Summary: "They fought for their Motherland" (Mikhail Sholokhov)

In this article we will tell you about a novel written by Mikhail Sholokhov in 1969. Your attention is presented to its summary. "They fought for their Motherland" - a famous work. Sergey Bondarchuk made a film with the same name. The novel was based on the novel, its brief content. "They fought for their country" - a film released in 1975. He was a great success. "They fought for their Motherland" reviews collected mostly positive. He even became the best film according to a survey conducted in 1976 by the magazine "Sovetskiy screen".

Roman Sholokhov begins as follows. Of the entire regiment in the battle for one of the farms, Old Ilmen, only 117 soldiers and commanders survived. The soldiers, exhausted by the endless retreat and three tank attacks, wandered through the waterless, sultry steppe. Only in one lucky regiment: managed to keep the regimental banner. The soldiers finally reached the farmstead that was lost in the Don steppe and were delighted to see that the camp kitchen had survived.

The conversation between Zvyagintsev and Streltsov

The conversation between Zvyagintsev and Streltsov, described in the work "They fought for their country," is an excerpt, which at least briefly tells the reader about the novel. It consisted of the following. Ivan Zvyagintsev, having got drunk from a well of brackish water, started a conversation with Nikolai Streltsov, his friend, about the family and the house. Unexpectedly revealing himself, Streltsov, a prominent, tall man who had worked as an agronomist before the war, told his comrade that his wife had left him, leaving two young children. Family problems were also in Zvyagintsev, a former tractor driver and combine operator. His wife, who worked as a trailer on a tractor, through fiction, "spoiled." The woman was carried away by ladies' novels and began to demand from her husband "high feelings". This she led to a great annoyance. Zvyagintsev's wife read books at night, and during the day she went sleepy. As a result, the farm came to desolation, and the children ran like homeless children. She wrote such letters to her husband that they were ashamed to read to friends. A brave tractor driver, the wife called her a cat, she was a chick, and she wrote about love with "book words". From these words Zvyagintsev began "a whirling in the eyes" and "fog in the head."

Petr Lopakhin

We continue to describe the summary. "They fought for their Motherland" further acquaints us with such a hero as Peter Lopakhin.

While Ivan complained to Nicholas on all of the above, he fell sound asleep. After awakening, Nicholas smelled the smell of burnt porridge. He also heard Pyotr Lopakhin quarrel with the cook, an armor piercer. Because of the fresh porridge, which was bothersome, he was with the cook in constant confrontation. Nikolai got acquainted with Lopakhin in the battle for the collective farm "Bright Way". The hereditary miner Peter was a cheerful man, he liked to joke about his friends and wholeheartedly believed in his own man's irresistibility.

Retreat of Russian troops

The unceasing retreat of the Russian troops oppressed Nicholas. Chaos reigned at the front, and the Soviet army could not in any way organize a rebuff to the Germans. In particular, it was difficult to face the people who remained behind enemy lines. Local residents treated the retreating soldiers as traitors. Streltsov did not believe that the Russians could win a war with the Germans. Lopakhin believed that they had not yet learned how to beat the enemy, they had not accumulated anger enough to win. When this happens, they will drive the enemy away. Meanwhile, Lopakhin did not lose heart, he took care of young nurses, joked.

Another hard fight, wounding Streltsov

Friends, having bathed in Don, caught crayfish. However, they failed to try them. The roar of artillery firing came from the west. The regiment was soon raised by alarm and ordered the soldiers to keep to the last, taking up defense at the crossing of roads, at the height above the village.

The battle was heavy, which marks Sholokhov. "They fought for their country" - a novel in which a description of its details is given. The remnants of the regiment had to restrain the enemy tanks, trying to escape to the Don, where meanwhile the crossing of the main forces took place. The height after two attacks with the use of tanks began to bomb from the air. The shell that exploded nearby heavily contused Nikolai. Streltsov, waking up, saw that the attack of his regiment had begun. He tried to get out of the trench deep in human growth, but he could not do it. Streltsova covered a long unconsciousness.

