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1833 was the year of publication of Pushkin’s short novel “Dubrovsky”, based on a real story told to the author V.P. Nashchokin. The work is considered by many to be an unfinished novel that reflected the characteristic features of landowner Russia.
The novel raises social problems, such as protecting one's own honor, conflict between fathers and children, and lack of equality between representatives of the same social class.
Below you can read a description of the main characters of the work and read a summary of “Dubrovsky” chapter by chapter.
The material was prepared jointly with a teacher of the highest category, Kuchmina Nadezhda Vladimirovna.
Experience as a teacher of Russian language and literature - 27 years.
Other characters
- Shabashkin - assessor.
- Arkhip the blacksmith is a serf of the Dubrovskys.
- Egorovna is the Dubrovskys' maid.
- Anton Pafnutich Spitsyn is a poor landowner who testified against Andrei Gavrilovich Dubrovsky.
- Prince Vereisky is an old man who became the husband of Masha Troekurova.
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Main characters
Andrei Gavrilovich Dubrovsky is a retired officer, a poor but honest, noble and independent landowner with a proud, decisive, impatient disposition.
Kirila Petrovich Troekurov is a rich, influential landowner with a nasty, cruel character, a tyrant, an imperious, capricious person.
Vladimir Dubrovsky is the son of Andrei Dubrovsky, a young man of twenty-three years old, a guards officer, a brave, decisive, principled person.
Masha is Troekurov’s seventeen-year-old daughter, a beautiful, romantic, kind girl, true to her word.
Prince Vereisky is an elderly rich aristocrat, the husband of Marya Troekurova.
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Summary of “Dubrovsky”
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A very brief summary of “Dubrovsky”
for the most sociable -
The main characters of "Dubrovsky"
for the most curious -
Analysis of "Dubrovsky" Pushkin
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Summary
Chapter 1.
Pushkin’s novel “Dubrovsky” begins with a description of the landowner Troekurov, who has crushed the entire local nobility under himself. He lives without recognizing laws, does not listen to anyone, does as he pleases. His neighbor on the estate was Andrei Gavrilovich Dubrovsky, with whom they had been friends since their youth, served together in military service and did not lose touch with each other. Somehow they became widowers at the same time. Dubrovsky had a son, Vladimir, and Troekurov raised his daughter Masha.
One day, before a hunt, a quarrel occurs between friends. Seeing Troekurov’s kennel, Andrei Gavrilovich noticed that Troekurov’s dogs live much better than ordinary people. In response to such a remark, Troekurov’s servant makes offensive remarks towards Dubrovsky. Insulted, he leaves, and later in a letter to Troekurov he says that he does not want to have anything to do with Troekurov until the servant who insulted him is punished.
In Kistinevka, he learns that the Troekurov serfs are stealing his forest. He orders the men to be flogged and their horses taken away. An angry Troekurov begins to make plans for revenge and plans to take away the estate from his former friend.
Chapter 2.
During court proceedings, Andrei Gavrilovich cannot prove his right to own Kisteneevka, since his documents burned long ago. The hired witness Anton Spitsyn confirms in court the illegality of possession, and the court decides to give Kistenevka to Troyekurov. When signing the document, Dubrovsky becomes ill and is sent home.
Chapter 3.
Having received a letter from the old nanny, Dubrovsky Jr. goes to his father. He is met by Anton, his father's coachman, who convinces the young cornet of the loyalty of all the men and their unwillingness to obey Troekurov.
Chapter 4.
The father cannot explain what is happening clearly to his son due to illness. The appeal period established by the court passes, and the estate ceases to be the property of the Dubrovskys. But Troekurov is no longer happy with what he did. His conscience torments him, and he goes to a friend with the intention of fixing everything. Seeing Kiril Petrovich arrive, Dubrovsky’s father begins to get very nervous and becomes paralyzed. The son is furious and kicks out his father's former friend. The doctor did nothing to help, and the master died.
Chapter 5.
As soon as the funeral of Andrei Gavrilovich Dubrovsky took place, representatives of the judicial commission appeared in Kistenevka, under the leadership of assessor Shabashkin. They are going to prepare papers that will give Troekurov the right to the estate. Local peasants refuse to comply with the will of the court. A riot is brewing. Vladimir persuades those gathered to disperse and allows those who arrived to spend the night at his parents’ house.
Chapter 6.
At night, the house catches fire and everyone inside dies. The blacksmith specially seals all the exits, but no one tries to help them.
Chapter 7.
The investigation begins. Kirila Petrovich is conducting active proceedings. Investigators find out that the house was burned down by a local blacksmith. Vladimir comes under suspicion, but no evidence was found. A gang of bandits appears in the area who rob only the rich. Many people think that these are escaped peasants from Dubrovsky’s estate under the leadership of their young master.
