"Defeat": a summary. Fadeev's "defeat" by chapters

In this article we will talk about the work that Alexander Fadeyev created in 1926. You will be presented with its brief content. "Defeat" is a novel that brought the writer recognition and fame. He became one of his best works.

You will say that there already exists a retelling of the novel that Fadeev created ("The Rout"). Summary (brief) introduces the main events. We divided the text into chapters, describing each of them in more detail. The result of our work is offered to your attention.

1. The frost

The commander of the partisan detachment, Levinson, tells Morozka, his orderly, a packet with an order to take him to Shaldyba, the commander of another partisan detachment. So begins the work "Defeat". The summary of the chapters is described in this article.

Frost, however, does not want to go, he quarrels with Levinson and rejects. The commander, in the end, bored the eternal punctuation of this partisan. He takes the letter from him, advising Morozka to get away, since he does not need the balum. Instantly the naughty partisans change their minds, take the letter, more likely to themselves than to the commander, explaining that without a detachment it is impossible for him to go, after which he sets out with a package.

Hero Morozka is a miner already in the second generation. He was born in a barrack of miners, and already at the age of 12 he began to "roll trolleys" himself. His life was on the way, like everyone else. This guy was once in a jail, and also served in the cavalry, was shell-shocked, so fired before the revolution from the army. Returning home, he got married. As Fadeev writes, Morozka did everything thoughtlessly, because life seemed to him unconcerned, simple, like a "Murom cucumber". This was the hero of the work "Defeat" (Fadeev). The summary of the chapters will also introduce you to this character closer. In 1918, he went with his wife to protect the Soviets. It was not possible to defend the power, so our hero went to the partisans.

Frost, hearing the shots, climbed crawling to the top of the hill and saw from there that the Shaldyb fighters were attacked by "whites" and they were running. The enraged commander lashes around with a stick, but can not keep his people. It was evident how some of them were tearing away the red bows in secret.

Morozka is indignant, watching all this. He saw among the retreating one a lame boy. The soldier fell, but his comrades ran on. I could not see this Frost. He called his horse, jumped on it and went to the fallen fighter. Bullets whistled around. Morozka forced to lie down his horse, put the wounded man across the groats and galloped along with him to his detachment.

2. Mechik

We describe the events of the second chapter, its brief content. "Fide" Fadeev continues as follows.

Immediately did not like rescued Morozka. The author writes that this hero did not favor "clean people", because from his experience they were worthless, unstable, which should not be believed. It was ordered by Levinson to take this young man to the infirmary. He had documents in his pocket, from which it became known that his name was Pavel Metchik. With this hero you will get to know more closely if you read the text of the work "The Rout". The summary of the chapters presented by us will also describe this character in the following in more detail. At that time he himself was already unconscious.

He came to himself only when he was taken to the infirmary, and then slept until morning. Waking up, he saw the doctor Stashinsky and Varya, a sister with gray eyes and fluffy golden-brown braids. The sack was painful when dressing, but he did not cry, because he felt the presence of this girl.

Three weeks ago, this hero walked joyfully through the taiga to the partisan detachment with a trip to the boot. But people suddenly popped out of the bushes who were suspicious of this character. According to their ignorance, they did not understand his documents, beat him first, and then took him to his detachment. They were tough, dirty, rude people who fought and cursed over the slightest trifle, scoffed at Pavel. However, they were "living people", not book people. Metchik, lying in the hospital, recalled the past events, he was sorry for the sincere and good feeling with which he was heading to the detachment. Accepted this hero with special gratitude for the care of himself. There were few wounded. Of the heavy - only two: Metchik and Frolov. Often talked with Paul the old man of the Peak. I came occasionally and "pretty sister", which was washing and lining the entire hospital. However, this girl treated Mecica especially with care and gentleness. The peak about her said that she was "lewd", since her husband, Morozka, is in the detachment, and she is meanwhile wandering. Metchik asked, why this sister is like this? This was answered by Pika, that he simply can not refuse anyone.

