"The Captain's Daughter": a summary of the story

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Classical Russian literature is studied in the classroom. One of them is the story written by Alexander Sergeevich Pushkin, The Captain's Daughter. A summary of this work is needed to prepare for exams in order to remember the material covered.

"The Captain's Daughter" - a summary of the first and second chapters

The work begins with a story about the family of the protagonist Pyotr Andreevich Grinev. Even as a child, his father signed him up for the service, and at the age of 17 he goes to serve in Orenburg. Spoiled from childhood and having received almost no education, Grinev got into an unpleasant story on the very first day: having met Captain Zurin in a tavern, he got drunk and lost 100 rubles. Because of this, he quarreled with his uncle Savelich, who accompanied him. Then a blizzard caught them on the road, and they got lost. A poorly dressed, black-bearded peasant led the wagon to the dwelling, to whom Peter presented his rabbit sheepskin coat as a reward.

"The Captain's Daughter" - a summary of 3-5 chapters

Identified onGrinev's service in a fortress near Orenburg - a quiet and peaceful place. There he met Lieutenant Shvabrin, exiled to this wilderness for murder in a duel. They first became friends, but their relationship did not work out, and disagreements soon led to a duel in which Grinev was wounded. They quarreled over the daughter of the commandant Masha Mironova. Grinev liked her, and he proposed to her. But Peter's father reacted negatively to his son's intention to marry and threatened to transfer him to another fortress because of the duel.

"The Captain's Daughter" - a summary of chapters 6 to 9

After that, in the fortress they learn about the rebellion of the fugitive convict Yemelyan Pugachev. Many Cossacks went over to his side, and the remaining garrison of the fortress could not defend it, and Pugachev's army occupied the fortress. They did not manage to take Masha away and hid it near the popadya. Captain

Mironov, his wife and the defenders of the fortress were executed by the Pugachevites. They also wanted to hang Grinev, but Savelich asked Pugachev for him, recognizing him as his escort into the snowstorm. Pugachev pardoned Grinev and released him, although during the conversation Grinev promised to fight against the uprising. Commandant Shvabrin, who swore allegiance to Pugachev, was left in the fortress.

"The Captain's Daughter" - a summary of 10-12 chapters

In Orenburg, Grinev receives a letter saying that the new commandant mocks Masha, keeps her locked up on bread and water, because she does not want to marry him. Peter goes to save her. On the way he meets Pugachev and tells him everything, he volunteered to help him. AlthoughShvabrin betrayed to Pugachev that Masha was the captain's daughter - he let them go with Grinev and even handed them a pass. But only Masha went to her parents. Grinev entered the service in Orenburg.

"The Captain's Daughter" - a summary of the last two chapters

After the end of the Pugachev uprising, the protagonist was accused of betrayal and were going to be sent to hard labor. Masha went to Petersburg and, meeting with the Empress, told her everything. Peter was released, and the story ends with the scene of the execution of Pugachev, he recognized Peter among the audience and nodded to him.

A summary of the story "The Captain's Daughter" is needed mainly for high school students to refresh their knowledge before final exams and not reread the entire work.