"Ivan": a short summary. The Tale of VO Bogomolov

Vladimir Osipovich Bogomolov is a Soviet writer who passed the Great Patriotic War from beginning to end. At the front, he served as commander of the intelligence department, so he knew about all the horrors of the war by hearsay. One of the most famous works belonging to his pen is the story "Ivan", a brief summary of which is offered to your attention.

Suspicious person

The deputy battalion commander, Senior Lieutenant Galtsev, is raised in the middle of the night. The reason for this is the detention of the boy, who was found near the bank of the Dnieper. The child does not answer questions, only says that his name is Ivan Bondarev, and asks to be reported to the headquarters. Galtsev calls his immediate superior and reports on the boy. However, his words are not taken seriously. The detainee continues to insist on calling the headquarters and even calls several names of people who need to report on his appearance. Galtsev calls again, now he is reporting everything to Lieutenant Colonel Gryaznov. He gives the order of the boy to feed, dress, provide paper and a pen and keep secret information about his appearance. Galtsev does everything that is required of him, and continues to follow Bondarev, who concentrates on finding out spruce needles and seeds from his pocket, and then writes down the data.

Then the lieutenant goes to the river. There he reflects on how a weak boy could have crossed into the icy water to the other shore, if this is not even in the power of an adult man.

Choline

After a while, comes Kholin, a young black-haired man. Seeing Ivan, he immediately rushes to embrace him, like the closest person. From their conversation, Galtsev realizes that Bondarev swam across the Dnieper to a log, but did not find the boat that Kholin and Katasonov hired for him (the platoon leader from the intelligence service, nicknamed Katasonitch). He carried it a few kilometers further than Ivan had expected. The brief content of the story tells what happened next.

Kholin asks Galtsev secretly to drive them a car, and while the lieutenant is looking for transport, Ivan dresses in a brand-new tunic, on which the order "For Courage" flaunts. Kholin and Ivan are leaving.

Katasonov

Three days later Katseonov appeared at Galtsev, a small man, resembling a rabbit, silent and shy. For two days he carefully examines through the telescope the enemy shore.

Galtsev decides to ask him about Ivan, to which Katasonov responds that the boy is motivated by hatred for the Germans. At the mention of Ivan, the eyes of the platoon commander begin to radiate with kindness and tenderness.

The second meeting with Ivan

Three days later, again comes Kholin. Together with Galtsev they go to inspect the front line. The lieutenant was ordered to help Kholin in every possible way, but he did not really like it. Galtsev goes to the medical unit to check the newly arrived paramedic. She turns out to be a pretty young girl, who, as Galtsev admits, would very much like him in peacetime. However, in the war he can not afford this, so he talks to her dryly and severely.

Returning to his dugout, the lieutenant discovers there the sleeping Kholin and a note asking him to wake him up. Galtsev does as he is told. After a while Ivan appears in the dug-out. The summary does not reflect all details of the appearance of the boy for the second time in Galtsev.

Bondarev is in a good mood and very friendly. While the boy is resting and watching magazines about scouts, Kholin and Katasonov are talking. Galtsev learns that at night they plan to send Ivan to the enemy's shore.

The boy notices from Galtsev a knife, which he likes very much. Ivan asks him for a present. However, Gal'tsev got this knife from a deceased friend, he keeps the Finn as a memory and can not give it. The lieutenant promises Bondarev to make a similar knife and give it to him at the meeting.

Kholin, Katasonov and Galtsev go to see the boats, at which time Ivan remains alone in the dugout. Returning, Galtsev finds the boy in a nervous state. There comes a conversation about the life of Ivan. It turns out that Bondarev was in the death camp and survived. Mother, father and little sister were killed before his eyes. Ivan did not have anything left in his heart, except hatred for the Hitlerites. This feeling permeates the whole story "Ivan", the summary of which is presented here.

Katasonov's death

Returns Kholin. Seeing that he came alone, Ivan asked him about Katasonov. He replies that he was urgently summoned to the headquarters. The boy is perplexed as Katasonov could leave without wishing him luck. All the subtleties of the relationship between Ivan and Katasonitch can not fully convey the summary. "Ivan" Bogomolov is not only a work about the war, but also about human relations.

During the conversation it turns out that Kholin changed his mind and decided to take Galtsev with him. They discuss the details of the plan.

Dressed, Kholin and Galtsev are waiting for the boy. He again takes off all clean clothes and dresses in ragged and dirty. In the bag he puts food, which in case of what does not cause suspicion among the Germans.

They go on a journey. Galtsev soon learns that Katasonov was killed, he was shot when he got out of the boat. Kholin could not allow Ivan to know about this before the important task. The summary is not intended to replace the reading of the full text of the work, it is important to remember this.

Operation

After crossing the river, Kholin, Galtsev and Ivan carefully disguise the boat and send the boy to the rear to the Germans. They themselves are waiting for some time that if Ivan does not get through and will need to return, they could cover it. After sitting for a while in the rain in the middle of the river, the men return.

Friends do not forget

Time passed. Galtsev did not forget his promise to make Ivan a knife. He always carries it with him, so that at a convenient opportunity, through Gryaznov or Kholin, hand it over to Ivan. After a while, Galtsev meets the lieutenant-colonel and turns to him with a request to hand over the knife, to which Gryaznov answers that the lieutenant should forget about the boy, because the less people know about such people, the longer they live.

Soon Galtsev learns that Kholin died, covering the retreat of his men. A Gryaznova transferred to another unit. Than all has ended, you learn, having read the summary.

"Ivan" Bogomolova V. O. - a work telling about the events of the Great Patriotic War without embellishment and romance. Every word of the story is impregnated with reality.

The war is almost over. Galtsev in the capitulation of the Germans is in Berlin. There he and his soldiers discover a car with German documents. Going through the folders, Galtsev suddenly finds the case of Ivan Bondarev. The documents say that he was caught, tortured, and then shot.

Ivan is one of many children-heroes who were ready to sacrifice their lives for the sake of their homeland. For example, Zina Portnova, Lenya Kotik, Sasha Chekalin, commander Ivan Vasilyevich Sobolev. The brief content of the story, unfortunately, does not have the ability to list all the names of the brave heroes of this terrible and brutal war. However, each of us should remember them and give thanks for the peaceful sky above our heads.