Remember the classics. Summary "The Village" Bunin

Ivan Alekseevich Bunin is a well-known Russian writer, Nobel Prize laureate. In his works he reflected the impoverishment of the Russian village after the revolutionary events (1905), the oblivion and loss of the moral foundations of people's lives. The author was one of the first to understand what changes are coming in Russia, how they will affect her society.

The brutal face of the Russian village draws Bunin in his works. "Village", whose theme "life and life of the peasants after the abolition of serfdom" - a story about the fate of the two brothers. Each of them chose his own way of life. They were descendants of serfs. Here is a brief summary.

"Village". Bunin - acquaintance with the brothers Colorful

The time of the story is the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th. The main characters are two brothers, Kuzma and Tikhon, who were born and grew up in the village of Durnovka. Once they had a common cause - they were engaged in trade. Then there was a quarrel, and the ways of the brothers dispersed. Tikhon rented out an inn, opened a shop and a tavern. He bought up land and bread from the landlords for a pittance and soon became a fairly wealthy man. Rich, the merchant bought a manor house.

The second brother, Kuzma, went to work for hire. By nature, he was very different from his relative. Since childhood, Kuzma gravitated toward reading and writing, reading books. He dreamed of becoming an educated person, he liked to take part in literary disputes. Gramotey dreamed of becoming a great writer and poet. Once he even took up writing and issued a simple book of his creations. The work was not in demand. Kuzma had no money for further development of the writer's career. For many years he spent in fruitless search of work. Life did not add up, and he drank.

Brothers again together

After several years of long separation Tikhon decided to find his brother. His life also can not be called happy. Wealth did not bring him joy. My wife was sick and gave birth only to dead girls. He had no one to leave his own big farm. He found consolation from the village bytovuhi in a tavern. Tikhon began to sip quietly. At this time, he looks for his brother, and invites him to take over the management of the estate.

In a difficult time for Russia wrote his story Bunin "Village." The summary can not convey the tragic fate of the former peasants who could not find themselves in the new post-revolutionary world.

Kuzma's life in Durnovka

Kuzma accepted Tikhon's invitation and moved to live in Durnovka. During the day he read the newspapers and took notes on everything that was happening around him. And at night he went with a rattle - he guarded the estate. Tikhon now appeared rarely. At first Kuzma liked such a quiet life.

But, soon he was seized by boredom from the fact that there was not someone to say a word to. The only living being in the house was the cook Avdotya. But she was always silent. And even when Kuzma fell ill, she went to sleep in the people's room, leaving him in a helpless state. We are not destined to understand the loneliness and abandonment of Kuzma, having read only a brief summary. "Village" Bunin shows us a deep image of a sympathetic but useless person.

Tikhon "cares" about the fate of Avdotya

As soon as Kuzma recovered from the disease, he went to his brother. He accepted him in a friendly manner, but he showed no interest in his brother's life.

The fact is that Tikhon's thoughts were occupied with the arrangement of the destiny of the cook Avdotya. Many years ago, he had seized it by force, thus disgracing the whole village. After that the girl got married, but her life did not ask. Her husband brutally beat her, most likely in revenge for her disgrace. When the tyrant died, Tikhon decided to help Avdotya marry again and identified Deniska as a feckless and cruel muzhik, who even beat his own father. Thus, the master hoped to pacify his youthful sin.

All the futility and stupidity of this absurd undertaking can convey even a brief summary. "Village" Bunin demonstrates to us the destruction of age-old moral principles in the post-revolutionary society.

Wedding Avdotya

Kuzma, hearing about the intentions of his brother, tried to dissuade Avdotya from this venture. She herself was not in a hurry to get married, but she was uncomfortable refusing to do so. After all, Tikhon Ilyich has already incurred expenses. Nobody needed a wedding. Kuzma blessed the woman to the crown with tears. Avdotya sobbed bitterly, mourning her unenviable fate. Drunken guests at the wedding sang and danced. And outside the window, the February blizzard was howling and raging.

Here is a brief summary. "Village" Bunin IA was written more than 100 years ago. Since then, much has changed in our lives. But moral values remain the same. Therefore, the story does not lose its relevance in our days.