Chapter 8.
The plot of the story “Dubrovsky” continues with the appearance of Masha. The author tells the reader about her lonely childhood among books and dreams. She grew up with her half-brother Sasha, who was the son of Troekurov and a governess. It cannot be said that they were friends, but the boy treated his sister with love and tenderness.
Troekurov strives to give Sasha a decent education, for which he hires the Frenchman Deforge. The teacher teaches Masha music and wins her heart. Kirila Petrovich himself is pleased with the teacher. An important role in this was played by the incident: when Troekurov decided to laugh at the Frenchman and pushed him towards the bear, but he was not afraid and killed the animal with a pistol.
Chapter 9.
A celebration is taking place at Troekurov's estate. A large number of guests gather. They discuss robbers and have conversations on this topic. Some believe that Vladimir does not rob everyone, others condemn him and demand his capture. The police officer notes that Dubrovsky will definitely be caught, since his signs are already known. Reading them, Troekurov notices that they are suitable for almost everyone. Telling those gathered about the courage of the teacher, he notes that with such a defender he is not afraid of robbers.
Chapter 10.
One of the guests, Spitsyn, continues to be afraid and asks the brave teacher to spend the night with him. Deforge agrees. When everyone has fallen asleep, the teacher robs Spitsyn and threatens him with violence if he reveals who the Frenchman really is.
Chapter 11.
A short digression, a brief summary of which tells the reader how Dubrovsky’s transformation into Deforge took place. Vladimir met the Frenchman on the way to the estate, at the station, and offered him a large sum for all the documents. The teacher agreed immediately. Thus, Dubrovsky ended up with Troekurov, where he immediately won the love of everyone at home.
Chapter 12.
Vladimir understands that he must disappear and asks Masha for a meeting, during which he tells her the whole truth, talks about his love for her, and announces his departure, since he can no longer be around. On the same day, towards evening, the police officer arrives at the estate and demands to hand over the teacher, since there is information that he is Vladimir Dubrovsky. Troekurov orders to find the teacher, but he is nowhere to be found.
Chapter 13.
Troekurov's neighbor was an elderly prince named Vereisky. All summer he maintains a friendship with Kirila Petrovich, pays attention to Masha and begins courtship, considering the girl a suitable match for himself.
Chapter 14.
Several weeks of courtship passed. Vereisky asks for Masha's hand and is going to get married. Troekurov is satisfied with such a marriage, and he gives his consent to his daughter’s marriage, ordering her to prepare for the wedding. At the same moment, Masha learns about Dubrovsky’s desire to meet with her.
Chapter 15.
When they meet, she tells Dubrovsky about her situation. He already knows this and offers Masha his help. In response, she offers to wait a little longer, thinking that she can convince her father not to give her in marriage to the old prince. Vladimir hands her a ring, which in case of danger she must put in a hollow tree.
Chapter 16.
Masha writes a letter to the prince in which he asks not to take her as his wife. But Vereisky shows this letter to Troekurov, and he decides to hold the wedding faster and lock Masha herself up until that time.
Chapter 17.
Masha is in complete despair. She gives little Sasha the ring, asking him to put it in the hollow. The boy carries out the assignment, but when he sees the red-haired boy who takes the message, he starts a fight with him. He thinks that he is a thief and is trying to steal his sister's ring. There's a fuss and everything becomes clear.
Chapter 18.
Masha gets married to Vereisky. On the way from the church, the carriage is attacked by robbers. The prince shoots, hitting Dubrovsky. Vladimir offers Masha release, but she refuses. After all, they were already married, and she swore an oath to be a faithful wife.
Chapter 19.
The authorities begin a war with the robbers, put everyone on the wanted list and call in the troops for help. There is a battle going on. Vladimir understands that they will lose. He dismisses his comrades and disappears into the forest. No one ever saw him again, although there were rumors that he remained alive and went abroad.
This is where the novel ends. A brief retelling of “Dubrovsky” included only the main events of the story; for a more complete understanding and knowledge of all the details of the work, read the full version.
Pushkin Dubrovsky read summary chapter by chapter
Chapter 1
In it we meet the landowners Kirila Petrovich Troekurov and Andrei Gavrilovich Dubrovsky. Both of them are widowers. Everyone has children. Troyekurov has a daughter, Masha. Dubrovsky has a son, Vladimir. During one of Dubrovsky’s friendly visits to Troekurov, a conflict situation occurs between them. Troekurov allows himself a free statement: “it would be nice for another master to exchange the estate for Troekurov’s dog kennel,” which insults Dubrovsky. He is leaving. He writes a letter from home. This message seems impudent to Troekurov. In addition, Dubrovsky learns that Troekurov’s men are stealing timber on his territory. He is furious and orders the thieves to be flogged. Troekurov learns about this event and decides to take revenge and take away the village of Kistenevka. To implement his plan, Troekurov negotiates with Shabashkin to carry out his plans.
