabrin her consent to the marriage, and his deceit greatly angered Pugachev, who, however, being in a complacent mood, decided to pardon him this time. Peter, once again risking resorting to the mercy of Pugachev, asked to be released with Marya Ivanovna on all four sides and, having received approval, began to prepare for the road. And Maria went to say goodbye to her murdered parents.

Chapter XIII - Arrest

A brief retelling of the story "The Captain's Daughter" allows us to assess the strength of Pugachev's influence at that time. Thanks to the safe-conduct, which he issued to Pyotr Grinev, he and Maria passed all the oncoming posts without any problems until he was captured by the sovereign's soldiers, who mistook him for an enemy. Imagine Peter's surprise when it turned out that Ivan Ivanovich Zurin turned out to be the head of the soldiers, the same one to whom he lost 100 rubles in billiards. They decided to send Maria along with Savelich to Peter's parents. The young man himself had to stay and continue with Zurin the campaign against the robber Pugachev. Maria immediately agreed with his proposal, and the old man Savelyich, stubbornly, agreed to accompany her and take care of her as his future mistress.

Peter took up his duties in the Zurin regiment and even received his first vacation, which he was going to spend with his relatives. But suddenly Zurin came to his apartment with a letter in which he ordered to arrest Peter, wherever he was, and transfer him under investigation in the Pugachev case.

Despite the fact that the conscience of the young man was clear, and he was not afraid of being accused of a crime, the thought that he would not see his relatives and Mary for several more months poisoned his existence.

Chapter XIV - Judgment

A brief retelling of the work "The Captain's Daughter" (Chapter 14) continues with the fact that Peter was taken to Kazan, completely destroyed by Pugachev, in custody. He was put in chains as a criminal and the very next day they began to interrogate him with the participation of the commission. Peter indignantly denied all accusations and told the commission his version of the events.

Despite the fact that the judges began to feel trust in Peter's story, after the speech of Shvabrin, who was also arrested and told the commission about Peter's espionage activities for the benefit of Pugachev, his already unimportant affairs deteriorated significantly. Peter was taken to a cell and was not called back for interrogations.

The rumor of his arrest struck the whole family, which was imbued with sincere love for Marya Ivanovna. Andrei Petrovich Grinev received a letter from his relative, in which he reported that the evidence of treason by his son turned out to be too solid, but thanks to his influence, it was decided to replace the execution with exile to Siberia.

Despite the fact that Peter's relatives were inconsolable, Marya Ivanovna did not lose her presence of mind and decided to go to St. Petersburg in order to turn to the most influential people for help. She arrived in Sofia and, stopping near the location of the royal court, told one young lady her story, asking the empress to put in a word for her. Despite the fact that at first the young lady did not believe her story, the more Maria Ivanovna told her the details, the more favorable the lady became to her, promising to put in a good word for her before the empress.

As soon as the girl returned to her room, which she was renting, a carriage was brought to the house, and the footman announced that the empress was demanding her to the court. Presenting herself in the face of the empress, the girl recognized in her the very lady with whom she had recently spoken and asked for help, she handed her a letter to her future father-in-law and said that Peter would be fully justified. To celebrate, Marya Ivanovna immediately went to the village, not staying in St. Petersburg for a single day.

Summing up

Many will agree that one of the best works that Pushkin wrote is The Captain's Daughter. A brief retelling of the previous chapters fully shows the hopelessness of the position of the protagonist. Having managed to avoid most of the dangers and delivering his beloved to a safe place, under the protection of his parents, Pyotr Grinev finds himself in a very difficult situation, as a result of which he can be recognized as a traitor to the Motherland and even executed.

If it were not for the dedication of a young girl who was not afraid to appear before the queen with a request for pardon, the current situation for Pyotr Grinev would not have ended in the best way.

Epilogue

Reading a brief retelling of the story "The Captain's Daughter" chapter by chapter, we were able to fully feel the atmosphere of that time.

Despite the fact that the notes of Pyotr Andreevich Grinev break off at this, it is known that he was completely acquitted and released, was present at the execution of Pugachev and nevertheless married Maria Ivanovna, with whom he lived happily until his death, carefully keeping the letter of the tsarina sent to him father.

The whole essence of the story is conveyed regardless of whether you read the whole story or just a brief retelling of it. "The Captain's Daughter", transmitted chapter by chapter, allows you to consider in detail how the life of the protagonist developed, without prejudice to the meaning of the story. The selfless young man did not bow down under the blows of fate, with due courage he endured all the misfortunes that befell him.

