Abstract: "Non-paternal viasna" (Ivan Shamyakin)

The story of Ivan Shamyakin "Non-paternal viasna" is the first part of pentology "Anxious Happiness". It consists of six chapters.

Ivan Shamyakin "Non-paternal viasna" (summary). Chapter One: The Road to Beloved

"Non-paternal viasna" begins with a description of how the protagonist Peter catches a taxi. He goes to his beloved girl Sasha. At the moment Peter is 18 years old. He is young, romantic and dreamy, as evidenced by his naive reflections during attempts to catch a taxi. Soon a group of merry, laughing women passes by the main character, behind which comes a truck. Peter asks the driver for him to give him a ride and gets in return: "Five rubles." The student has little money, he refuses and goes on the road from Rechitsa to Loeva on foot. During the journey, Peter reflects on how happy he will be to see his beloved, about what jealousy is and whether it is justified. The meeting of lovers is excited, they are happy. But Sasha represents Petra to the hostess of the apartment where she lives, her brother, not her fiancé.

Chapter Two: The torments of jealousy. Parting

The narrative of the second chapter (the summary of the chapters quite accurately conveys the meaning of the work) begins with the fact that it's late evening, and it's time to go to bed. Sasha puts Peter separately. He turns around almost all night, deciding whether to offer her closeness, and whether it will offend her. The hero falls asleep only closer to the morning and sleeps until Sasha wakes him up, running from work to have lunch with his beloved. Before dinner, the hostess's daughter finds the heroes kissing and tells the mother about it. After dinner, Sasha is urgently called to a pregnant woman, where the girl spends the rest of the day and night.

By this time, Peter is already almost going mad with jealousy. Meeting and explaining Sasha brings relief. The heroes dine, and Sasha again goes to work. Peter again misses her and goes to the same village. There he draws attention to the great desire his beloved is communicating with the local teacher Vladimir Ivanovich Lyalkevich, and, of course, is again jealous. And so much that he decides to leave his beloved home in Gomel. The girl tries unsuccessfully to keep him, but he still leaves at night looking.

Chapter Three: An Unexpected Meeting with a Former Classmate

A brief summary ("Non-paternal viasna") of the third chapter will begin with a description of how Peter leaves Sasha in spite of what is already taking place. After going through a lot and stopping at rest, he discovers in his suitcase the money left by Sasha. The hero throws them out and goes on furiously. Later, Peter calms down and returns for money back. The hero is already beginning to think that he will have to spend the night in a haystack, but passes by the village where the former classmate Lyuba meets him. Luba invites him to spend the night, flirts with him and tries to seduce. But she absolutely does not like Peter. He loves Sasha and therefore escapes.

Chapter Four: Husband and Wife

Passed the autumn and winter, as described by Ivan Shamyakin's work "Nepautornaya Viasna". The summary of the chapters also reports that during this time Peter had time to go to practice in Western Belarus, where hostilities began. After the quarrel Sasha writes him a letter first. They put up with it. At the same time, teacher Lyalkevich is wooing Sasha, and in order to avoid misunderstanding of her refusal she again invites Peter to visit. Peter agrees and comes. Between the characters there is a first intimacy. They are happy, they call each other husband and wife. Time passes, but Peter is not going anywhere to leave, completely forgetting about the unfinished diploma. Sasha insists on his departure, he does not listen, but comes a notice that he is urgently called to the technical school. Peter leaves for Gomel. In a few days his friends and classmates will find out about his marriage.

Chapter Five: Peter's Disease and Recovery

It takes 2 months from the day of marriage, young people are happy. But their happiness is overshadowed by the news that the Germans captured Paris. The war is still seemingly far away, but at the same time too close. Anxiety does not leave the main characters. Suddenly, Sasha receives a letter in which Peter reports that he is lying in a hospital with bilateral pneumonia. The girl immediately leaves for Gomel. Throughout the disease (as you can learn by reading our short summary "Non-paternal viasna") Sasha is next to Peter, helping him to fight with the disease. Peter is recovering.

Chapter Six: Pregnancy and forced separation

Sasha escorts Peter to the army. The girl is pregnant. She wants a boy to be born, and Peter dreams of a daughter. The main character asks to write a letter to his parents. He leaves his beloved woman with a child for three whole years. Peter hopes that Sasha will turn to his parents for help, if necessary. Such events describe our brief content ("Non-paternal viasna").

The narrative ends with the parting of the heroes. Ahead of the war.

Thus, the first part of pentology is completed. We have given only a brief summary. "Non-paternal viasna" narrates that the life of the heroes does not end. About hardships and hardships during the years of military occupation Ivan Shamyakin tells in the second part of the pentology "Disturbing Happiness", written by him in 1957, - "Night Lights".