The irreconcilable Gogol. The summary of "Taras Bulba" - a knightly challenge to "mouse souls"

The world created by Gogol, once fascinated the great Pushkin. He can not leave us indifferent.

In a special, epic manner Gogol created the story "Taras Bulba". Views on patriotism, the upbringing of children, fellowship, service to the Motherland of the old, battle-hardened Cossack colonel, reflecting on the lost greatness of the Russian Land, deserve close attention and respect today. Not for nothing that for the modern classics of Vladimir Bortko's cinema, Gogol became the next tall man after Bulgakov (the adaptation of "Master and Margarita"). The briefing of Taras Bulba by the Russian film director was revealed as close to the original source and the writer's intention as possible. The choice of the scenario was not accidental: the urgency of the story only increases with time. Too much in the post-Soviet expanse suddenly appeared public Little Russians and Great Russians. Each of them tries to build his personal well-being and imaginary greatness, humiliating his opponent, but in fact degrading himself.

In an artistic epic manner, Gogol wrote his work Taras Bulba. The brief content of the story, even in its extremely compressed form, achieves a high goal - to show the partnership on the Russian Land as the cornerstone of our statehood. And what to say about the unabridged version of the work! Mercantilism in the relations of the Slavs as a harmful externally introduced education Gogol humiliates his story, shows untenable, calls "Busurman". He denounces the aspirants to substitute private property ("hacks with bread", "herds") and the enslavement of other people - the original primordial spirit of camaraderie, which laid the foundation of the Russian Land.

The plot of the story plunges us into the "knightly" 16th century. Taras Bulba, a not poor and very worthy person, managed to give his sons Ostap and Andriy a good pro-Western education. What would our millionaires have done in its place? They would help their children "settle down" on "grain" places in prosperous countries. (Though not our contemporary Gogol, we will try to make a brief summary of "Taras Bulba"). However, the wise Cossack colonel recalls them to his homeland in order that in the service of it they acquire the meaning of life.

Father's school of martial art, his views on life, born of the heart, "wise grief, labor, expulsion" was fully taken over by his eldest son Ostap. He has the gift of a commander: he quickly assesses the situation, understands and senses where the key direction of the strike is, is able to reverse the course of the battle. Ostap actually saves the Cossacks of Nezamaykovskiy and Steblikivskyi kurens, by a quick maneuver, beating off the enemy's guns, ready to give a volley of grapeshot. The noblemen, surrounded by a daredevil in an unequal battle, captivate him and, bringing him to Warsaw, are publicly executed, trying to break them down with torture. Ostap demonstrates unbending strength of mind, dying hero. His last words are a call to his father, whether he sees it. The father is his second after God. Old Taras, incognito having arrived in Warsaw in the hope of bribing his son free, can not but respond from the crowd. He is proud of Ostap.

But this is not the younger son of the ataman, Andrii. Although his God did not offend either an article or military qualities, but he is a man of emotions, impulses. Falling in love with the Polish paryanka, Andrii rejects the idea of serving, substitutes her with mercantile views on life, passes to the side of the enemy. And about this type of Slavs, who believe that there is a homeland, where they feel good, tells Gogol. The summary of "Taras Bulba" can not do without a narrative about the implementation of the Cossack court and retaliation for the apostate. After capturing Andria in battle, Taras Bulba himself shoots a son to death, first throwing a severe charge on him in the face of selling his faith, "his own."

The author (who, as is known, Pushkin brilliantly "gave" the stories of both the "Inspector" and "Dead Souls") in the story "Taras Bulba" in principle crossed the Rubicon, separating the two fraternal Slavic branches. Did Gogol realize the danger of further aggravation of such discord? The summary of "Taras Bulba", corresponding to the classic heroic epic, can not fail to point out the depth and seriousness of the writer's comprehension of this problem. He, figuratively speaking, like the legendary King Arthur, tries to seat his story around the knight's table where everyone is responsible for everything to the Motherland with everything that he has. Unfortunately, it so happened in our history, we "put our hand on the brotherhood" only in critical, crucial moments, "miserable", "hitting the floors with your hands", "clutching your head". Is this why our history is so full of such critical moments?

The burning heart of Taras Bulba, the Cossack King Lear, appealing to the brotherhood, and today is a powerful allegory, appealing to both branches of Russian people to discard all the fake, alluvial, mercantile, return to the original sources - to partnership.