The work "Blizzard" was written by A.S.Pushkin in 1830. It completed the cycle of the "Tale of the late Ivan Petrovich Belkin", which were already published in 1831. If you read the summary of Pushkin's The Blizzard, you can see that it echoes the ballad Svetlana written by Vasily Zhukovsky. The same beginning with the epigraph, the mystical mood of the plot and an unexpected outcome ...
Pushkin. "Snowstorm". Summary of the story: the house of Barin Gavril Gavrilovich R **
Gavrila Gavrilovich R ** lived in one of the Russiansestates - estate Nenaradovo. He and his wife, Praskovya Petrovna, had a young seventeen-year-old daughter, Maria Gavrilovna. This is a pale and slim girl brought up in French novels. In her surroundings, Masha was considered an enviable bride - her father did not stint on a dowry. And of course, she had no end of young people who want to marry her. Yes, and many mothers saw her as a profitable party for their sons. Gavrila Gavrilovich himself was a hospitable and very welcoming host. He did not favor only one neighbor, a young barin, Vladimir Nikolayevich, who was a poor army ensign. But it was Masha who fell in love with him, and the young man reciprocated her. In the summer, they met daily and exchanged love letters. In winter, this correspondence has become more lively. They complained about their bitter share, and Vladimir began to persuade the girl to flee in order to secretly get married. Then they wanted to throw themselves at the feet of their parents, ask for forgiveness, and loving old people would definitely embrace them.
Masha very long doubted whether to decideon such an act, but still succumbed to the entreaties of Vladimir. The plan was pretty simple. Vladimir should send for the girl on the appointed day and time of the sleigh, on which she will arrive in the neighboring village. There is a church there - Vladimir will agree in advance with the priest, find witnesses, and upon the arrival of Masha they will be immediately married. At the appointed evening, the weather was terrible, a terrible blizzard rose. But in spite of everything, Masha safely reached the appointed place. But Vladimir in a blizzard had gone astray and got to the church only in the morning. Finding no one there, he went home to the priest. There was neither a sleigh, nor Masha herself. What happened this night? Why nobody waited for him?
"Snowstorm". Pushkin. Summary of the story: the departure of Vladimir to the army
The next morning, Maria Gavrilovna left herrooms as if nothing had happened. She had breakfast with her parents, but in the evening she didn’t feel good. She was in a fever, and for a few days she was on the verge of death. Masha gave away her secret to delirium, only her parents blamed everything for the disease and the only thing they believed was that their daughter was in love with a young neighbor. After her recovery, loving old people decided to combine lovers. They sent for Vladimir with the proposal of the machine hands. In response, they received an awkward letter in which the young man wrote that he would never cross the threshold of their home. And later everyone learned that Vladimir Nikolayevich left his estate and went into the army. At that time, it was 1812.
"Snowstorm". Pushkin. Summary of the story: two deaths
Masha never again mentioned VladimirNikolayevich, but fainted when after a few months she found his name among the seriously wounded. The young man was very different in the battle of Borodino. But her sadness did not end there, after a while Gavril Gavrilovich died. He left his property to his daughter, which made her even more attractive to suitors. Only Maria sincerely grieved with her mother, and soon they left for ** skoy manor. Praskovya Petrovna sometimes persuaded her daughter to choose a friend for herself, but she only shook her head. Three years have passed. Vladimir died in Moscow, and his memory became sacred for Masha.
Meanwhile, the war was over, our regimentsreturned from abroad. Once in the estate of Mary, Colonel Burmin arrives. They immediately fall in love with each other. After some time, Burmin decided on an explanation. He admits that he cannot offer Masha a hand, since he has been married for 4 years. Only at the same time he knows absolutely nothing about his wife. A young man tells how he once did an unforgivable folly. Somehow a strong blizzard caught him on the way, and he found himself near a village church. He seemed to be waiting there, immediately entered into the room and placed next to a young girl. The priest married him with her .. And only when they were offered to kiss, the bride allowed herself to look at the groom. With a cry of “Not him!” She fainted. Taking advantage of the confusion, Burmin quietly left the church and left. And now he doesn’t know anything about his wife, and doesn’t even suspect where this wedding was. To these revelations, Masha could only say: “O God! So it was you! ”Burmin’s long-awaited and painful meeting with his wife occurred ...