Without a doubt, even a very brief retelling can fully convey the whole meaning that Pushkin put into his creation. "The Captain's Daughter" is still a work that makes people proud. It is these heroes who faithfully serve their Fatherland.

1. Petr Andreevich Grinev- the son of a retired military man who puts honor above all else. Until the age of 16, he was undersized. During the story, it is shown how Peter grows up and changes, turning into a mature man. A big role in shaping his character was played by the guy's lover - Masha Mironova. For her sake, he risks his life, grows spiritually and morally;
2. Alexey Shvabrin- the complete opposite of Grinev. Serves in the Belogorsk fortress for 5 years, is punished for murder. A sarcastic, arrogant, mean, cunning guy was rejected by Masha Mironova. Because of this, he goes to a duel with Peter;
3. Masha Mironova- a young girl, the daughter of the commandant of the fortress. The story "The Captain's Daughter" is named after her. Masha personifies a highly moral and noble person, pure and gentle. Going through difficulties, Masha remains faithful to her principles;
4. Pugachev Emelyan- the leader of the uprising, calls himself the "Great Sovereign" Peter III. An impostor who ended up executing.

Excursion to the past

At the beginning of the story, Pyotr Grinev tells the reader about his youth and childhood. He is the only one in the family who survived. There were 9 children in total. His mother was a noblewoman, and his father was a retired major. The prosperity in the family was average, although Peter lived in a family estate in the Simbirsk province. The little boy was brought up almost all the time by the servant Savelich. He spoiled the boy like his own son, taught him on the basis of stories about fairy-tale heroes. Together they watched the changes in nature, went fishing, hunting. Savelich himself knew how to read, could write and was a real storyteller.

Peter's father was not engaged in raising his son and hired as a teacher the French hairdresser Beaupre, who was a rare reveler - a libertine and a drunkard. When it became clear that the mannered Frenchman could not teach the boy anything, he was expelled.

At the age of seventeen, they decided to send Petrusha to the service for correction, since the boy's education was low. To give his son a versatile education, his father, Andrei Petrovich, exiled him to Orenburg. The servant Savelich was also attached to the boy. Peter was upset, because he dreamed of leaving for St. Petersburg.

To the service!

According to the rules, young nobles were assigned to some regiment for service. Peter's father sends his son to the remote garrison of the Orenburg province, as he was afraid that his son would go on a spree in St. Petersburg.

On the way to work, they stopped at a tavern. The entire treasury was kept by Savelich, since Peter was still too young to manage finances. In a tavern, Petrusha meets captain Zurin, who invites him to play billiards.

Then Zurin offers to play for money. The inexperienced young man agrees, believing that he has a good command of the cue. Peter loses a hundred rubles. At the time, that was a lot of money. Savelich does not want to repay the debt and persuades the master to come to his senses and not compensate for the loss. But Grinev immediately puts everything in its place, hinting who is the servant and who is the master, and orders to pay the debt. Pyotr Grinev explained to the servant that the payment of a debt is a matter of honor.

Buran in the steppe

After paying off the debt, Grinev promises Savelich not to play for money anymore, regretting his mistake. The ride is still long and the servant forgives the young master. Because of Peter's carelessness, they get into trouble - a strong storm is approaching. The young man orders the coachman to continue the journey and soon they get stuck in the steppe, where they will have to camp for the night.

Everyone understands that they have gone astray, and they are pretty cold. An old stranger helped the travelers, who led them to the nearest house. As a sign of gratitude, Pyotr Grinev wanted to give the old man money, but Savelich would not allow it. And the master gave the hare sheepskin coat.

Petrusha fell asleep in the hut and had a dream, which he later calls prophetic. He dreamed of his mother and home, his mother said that his father was dying. Further, he says that he sees an unfamiliar peasant who sits on his father's bed and calls himself his mother's husband. The stranger wants to receive his father's blessing, but Andrei Petrovich does not give it. The man grabs an ax and kills everyone. Peter remains the only living observer.

When Peter arrived in Orenburg, his father's colleague sends him to an even greater wilderness - the Belgorod fortress. The guy is even more upset.

In the Belogorsk fortress

In the fortress, which was located forty miles from Orenburg, people were engaged in hunting, fishing, and worked in the garden. Employees trained on the parade ground and rarely fired a cannon.

The owner of the fortress was Ivan Kuzmich Mironov, although his wife, Vasilisa Yegorovna, managed everything. The commandant and his wife also had a daughter, Masha. The family was simple and sincere, which Peter immediately liked. True, on this day, the acquaintance of Mashenka and Petrusha did not take place.

