Sergey Golitsyn. "Forty Prospectors" - a story or a story?

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Golitsyn Sergei Mikhailovich was born on March 1, 1909. A descendant of the famous princes Golitsyn. The first stories of the writer were published in 1930 in the magazines Murzilka, World Pathfinder, Chizh. In 1941, Sergei Mikhailovich was called to the front, where he received the Order of the Red Star of the 2nd degree, the medal "For Military Merit" and the medal "For the Defense of Moscow", as part of the Red Army he reached Berlin. Demobilized in 1946.

In the post-war years, he worked at the State Design Institute as a geodetic engineer. In 1959 Sergei Mikhailovich became a professional writer. He wrote such books as "The Legend of the Land of Moscow", "Notes of a Survivor", "The Town of Tomboys", "Rooks Sailing North", "Forty Prospectors".

"Forty prospectors" - a story or a story?

Sergei Mikhailovich conceived "Forty Prospectors" as a separate story, which tells about the pioneers who were carried away by historical mysteries. But later, the books “The Secret of Old Radul” and “Behind the Birch Books” were added to this story, resulting in a trilogy. The main characters of thesebooks - a Moscow doctor and young pioneer schoolchildren.

It's hard to say what genre the book "Forty Prospectors" belongs to, a story or a story. A Moscow doctor and his daughter Sonya go on vacation to Zolotoy Bor, not far from the city of Lyubets, where they find themselves in an amazing cycle of events. Thus begins the first exploration, the search for a lost painting by an unknown artist.

Meet the pioneers

Walking with his daughter by the river, the doctor meets the pioneers, from them he learns that they are going on a trip to the city of Lyubets to visit the local history museum. Without hesitation, the doctor goes on a campaign with the pioneers. The author describes this moment in a very interesting and colorful way. It contains the romance of camp life, and gatherings by the fire, and spending the night in the forest. The city itself, the ancient Kremlin, is described very entertainingly.

After visiting the local history museum, the pioneers and the doctor face another mystery. The museum has a still life with a dead firebird, under it is the same caption as on the missing painting "I can't even sign."

Research

The incredible adventures of the doctor and the pioneers make you think: "Forty Prospectors" - a story or a fairy tale? At night, the pioneers secretly climb into the Kremlin tower, thinking that the painting is there, but the painting is not there. The next day, they go on an excursion to an underground cave, where the doctor was able to complete the task of his eldest son and get minerals.

BIn the park, they meet a girl, the author gave her an amazing nickname - Martian - because of the huge green glasses that hid half of her face. The girl had a dagger depicted in the picture, as it turned out, this dagger had previously been in the estate of the landowner Zagvoudetsky. Based on the foregoing, the pioneers concluded that the artist who painted the portrait could be one of the serfs of the landowner.

The further we delve into the work, the more acute the question arises: "Forty Prospectors" - a story or a story? Further, the author tells how they went on an excursion to Moscow, where the research institute deciphered the records found along with the dagger.

How the amazing adventure of the Moscow doctor ended

"Forty Prospectors" - a story or a story, or maybe a fairy tale, the denouement of the book turned out to be so incredible. The most surprising thing was that the picture was found in the house where the doctor rented a room during his vacation. And an incredible set of circumstances helped in this. The owner of the house tried all his life to breed a variety of blue dahlias, and finally he succeeded. He really wanted as many people as possible to know about his discovery, but flowers alone are not enough for glory. And then the owner showed everyone the picture and the will of his grandfather, which said that the picture should not be shown to anyone.

The reasons for such a strange testament were also revealed, the artist who painted the picture was a serf of the landowner Zagvoudetsky, in love with his daughter. It was her that he depicted in the picture. the samethe artist was exiled to the Caucasus, where he later died.

As you can see, this work has a special, unique genre. "Forty Prospectors" - a story or story, rather a story. The author tells us about the adventures of young guys, and with them the Moscow doctor, who was also imbued with the spirit of exploration. The plot is clearly visible in the work. There is a main character and events that take place directly with his participation. Only one storyline is developed, there is no clear demarcation between chapters.