Chapter 2
A trial has been scheduled, during which Andrei tries to prove that the village legally belongs to him, but he does not have the title papers in his hands. Spitsyn testifies that Dubrovsky runs Kistenevka illegally. Troyekurov dishonestly becomes the owner of Kistenevka. Because of this, the owner of Kistenevka lost his mind, and he was taken away.
Chapter 3
Andrey is depressed and very close to death. For this reason, Egorovna sends a letter to his son Vladimir. The heir urgently leaves St. Petersburg. On the way, he is met by the yard man Anton, who brings Volodka up to date and swears allegiance to him. When Vladimir enters his parent’s room, he sees how seriously ill he is.
Chapter 4
Father Dubrovsky's condition did not give him the opportunity to tell his son about everything that happened. The appeal in the lawsuit with Kistenevka was not filed on time and for this reason the estate now belongs to a former friend. Kirila Petrovich is not happy. He experiences pangs of conscience and realizes that he no longer has a congenial person, and never will. Under the influence of depression, he tries to reconcile with Dubrovsky. Old Man-Dubrovsky saw Troekurov, became quite worried and became paralyzed. They sent for a doctor, but Dubrovsky was destined to die.
Chapter 5
The heir and the servants bury the old man Dubrovsky. After this event, bureaucrats and Shabashkin come to the empty house to get the house and peasants for the new owner. The servants do not want to move to the new master. Vladimir calms them down and allows the “guests” to spend the night on the estate.
Chapter 6
In the dead of night, on Volodka’s orders, Arkhip sets fire to a house in Kistenevka. He assumed that the escape routes would be dissolved, which would make it possible to avoid a tragedy. Arkhip tightly closes all exit routes. The officials were burned alive. In addition, Arkhip saved a cat from the fire.
Chapter 7
The fire is being investigated. Moreover, Troekurov is involved in this case. It turns out that Arkhip did this, and besides, a shadow also fell on Volodka. They cannot prove their involvement in what is happening. In parallel to these events, robbers appear in the surrounding area, plundering and burning the landowners' properties. It is believed that these are servants from Kistenevka under the leadership of Volodka. Troekurov's estate has not been touched.
Chapter 8
The reader gets acquainted with Maria Kirillovna Troekurova. He learns that she is very lonely and that her main hobby is reading novels. We also learn about Kirila Petrovich’s “sin” - the boy Sasha. Sasha needs a good education. Therefore, Troyekurov hires teacher Deforge. Masha falls in love with Deforge and he teaches her music lessons. Troyekurov himself is happy with everything. Deforge is brave. He demonstrates this in the scene with the bear.
Chapter 9
The temple festival is being celebrated at the Troekurov estate. Among the guests is Spitsyn, who gave murderous false testimony against the old man Andrei at the trial. He boasts that he is afraid of Volodka, that he has a certain amount. The conversation revolves around the topic of robbery. Guest Anna Savishna says that Volodka is a fair person and does not rob everyone. The police officer assures everyone present that he will call the leader of the bandit gang to account. He also adds that he is not at all afraid of robbers and that his brave teacher Deforge, a Frenchman, lives with him.
Chapter 10
Spitsyn is afraid. He is cowardly, afraid that he will be robbed and for this reason asks Deforge to spend the night with him. At night, the fact is revealed that Deforge and Vladimir Dubrovsky are one and the same person. Dubrovsky took the money from Deforge and threatened him in case he decided to extradite him.
Chapter 11
The events of this chapter tell the story of the real Desforges and the fact that at one of the stations Vladimir Dubrovsky “bought” his documents and recommendations for ten thousand. Moreover, Deforge did not resist; he liked this proposal. Under a false name, Dubrovsky goes to Troekurov’s estate and begins to pose as a teacher.
Chapter 12
Marya Kirillovna receives a note from Vladimir asking for a meeting in the gazebo. Marya comes. Vladimir confesses his feelings to her. He says he needs to disappear. He says that he is ready for anything for Marya. In the evening of the same day, an official comes to Troekurov with a request to give him teacher Deforge. He explains his visit by saying that Spitsyn says that the Frenchman and Dubrovsky are the same person. Troekurov agrees to hand over the teacher, but he can’t be found anywhere
Chapter 13
The reader becomes acquainted with the old Prince Vereisky. He became friends with Troekurov. He fell in love with Marya and began to court her.
Chapter 14
Vereisky offers Marya Kirillovna his hand and heart. Troekurov gives his parental blessing. Meanwhile, Marya receives a letter from Dubrovsky, where he forgives her about the meeting.