In the fortress, which was very similar to the village, Peter met the young lieutenant Alexei Ivanovich Shvabrin, who was sent into exile for a duel, where he killed his rival. Shvabrin constantly spoke unkindly about everyone, spoke sarcastically about Masha, making her look like a fool. What conveyed to Grinev. But when Petya met Masha himself, he thought that Alexei was a liar.

Shvabrin's insidiousness

Peter was left to live with the Cossack Semyon Kuzov. The settlement of Peter was handed down to Semyon as a punishment from the Mironov family for weeding in their garden. Thus began the monotonous days of Peter's service. Soon Grinev noticed that Alexei Shvabrin began to treat him with disdain and wariness. This happened due to the fact that they both liked the commandant's daughter - Masha.

Shvabrin took Grinev as a rival. Masha herself refused to offer Alexei a marriage proposal. For refusal, he began to shame her in front of other people and put her in an unflattering light. Although in fact Masha was an honest and kind girl. The girl's father and mother worried about her daughter, as they could not provide her with a dowry.

Duel and letter home

Once, inspired by thoughts about a girl, Grinev wrote a poem where the name Maria was written. Aleksey Shvabrin read Peter's work and began to ridicule him with a mockery, advising him to win Mashenka's favor not with rhymes, but with material things. He offered to give her a pair of earrings. Grinev flared up and called Alexei a liar.

Shvabrin challenged Peter to a duel, since such an insult was inappropriate for an officer. The young men decided to fight with swords. As a result, it did not come to a duel. The wife of the commandant Vasilisa found out about the duel and forbade it. The guys agreed, but later again made an attempt to fight with swords. But in the morning Ivan Ignatich and several other men brought the young men to Vasilisa Yegorovna. She scolded the young people again and let them go.

Masha found out about the duel, told Grinev that Shvabrin was wooing her. Peter understood why Alexei flared up and again appointed a duel in which Grinev was injured. When he woke up, he saw that Mashenka was sitting in front of him.

Petya realized that he was in love with a girl and wrote a letter to his parents in which he asked for a blessing for the wedding. However, Peter's father refuses, as he believes that his son is not yet ripe for marriage.

Unrest in the city, attack on the fortress

The fortress is in turmoil. Mironov receives an order to prepare for defense against the rebels. Allegedly, Emelyan Pugachev bears false witness and calls himself Peter III. He escaped from custody and instills fear in others. One hope is that the robbers will pass by the fortress.

Ivan Kuzmich asks to take Masha and his wife to Orenburg, where the protection in the fortress is stronger. Vasilisa Egorovna refuses to leave and decides not to leave her husband alone. Mashenka says goodbye to Grinev, but she fails to leave. All roads are blocked. Some people went over to the side of the robbers, the Belogorsk fortress surrenders.

All employees are offered to accept the new ruler Pugachev, but everyone refuses. For this, Masha's father and Ivan Ivanovich are executed. Then they were supposed to kill Peter, but Savelich begged Pugachev to take pity and have mercy on the guy. The servant later tells Peter that the old man who saved them from the storm and the one to whom Grinev gave the sheepskin coat was Yemelyan Pugachev.

Vasilisa Yegorovna learns that her husband was hanged and says that she cannot live without her husband. One of the rebels wounds her to death. Masha is sick. Pugachev settles next to her. Pugachev is told that this is the priest's niece so that he does not kill Masha.

Departure to Orenburg

Grinev is released from the fortress to convey that he demands to surrender the city. Before that, they talk for a long time, and Pugachev tells Peter the tale of the eagle and the raven. Peter draws a different conclusion about what he heard than Pugachev. Grinev does not agree to swear allegiance to Emelyan, saying that he is faithful to the Empress.

Peter leaves for Orenburg, knowing that Masha remains in the fortress. He goes straight to the general and asks to recapture the fortress back. Gather a council on which officials sit. It was decided not to risk and not attack the fortress. Peter is confused and upset, does not know how to rescue Mashenka.

Pugachev recruits more and more people into his detachment and tries to attack Orenburg. However, this time the city resisted and it is impossible to break through the defense. Once Peter is given a letter from Mashenka. He reads with excitement. It turns out that Shvabrin was appointed to keep order in the fortress and he gave Masha three days to think so that she would become his wife. To which Masha writes in a letter - "It is better to die than to be with Shvabrin."

Grinev goes to the Belogorsk fortress together with Savelich. With great difficulty, with the permission of Emelyan, Peter manages to take Masha out of the fortress. Shvabrin in pursuit tells that Masha is the daughter of the commandant. But Pugachev replies that it is in his rules not to cancel the pardon if he has already decided it.