3. The sixth sense

The third chapter of the work is called "The Sixth Sense." We describe its brief content. "The rout" tells us about the following. Almost angrily about Mechik thought Morozka: why such people go "all ready" to the partisans. Although it was unfair, after all, the "way of the cross" was coming. Morozka, passing by the bashtan, got down from his horse and picked up melons in a sack until the owner saw him. Yevgeny Ryabets threatened to find justice for him. He could not believe that Morozka, whom he had worn and fed, robbed him.

Interviewed Levinson with the returning intelligence officer, who reported that the Shaldyba detachment had badly battered the Japanese troops. Baklanov, who was Levinson's deputy, came at this time, bringing with him Ryabts, who spoke extensively of Morozka's deed. Partisan, who was then summoned, did not deny anything. He only refused to surrender the weapon, considering it a very strict punishment.

4. One

Metchik kept thinking about why he came to visit him in the hospital Morozka looked at him so disdainfully. Paul was already recovering. But the wound Frolov was hopeless. Metchik burst into tears, remembering the events of the past month, covered himself with a blanket.

This is only a summary. "The defeat", the chapter "One", narrates in more detail about the described events. We have identified only the main ones.

5. The peasants and the "coal tribe"

Levinson went to the meeting, wanting to check the fears, hoping to hear rumors, the conversations of the men. He caught alarming notes, understood that he should hide, go to the taiga. The miners came. Levinson greeted the stout slaughterer Dubov.

Ryabets already considered this story troublesome and useless. Everyone was puzzled why it was necessary to steal - after all, anyone would have given melons to Morozka, if he had asked. The partisan was led forward, asked why he had done it. Morozka replied that, out of habit, thoughtlessly, he gave his word that such a thing would never happen again. Levinson invited him to help the hosts in their spare time. The peasants were pleased with this proposal.

6. Levinson

Levinson concealed his fears and doubts, always clearly and confidently giving orders. He always thought about the matter, he was a "right" person. Soon this hero was awarded the "terrible relay" sent by Sukhovei-Kovtun, the chief of staff, who wrote about the defeat of the main partisan forces in the struggle against the Japanese. Calling on the nachoz and Baklanov, he warned them that they should be ready for a possible appearance of the detachment. Levinson received along with letters from the city and a note from his wife.

7. Enemies

I sent Stashinsky a letter from the commander, in which he wrote that it was necessary to unload gradually the infirmary.

People from this time began to disperse to the villages. Only Peak, Metchik and Frolov remained of the wounded. Peak was not sick at all, he just got used to the hospital. Metchik wanted to become a sensible and confident fighter, so that on his return to the city no one would recognize his former.

8. The first move

Deserters, having appeared, sowed around the panic, as if large forces of the enemy were approaching. But intelligence has not confirmed this. He was asked to join Morozok's platoon at Levinson, recommending Efimka as an orderly instead of himself. The commander agreed. Levinson, with all the detachment announced that they are performing.

9. Mechik in the detachment

Metchik got to his feet and went into the detachment with Pika. He was identified in the platoon Kurbak. Metchik was dissatisfied with the allocated mare, but did not tell Levinson anything. He decided to kill her. Mechik in the detachment was not loved, considered a set-up and a loafer. He only fell in love with Chizh, who taught him to shirk from the kitchen, from the daytime.

10. Beginning of the rout

Levinson almost completely lost contact with other detachments in a remote place. He decided to make a sortie. The Dubov detachment attacked the trucks, handed out guerrillas, checkers, cartridges, overcoats. Baklanov and Metchik soon went into the reconnaissance. In the village they met four Japanese soldiers. They killed them all but one who escaped. Departing from the farm, they saw that the main forces of the Japanese come from there.

The detachment was attacked the next morning. We will only mention this, describing the summary. The defeat was suffered by the partisans, they retreated. Metchik only recovered from the terror in the taiga.