Retreat of the regiment

Again the regiment retreated along the road, which was surrounded by burning breads. At the sight of the people's wealth dying in the fire, Ivan was ill with his soul. In order not to fall asleep on the move, he began to vilify the Germans in a low voice. Lopakhin heard this mutter and began to mock. There are only two friends left now: Nikolai Streltsov was found injured and sent to the hospital for treatment.

Another defense, Lopakhin hit an enemy aircraft

The regiment soon regained its defenses. She passed on the approaches to the crossing. Her line was near the village. Lopakhin ("They fought for their country" - the novel of Mikhail Sholokhov, and the main role in the same film was performed by another Russian writer - Vasily Shukshin), breaking the shelter for himself, saw a tile roof nearby, and also heard the voices of women. As it turned out, they came from the dairy farm. Its inhabitants were preparing for evacuation. On the dairy farm, Lopatin took milk. However, I did not have time to go for butter: the air raid began. The regiment did not remain without support this time: the anti-aircraft complex covered the soldiers. From an armor-piercing gun Lopakhin knocked down one enemy aircraft, having received a glass of vodka for this from Lieutenant Goloshchekov. He warned him that it would be necessary to stand to death: the battle is difficult.

Lopakhin, returning from Goloschekov, barely managed to reach the trenches dug by him-an air raid began. To the trenches, taking advantage of the presence of a cover from the air, the tanks of the Germans crawled. They were immediately put under fire by a battery of anti-tank defense and regimental artillery. The soldiers managed to repel six heavy attacks before noon. Their fighting spirit was supported by the fact that they fought for their country. The author notes that Zvyagintsev seemed strange and unexpected, a brief lull. He missed his friend, Nikolai Streltsov, believing that it was impossible to talk seriously with Lopakhin, this inveterate chisel.

The wound of Ivan Zvyagintsev

Further, the author of the work tells how Ivan Zvyagintsev was wounded. This is one of the main characters, which was created in the novel by Mikhail Sholokhov. "They fought for their country" - a phrase that applies to all soldiers of the Great Patriotic War. Ivan Zvyagintsev is shown in the work by one of the brave fighters who fought alongside others for the liberation of their country from the invaders.

After some time the Germans began to prepare for artillery training. The fiery squall struck the front edge. Zvyagintsev under such a dense bombardment was not long ago. About half an hour he continued. After that, the German infantry, covered by tanks, moved to the trenches. This apparent danger was almost rejoiced by Ivan. Ashamed of his recent fright, he broke into the battle. The regiment soon launched an offensive. A deafening noise came from behind, and Ivan fell, distraught with pain.

Retreat to the other bank of the Don

The Germans, exhausted by unsuccessful attempts to seize the crossing, stopped the attacks in the evening. An order was issued to the remnants of the Russian regiment to retreat, moving to the other bank of the Don. Heavy wounded Lieutenant Goloshchekin, so the commander was Sergeant Poprischenko. During the transition to the dilapidated dam, the regiment was twice more exposed to shelling the Germans. Lopakhin was now completely without friends. With him there was only Alexander Kopytovsky, the 2nd number of his calculation.

The death of Lieutenant Goloshchekin, the return of Nikolai Streltsov

Lieutenant Goloshchekin died, and could not cross the Don. He was buried by the lieutenant on the river bank. It was hard on Lopakhin's heart. He was afraid that the regiment would be sent to the rear for reorganization, and he would have to forget about the front for a long time. It seemed to the fighter unfair, especially now, when every soldier was on the account. Lopakhin, after reflection, went to the sergeant-major to say his request: he wanted to stay in the army in force. He saw Nikolai Streltsov on the road. Peter, delighted, called his friend, but he did not even look back. As it turned out, he was deaf from concussion. Nicholas, having spent a little time in the hospital, decided to flee to the front.

Injury and treatment in the hospital Ivan Zvyagintsev

Let's continue to acquaint readers with the work "They fought for their Motherland", whose author is Mikhail Sholokhov (pictured below).