Trip to relatives and military investigation

The uprising is defeated, Pugachev's detachments retreat beyond the Urals. Grinev sent Masha to his parents and they met her as their own. The same captain Zurov, to whom Grinev paid a debt of one hundred rubles, helped to send Masha to Peter's parents.

Clouds gathered over Grinev. He was summoned to the investigator and accused of betrayal and relations with the rebels. The denunciation of Peter was written by Shvabrin. Peter tries to justify himself, but does not want to substitute his beloved. The investigation finds Peter guilty and appoints a punishment - hanging. But later they replace the punishment with a life exile in Siberia. Masha understands that Peter was punished because of her, wanting to protect her.

denouement

Mashenka goes to the Empress herself. Peter's parents believe that Masha does not want to marry a traitor to the motherland and sadly say goodbye to her. However, Masha comes back with a victory for a pardon from the Empress herself. Masha proved that Grinev was punished out of nobility. Mashenka becomes a rich bride, as she receives gifts from the Empress herself. The Empress thus compensates her daughter for the death of her father, Ivan Mironov.

The lovers get married and move to live in the Simbirsk province. Pugachev is executed on Red Square, and Grinev goes to the execution for the last time to look him in the face with gratitude. Their eyes meet at the end.

Test on the story The Captain's Daughter

Pushkin's interest in the history of Russia has always manifested itself very clearly, most of all the poet was attracted by the theme of popular uprisings, which were led by Emelyan Pugachev and Stenka Razin. The result of the poet's reworking of folk songs about Stepan Razin was his lyrical songs about this folk hero. The poet devoted a lot of time to collecting and processing information concerning the personality of Pugachev. Such interest was due to the fact that at the same time a wave of peasant uprisings passed through Russia. The personality of Pugachev was ambiguous, collecting and analyzing historical facts about him, Pushkin tried to figure out what this “villain” and “rebel” was after all. The result of painstaking and many years of work on the "History of Pugachev" was Pushkin's story "The Captain's Daughter", in which the author vividly depicted the events of the time of "Pugachevshchina". On our website, you can read the story "The Captain's Daughter" in full, without abbreviations, and prepare for the analysis of this work.

A painstaking study of historical materials helped Pushkin to reliably recreate the pictures of a bloody war and a peasant revolt, terrible in its ruthlessness (“God forbid to see a Russian rebellion, senseless and merciless!”). The main character of the story "The Captain's Daughter" is Pyotr Grinev, a young man who is sent to serve in the Belogorsk fortress. On the way, he meets Emelyan Pugachev, not knowing that in front of him is the very robber about whom there are so many rumors, in gratitude for his help during a snowstorm, Grinev gives him a rabbit coat. Pyotr, having arrived at the fortress, falls in love with Masha, the commandant's daughter, she reciprocates, but Grinev's parents refuse to accept their son's choice. As a result of a duel with Shvabrin, Peter is wounded. At this time, the flames of rebellion flare up. Pugachev with his army captures the fortress, and executes the nobles who refused to swear allegiance to him. Peter's colleague, Shvabrin, goes over to the side of the rebels. Masha's parents become victims of the invaders. Grinev is saved from execution by Pugachev himself, who recognizes in him the one who gave him a sheepskin coat. He is released, as he honestly explains to Pugachev that he cannot break the oath and go over to his side. He goes to Orenburg and fights on the side of the government. Later, he has to return to the fortress in order to save Masha from the claims of Shvabrin, he succeeds with the help of Pugachev. A former colleague denounces Grinev to government troops, he is arrested. But thanks to Masha, who goes for pardon to the Empress herself, the conclusion did not last long. Young people return to the Grinev estate and play a wedding.

After reading the novel by Alexander Pushkin, the reader remains fascinated by the image of the villain Pugachev, who on the pages of the story sometimes looks fair, wise and sincere. This bloody time in the history of Russia is described in great detail by the writer, there is a terrible hopelessness from the futility of this terrible rebellion. Even the most noble goals do not justify such robbery, as a result of which many innocent people suffered. "The Captain's Daughter", according to most literature programs, is included in the list of works that are studied in the 8th grade. The result of work with the story should be the implementation of creative work on the development of speech. For a superficial acquaintance with the work, it is enough to read the summary. But in order to appreciate the book at its true worth, you need to read it in its entirety. On our site you can download and read all the chapters of the story. And also there is an opportunity to read the text of the work of A.S. Pushkin online, it does not require registration and payment.