A. Tolstoy, the story "Russian character". Summary

The work of A. Tolstoy "Russian character", a brief summary of which is given in the article, has a subtitle "From Ivan Sudarev's Tales." Thus, the author uses the "story in a story" reception in which a friend of his, a similar soldier told a reader about a Russian warrior. And although the action takes place at the beginning of the forties, the focus is not the heroic deeds of the protagonist, but what happened to him after a serious injury. The author's task is to show how powerful and amazing the character of a Russian is.

The usual guy - Egor Dremov

A. Tolstoy begins the story "Russian character", the brief content of which you read, with an introduction to the main character. This is a quiet, simple tankman, who lived on the collective farm before the war. From his comrades, he, perhaps, differed in appearance. Rosly, with curls and without fail with a warm smile on his face, he reminded God. Dremov was very fond of and respected his parents, respectfully spoke of his father, who was an example for him. Yegor also had a beloved girl, whose feelings he did not doubt: he would wait, even if he could return on one leg.

He did not like to boast of military exploits. Such is the real Russian character. The summary of his driver's stories meanwhile shows that they were not uncommon for him. With pride Chuvilev recalled how their tank came up against the German tiger and how skillfully he could neutralize the enemy Lieutenant Dremov.

So everything went on as usual, until the misfortune happened to the hero. It is this that has shown how strong and firm the Russian character can be.

Summary of the episode about the wound

The crew was allowed to participate in the Battle of Kursk. By the end of the battle, the tank was knocked down. Two died immediately, and the burning lieutenant pulled the driver out of the car just before her explosion. Egor received great burns: under the charred skin in places, bones were visible. His face was badly damaged, but his vision was preserved. The guy was made several plastic operations, and when the bandages were removed, a completely unfamiliar person looked at him from the mirror. But he reassured his sister, saying that you can live with this. And he often felt his face, as if he was accustomed to a new appearance - continues the story "Russian character" Tolstoy.

The summary of the lieutenant's conversation with the general, to whom the tankman came after recognizing him as fit only to the drill, boils down to the following. Yegor asked to return him to the regiment and clarified that he was a freak, not a disabled person: "... This will not hurt the case." Trying not to look at him, the general accepted the arguments and ordered to give twenty days of leave for restoration. Then the hero went home.

Meeting with relatives

He came to the village in the evening. Having made his way through the snow to the window, he saw how his mother, unhurried, kind, but thin and aged, gathered on the table. And then she thought, folding her arms over her chest. Yegor realized that he could not frighten her with his appearance, and, knocking on the door, called himself the friend of his son, Lieutenant Gromov. He entered the house, where everything was painfully familiar. His mother peered at him and asked about her son. Soon my father joined them. And the more he sat, the harder it was for him to admit to the old people that he was their son.

This describes the first meeting of the hero with his parents in the story "Russian character". Summary (Alexei Tolstoy emphasizes in every way how hard it was for both the hero and the mother) the conversation over dinner can be reduced to questions about what will be the spring and how it will be sown when the war is over. Another old woman was interested in when they would give leave to her son.

Meeting with the bride

The next day Egor wanted to meet with the bride of their son, Katya, to pass the bow. The girl ran instantly: joyful, radiant, beautiful ... She approached the guy very close, looked at him and recoiled. At that moment, Yegor decided: we must leave today. Then they ate millet pancakes, and the lieutenant told about the deeds of Dremov (it turned out, his). And he tried not to look at Katya, not to see on her beautiful face the reflection of her ugliness.

Thus ended the meeting with the past, pre-war life, for the main character of the story "Russian character". The brief content of the meeting suggests what decision Egor took: to hide the truth from the mother as long as possible and to try to forget Katya forever.

Letter from home

Meeting with his comrades-in-arms, Dremov was relieved. A week or two later he received a letter about his mother, which made him change the decision. Such is the Russian character. The summary of the letter is as follows. Mary Polikarpovna told how a man came to them. The mother's heart tells that it was Yegor himself. The old man berates, says that if there was a son, he would certainly open. After all, such a person should be proud. Because she asked me to judge whether she was right or crazy.

Yegor came with a letter to Sudarev, who advised him to respond quickly and admit everything.

Unexpected outcome is the story "Russian character", the brief content of which you read. After some time, Dremov was called to his captain, with him went and Sudarev. So the narrator witnessed the meeting of Egor with his mother and Katya. The latter was really beautiful, and the lieutenant's words that she should not wait for him, answered: "... I'm going to live with you forever ...".

"It seems that a man is simple, but a severe misfortune will come ... and a great force rises in him-human beauty," Tolstoy concludes.

The brief content allowed to identify only key episodes of the narrative, helping to understand the author's idea.