Boris Vasiliev, "He was not on the lists": analysis of the work

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Boris Vasiliev is one of the most famous Russian writers who wrote about the war. His novels "The Dawns Here Are Quiet…", "The Wilderness", "Don't Shoot the White Swans" are imbued with love for people and native nature.

We will consider the story "Not on the lists", the analysis of which will be useful for studying the work at school.

The beginning of Kolya Pluzhnikov's military career

The story opens with the story of a young guy Nikolai Pluzhnikov, who has everything in his life: a career (he was given the military rank of junior lieutenant), a new uniform, an upcoming vacation … Pluzhnikov goes to one of the best evenings in his life - to dance where he invites the librarian Zoya! And even the request of the authorities to sacrifice their vacation and stay in order to deal with the property of the school does not overshadow the wonderful mood and life of Kolya Pluzhnikov.

After the commander asks what Nikolai intends to do next, is he going to go to study at the academy. However, Kolya replies that he wants"to serve in the troops", because it is impossible to become a real commander if you have not served. The general looks at Nikolai approvingly, beginning to respect him.

Nikolay is sent to the Western District, to the Brest Fortress.

Suddenly the war started…

Analysis of the work "Was not on the lists" (Vasiliev) is impossible without mentioning the Koli's intermediate stop between the school and the fortress. This stop was his house. There Nikolai saw his mother, sister Varya and her friend Valya. The latter gave him a kiss and promised to wait without fail.

Nikolai Pluzhnikov leaves for Brest. There, Kolya hears that the Germans are preparing for war, but most of the townspeople do not believe in this, they do not take it seriously. Besides, Russians believe in the strength of the Red Army.

Kolya approaches the fortress, he is accompanied by the limping girl Mirra, who annoys Pluzhnikov with her chatter and awareness. They let Kolya through at the checkpoint, give him a room for business trips and promise to deal with his distribution after.

At 4 o'clock in the morning on June 22, 1941, the Brest Fortress begins to be bombed. Boris Vasiliev knew how to describe the war very realistically. "Not on the list" analyzes and shows the whole situation in which soldiers like Kolya Pluzhnikov have to fight, their thoughts and dreams about home and relatives.

The Last Hero

After the German attack, all the Russians who were on the Brest Fortress hope that the Red Army is about to arrive and provide assistance, mostthe main thing is to survive until help. But the Red Army is still gone, and the Germans are already walking around the fortress, as if at home. The story "He was not on the lists", the analysis of which we are doing, describes how a small handful of people sit in the basement of the fortress and eat up the found crackers. They sit without cartridges, without food. It's real Russian frost outside. These people are waiting for help, but there is still no help.

People sitting in the basement are starting to die. Only Nikolai Pluzhnikov remains. He shoots the last bullets at the Germans, while he himself constantly hides in crevices. During one of the runs to another place, he finds a secluded place, climbs in there and suddenly … he hears a human voice! There Pluzhnikov sees a very thin man in a padded jacket. He is crying. Turns out he hasn't seen anyone in three weeks.

Pluzhnikov dies at the end of the story. But he dies after being rescued by Russian troops. He falls to the ground, looks up to the sky and dies. Nikolai Pluzhnikov was the only living Russian soldier after the Germans invaded the Brest Fortress, which means that it was not completely conquered. Nikolai Pluzhnikov dies a free, undefeated man.

The story "He was not on the lists", the analysis of which we are doing, does not hold back tears in the finale of the work. Boris Vasiliev writes in such a way that every word literally touches the soul.

History of the creation of the work

At the end of the story, readers watch a woman arrive at the Brest railway station and lay flowers. On the board it is written thatduring the Great Patriotic War, the station was guarded by Nikolai (his last name is unknown). Boris Vasiliev witnessed this story, which happened in reality.

"He was not on the lists" (an analysis of this story is impossible without relying on the following facts) - a work based on the fact that Vasilyev himself was driving past the station in Brest and noticed a woman who was standing in front of a sign with an inscription about the unknown Nicholas. He questioned her and learned that during the war there was such a soldier who fell a hero.

Boris Vasiliev tried to look for something about him in documents and archives, but found nothing. Because the soldier was not on the lists. Then Vasiliev came up with a story for him and brought it to our generation.

Love line

First, Nikolai Pluzhnikov fell in love with Valya, his sister's friend. She promised to wait for him, and Kolya promised to return. However, in the war, Nicholas fell in love again. Yes, love broke out between him and that same lame Mirra. They sat in the basement and planned how they would get out of there and go to Moscow. And in Moscow they will go to the theater… Mirra will put a prosthesis and will no longer limp… Kolya and Mirra indulged in such dreams, sitting in a cold, gray, God-forsaken basement.

Mirra got pregnant. The couple realized that it was impossible for Mirra to stay in the basement and eat only breadcrumbs. She needs to get out to save the baby. However, it falls into the hands of the Germans. The Germans beat Mirra for a long time, then they pierce her with bayonets and leave her to die in front ofPluzhnikova.

Other characters in the story

Pluzhnikov fights with soldier Salnikov. It's amazing how war changes people! From a green youth, he turns into a stern man. Before his death, he blames himself for the fact that he often thought not about the course of the battle itself, but about how he would be met at home. He can't be blamed for this. None of the young guys who were at the Brest Fortress were warned and prepared to face the enemies face to face.

One of the main characters mentioned above is Mirrochka. A girl who should not have been at the Brest Fortress at such a difficult time! She needed the protection of her hero - Kolya, whom she, perhaps, partly in gratitude and fell in love with.

Thus, Boris Vasilyev ("He was not on the lists"), whose work we analyzed, created the story of one hero, whose feat personifies the feats of all Russian soldiers in the Great Patriotic War.