"Live until dawn": a brief summary (Bykov)

The Second World War left a huge mark on the soul of mankind. Novels, novels and stories evoke memories from the participants of those events, and the modern generation must remember those tragic episodes of the life of their loved ones, honor the memory of the deceased and appreciate the feats of people who performed their duty to the Motherland.

One of these works is the story "Survive until Dawn," a brief summary of which will acquaint the reader with a young lieutenant who was barely twenty-two years old. But already at this age he was able to make his small contribution to the long-awaited victory over the German invaders.

The first pages of the work

How does the story "Live until dawn" begin? The brief content should begin with acquaintance with the main character Ivanovsky and Sergeant Dubin. They receive orders to collect a small group and go on a difficult but very important task. Within twelve hours, the soldiers need to pass about sixty kilometers. And this dangerous journey begins with the crossing of the open area.

To stay unnoticed, you have to move around crawling, holding equipment and skis in your hands. Ahead of the forest, but not having reached its salvage space, the detachment falls under fire. One soldier was wounded, I had to send him back, accompanied by a single sapper. Careless movements attracted the attention of the enemy, and the sapper was killed. Thus, from the very first pages of the story "Survive until Dawn", a brief introduction introduces the reader to the tragic events that will accompany this small detachment along the way.

Rather forward, or the next shootout

The fighters continue to go forward, some start to lag behind, fatigue is affecting. The lieutenant worries, suddenly do not have time. Soon the detachment gets to the farm. In an attempt to bypass the village, the soldiers suddenly attract the attention of woken dogs, which start barking loudly. Again the shootout begins.

A young lieutenant Ivanovsky was wounded in the leg. Without saying a word to his friends, he makes a bandage on his own. And another member of the group, Khakimov, gets a very serious wound, as a result, the detachment is now forced to carry the wounded. How many more people will suffer in this tragic tale of "Survive until Dawn"? A short narration tells about the further movement of the detachment and the purpose of the task.

Quit a comrade or remain a man?

The detachment continues to go to its goal. One of the men, named Pivovarov, suddenly falls into the snow. He asks to quit it, there is no strength to go further. There are fewer and fewer people in the group. In some mysterious way the foreman Dyubin and one more member of the detachment disappeared. Traitors or not, it is not clear. The wounded Khakimov becomes a heavy burden. Some people begin to visit the idea of throwing it, but the lieutenant forces to pull himself together. It is necessary to remain people.

Where are the exhausted fighters, the characters of the story "Survive until dawn"? The content of the book finally reveals the purpose of the detachment. It is necessary to destroy several echelons with weapons and ammunition, which are on the enemy's army base. The guards are practically none, there is only a wire fence, which does not represent a particular obstacle.

"Survive until dawn." Summary. Bykov - the master of unexpected turns of a plot

A dangerous journey is coming to an end. The detachment reached the busy road, where the columns of enemy vehicles are moving almost without interruption. People hid in an anti-tank ditch and wait for the right moment to move to the opposite side. The lieutenant and the Brewers fighter, having seized the time, safely cross the road.

Reaching the place where the goal was to be located, to which they had been so hard to move forward, the soldiers found that the base was no longer there. The enemy managed to transport ammunition to another place. Wasted time, so many victims during the journey, all in vain. It would seem that this can be the end of the story, "To live until dawn," a brief summary. Bykov Vasily Andreevich, however, does not intend to put an end to it. By such a turn of events, he only convinces the reader of the courage and heroism of the defenders of the Motherland. The lieutenant decides to look for this base. Received an order! And it must be done!

Further searches for the missing target

Brewers and the lieutenant returned to the anti-tank ditch. There they see the missing shortly before this of their comrades, Sergeant Dyubin and another fighter, Hare. They caught up with the detachment. Ivanovsky understands that the state of the severely wounded Khakimov becomes more critical. The lieutenant decides to send the entire detachment in the way back, and he himself will remain in order to still find the missing base and destroy it. Brewers remain with Ivanovsky.

A group of comrades leaves, and the two remaining fighters are sent in search of a relocated base. Suddenly, they stumble upon a building, which, according to their assumptions, is the headquarters of the enemy. If you detonate it, it will be no less significant than destroy the ammunition depot, and the lieutenant decides on it. And when the soldiers begin to get to the building, Ivanovsky gets wounded. The bullet falls into the chest. But the Pivovarov, shooting back, will save his fighting comrade. So the story "To live till dawn" comes to an end. The summary will acquaint the reader with the latest tragic events.

Wounded Lieutenant, or What to do next?

The lieutenant perfectly understands that with such a serious wound about further performance of the task there can be no question. The only way out is to get to the village and somewhere to hide. The Brewers' fighter bears Ivanovsky, weapons and Molotov cocktails. After some time the comrades managed to reach the village. Seeing a small bath, they decide to hide in it.

The lieutenant sends Pivovarov to investigate the situation in the village. Find out if there are Germans in the village, and at the same time get a ski. The soldier goes to carry out the assignment, and the lieutenant loses consciousness. Suddenly, through the oblivion Ivanovsky hears the sound of shots. He understands that this shoots the machine gun of his friend Pivovarov. So, it was discovered by opponents. The lieutenant gets out of his hiding place and recovers in the footsteps in search of a fighter. And finds his body shot.

Despair of the main character of the story

This is a sad ending to the work "Survive until Dawn." The summary, the main character of which was left alone, is also coming to an end. The lieutenant knows that this is the end. He was left alone, the task was not fulfilled, he naturally could not get to his own with such a serious injury.

Ivanovsky in despair, he wants to do something to damage his opponent. Then he decides to get to the highway and there to blow up the first car that got caught with German soldiers or ammunition. With great difficulty Ivanovsky crossed the path to the road and hid in the trench. The main thing he is afraid of is losing consciousness or coughing, which leads to a severe loss of blood.

The last pages, or the meaning of the title of the work

And here the meaning of the title of the story "Survive until Dawn" is finally revealed. The summary of the chapters acquainted the reader with all the events connected with this dangerous task and with the fate of each character. But the phrase itself: "To live until dawn" is the most important thought of the protagonist, who was lying in the trench and was waiting for any transport that was to pass with the first rays of the sun.

And he waited! He did not fall asleep, he did not lose consciousness. Unfortunately, it turned out to be an ordinary wagon with two Germans. As soon as the lieutenant threw a grenade in them, he was immediately shot. But one enemy was still killed, and the cart was blown up. Ivanovsky, was able to make at least a small, but, nevertheless, still an important contribution to the overall victory over the enemy.