Zvyagintsev, waking up, saw that the battle was going on around him. He felt a strong pain and realized that the fragments of the bomb that exploded from behind, cut his entire back. The soldier was dragged along the ground in a raincoat. Then he felt that he was falling somewhere, and again lost consciousness, hitting his shoulder. The second time he woke up, Ivan saw the nurse's face above him. The girl tried to drag Zvyagintsev to the medical battalion. Fragile, a small nurse was hard to drag Ivan, but she did not abandon him. Zvyagintsev in the hospital quarreled with the orderly, who ripped up the bootlegs of his new boots. He also continued to swear when a tired surgeon pulled fragments from his legs and back.

Deciding friends to stay at the front

"They fought for their country" - a book that describes different characters, people's motivations and their personal qualities. Reading the next episode, we get to know the inner world of the heroes of the work.

Streltsov, like Lopakhin, decided to stay at the front. He did not run away from the hospital to sit in the rear. Soon Kopytovsky and phlegmatic elderly soldiers Nekrasov approached their friends. Their conversation is an important moment, which the author did not in vain include in the work "They fought for their Motherland." Nekrasov was not averse to getting re-formed. This soldier planned to find a pliant widow and rest with her from the war. Plans Nekrasov led into a rage Lopakhin. But he did not swear, explained to him calmly that he had something like sleepwalking, "trench disease." Having woken up in the morning, Nekrasov often found himself climbing into unexpected places. Once he even found himself in the oven. The soldier decided that he was inundated in a trench by an explosion, and began to call for help. From this disease Nekrasov also wanted to be saved in the arms of the rear widow. An angry Lopakhin did not touch the sad story of this hero of the work "They fought for their Motherland." Analyzing his reaction, we can also say that Lopakhin reminded a friend of his family, who stayed in Kursk. He noted that if all the defenders think about rest, the fascists will surely get to it. After thinking over Lopakhin's words, Nekrasov decided to stay. Sasha Kopytovsky did the same. Such a general decision was made by the main characters of the work "They fought for their Motherland". This book teaches loyalty, patriotism, partnership.

The regiment is sent to the division headquarters

The four of them approached Poprishchenko's dugout, which the soldiers had already angered with their requests to stay at the front. The foreman explained to Lopakhin that their division was a cadre, stable and seeing species, which preserved its banner-a battle relic. Such fighters will not be idle. The major had already given the order to the sergeant-major to go to the Talovsky farm, in which the headquarters of the division was located. Here the regiment will be replenished with fresh forces, and then sent to the most important sector of the front.

"They fought for their country": a description of the rest of the regiment on the way to the headquarters

The soldiers of the regiment went to this village, spending the night on the way to another small farm. Poprischenko did not want to see tattered and hungry fighters coming to the headquarters. He wanted to procure from the chairman of the local collective farm provisions for them, but the storerooms were empty. Then Lopakhin put his male appeal into play. This soldier asked the chairman to provide them with a dwelling for a non-poor soldier not older than 70 years. She turned out to be an incredibly tall woman, about thirty years old. A small Lopakhin delighted her to become, and he went to the attack at night. Peter returned to his comrades with a bump on his forehead and a black eye - a soldier, as it turned out, was a faithful wife. Lopakhin, waking up in the morning, found that she was preparing breakfast for the whole regiment. As it turned out, the women who stayed in the farm refused to feed the retreating soldiers, whom they considered traitors. The sergeant-major told them that the regiment was retreating with a fight. Then the women immediately gathered provisions and fed the soldiers.

Meeting the regiment with the division commander, Colonel Marchenko

The regiment, who arrived at the headquarters, was met by Colonel Marchenko, the division commander. Twenty-seven fighters were led by Sergeant Popryschenko, five of whom were easily wounded. The colonel, having said the solemn speech, accepted the regimental banner, which had already passed the entire First World War. Lopakhin saw that when the colonel knelt before him, tears streamed down the cheeks of the sergeant-major.

This concludes the summary. "They fought for their country" - a work that is worth reading in the original. The novel conveys an atmosphere of time with which many of us are familiar only from the stories of the few survivors of the events, as well as from the history books. But in textbooks you can find only facts, a list of events, their brief content. "They fought for their Motherland" allows us to present the war time as if we were direct participants in the events, to experience what others felt. Fiction can deal with such problems only. The work "They fought for their Motherland", the essence of which we just outlined, is one of the best novels about the Great Patriotic War.