11. Strada

Levinson made a suggestion for the horse Mecika. The squad lacked fodder and food. Levinson had to order to steal cows, rob the peasant gardens and fields. Styrin said that a charge of 500 rubles was assigned for his capture . Levinson chuckled - "cheap". The Koreans had only one pig for the winter. The commander ordered her to be killed in order to feed the partisans. Mechik Levinson condemned, but still ate a pig, because he was hungry. The detachment finally made its way into the hospital where the food was prepared. Metchik accidentally overheard the conversation Stashinsky and Levinson, from which he realized that they intended to kill Frolov. He ran to the barracks, trying to prevent it, but Stashinsky chased him away.

12. Roads

Frolov died at night. The detachment, having buried it, moved north. Morozka thought that someone was always hindering him, Metchik was the most. Varya also took offense at Pavel, who already began to doubt his feelings. She went looking for him herself. Absolute indifference was shown to her by Pavel.

13. Cargo

Mecik stands in patrol. He thinks how to get out of Levinson's squad. Boring and monotonous life in the city seems to him now ideal. Paul suddenly expresses everything he thinks, Levinson, when he says that it is not important for the guerrillas to whom to serve, the main thing is "to fill the belly". Levinson objects, convincing Paul that he has nowhere to go, he will be killed. With regret, he thinks of people like Mecik, weak, weak-willed, lazy. Problems of character reveals the work "Defeat". The summary, unfortunately, can not convey all the features of the inner world of the characters.

14. Exploration of the Snowstorm

The commander sent into the reconnaissance Metelitsa, telling him to return at night. But the village was further than imagined. At night, Metelitsa saw a shepherd's fire. He informed him that there were a lot of Cossacks in the village who killed their brother and parents, burned the house. Snowstorm went there. He knew from the words of the kid that the head of the house was in the priest's house. He wanted to overhear, but he did not succeed - Metelitsa was seized and beaten.

15. Three Deaths

The following events are described in the fifteenth chapter of the work "Defeat" Fadeev. A brief description of them will be described in a single paragraph.

Partisan tried to escape, but it was not possible. During the interrogation, he did not answer the questions asked. Then the residents began to ask if anyone knew him. The shepherd replied that he saw for the first time. One man said that he brought a horse (which the partisan gave to the boy). The boy was seized, but Metelitsa flew to the officer. They shot him. Levinson saw the Cossacks. The detachment dealt with them. Partisans in the village fed.

16. The quagmire

Varya, going to the village, saw the dead horse of Morozka. She found him wounded. Shots were heard in the morning. The detachment fled into the forest, but the people rested in the quagmire. Then Levinson ordered the laying of logs. They passed it and then blew it up. So only by a miracle did the defeat take place. The novel, the summary of which we describe, continues. We pass to the seventeenth chapter.

17. Nineteen

Cossacks on the bridge made an ambush. Metchik drove through the woods calmly, but suddenly came across the Cossacks. Then he ran to the ravine, and they chased after him. Morozka thought only of rest. He realized that Metchik had fled. Paul was tormented by his betrayal. He took out a pistol, but realized that he would not kill himself, because he loved himself more than anything else in the world. He decided to go to the city.

Thus ends the work of "Defeat". The summary, of course, does not cover all events. Moreover, the product is quite voluminous. The "rout", the brief content of which you just read, is a reflection of Fadeev's own experience. He participated in battles until 1921 in the Far East. This experience served as an impetus to the writing of the novel "Defeat".

The summary of the "brief" describes the events in less detail, does not divide them into chapters. Therefore, we decided to write this article in order to acquaint the reader more closely with this work. However, our description does not exhaust the work that was created by Alexander Fadeev ("Defeat"). Summary is just basic information. As you know, you can retell only the plot, but not the plot. Leo Tolstoy said that if he were asked to retell "War and Peace", he would read his work entirely. So is Fadeyev's novel "The Rout." The summary does not convey the atmosphere, the author's style, does not form an impression of the novel. In order to have a complete idea of it, it is worth reading the whole work.