The main characters of "Lefty" Leskov. Who are they?

Of course, many will agree that the prose of the talented Russian writer Nikolai Leskov is unusual: there are elements of a fairy tale in it, in which both tragic and comic are intertwined. All this is largely manifested in the famous work of the above-mentioned master of the word "Lefty".

It should be emphasized that the main characters of Leskov's "Lefty" received ambiguous assessments from the writer.

The image of the Tula "craftsman"

The author emphasizes that his main character had a completely ordinary appearance: on his cheek he has a birthmark, and on the temples there are no hair, which he was pestered by the teacher in the past.

So, the main characters of "Lefty" Leskov. In their chain the Tula man plays a key role. The writer in the work emphasizes his unique skill, which he possesses. The left-hander is not just an ordinary gunsmith, he is "talented". At the same time, the author does not attempt to create his image ideal, saying that the science of the Tula peasant was given "with difficulty."

So what was so unique he did that other main characters of Lefty Leskov could not? He goes abroad at the request of officials, namely to England, where he manages to shoe a flea. And here the writer wants to emphasize how skillful and talented a Russian can be. And to possess the above qualities, it is not necessary to know the technical sciences perfectly.

Of course, against the backdrop of the "Tula" craftsman, the other main characters of Leskov's "Lefty" are perceived by the reader as "unremarkable", since the writer gives them negative qualities.

At the same time, the armourer from Tula, despite the persuasions of the British, does not want to stay with foreigners more and return home. He can not be bribed by any money, he feels like a "small" person compared to "state men". Confident of the quality of his work, he is not afraid to go to reception to the Russian sovereign.

Lefty - collective character

Nikolai Leskov wants to demonstrate to the reader that a Russian person can go to anything in order to show his devotion to the cause if the interests of the Fatherland are "at stake". He goes hungry to foreigners, without any documents - and all this in order to show his wit and talent to the British.

These are the amazing qualities that Nikolai Leskov gave his character. The left-hander, the main characters of this remarkable story are taken from national history to give the product a certainty.

Other characters in the story

Here are images of the Emperor Alexander Pavlovich, who believed that there are no equal to the English in the technical sciences, Emperor Nicholas I, who, on the contrary, liked to claim that the Russian man is the most talented in the world. The writer also introduces the reader to Matvey Platov, who heads the Don Cossacks; he accompanies the king on a trip to the British and is also supportive of Levsha. Skobelev and Kleinmichel are also historical personalities, of which almost everyone who is interested in the past of Russia knows.

It should be noted that representatives of the bureaucracy and nobles, who are the main heroes of the story "Lefty", Leskov presented people who have a set of negative qualities. They are arrogant, sometimes cruel and short-sighted, which once again shows that the Russian peasant is capable of much to prove his devotion to the Motherland.