Leo Tolstoy "Sevastopol stories" (summary)

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Leo Tolstoy "Sevastopol Tales" (first part) wrote a month after the siege in 1854. This is an imaginary tour of the city. Summary "Sevastopol stories" is not able to convey, of course, the entire depth of the work. Addressing the reader as "you", the author invites him to become a witness of what happened in the hospitals, on the redoubts and bastions of the besieged city.

"Sevastopol stories": a summary Part 1 about the events in December 1854

In December 1854, there was no snow in Sevastopol, but it was frosty. The usual military morning began in the city. On the approach to the pier, the air was filled with the smells of manure, coal, dampness and meat. People crowded on the pier: soldiers, sailors, merchants, women. Steamboats and skiffs, filled with people, constantly moored and set sail.

At the thought that he was in Sevastopol, the soul was filled with pride and courage, and the blood began to flow faster through the veins. Although the spectacle, representing a mixture of beautifulcity and military dirty bivouac or military camp, it was terrible.

In the Sevastopol hospital, which is located in the large Assembly Hall, the wounded communicate. One sailor does not remember the pain, although he lost his leg. Another patient is lying on the floor, a bandaged remnant of a hand peeps out from under the blanket. A suffocating unpleasant odor emanates from it. Nearby lies a sailor woman without a leg, she brought her husband lunch on the bastion and came under fire. The wounded were bandaged right in the operating room, they watched the amputations with horror, hearing the cries and groans of the sick. Suffering, blood and death all around.

The most dangerous place is the fourth bastion. An officer, calmly walking from embrasure to embrasure, says that after the bombardment, only one gun and only eight people remained in action on his battery, but the next morning he was already firing again from all his cannons. From the embrasure you can see the enemy fortifications - they are close. In the sailors serving the gun, in the width of their shoulders, in every muscle, in their every firm and unhurried movement, the components of Russian strength are visible - simplicity and stubbornness. Anyone who saw this would understand that it is impossible to take Sevastopol.

"Sevastopol stories": a summary Part 2 about the events in May 1855

It's been half a year of the war for Sevastopol. Many human ambitions were offended, thousands were satisfied, but thousands calmed down, embraced by death. You can doubt the intelligence of the combatants, because war is illogical - it's crazy.

Among those walkingalong the boulevard, infantry staff captain Mikhailov, who, in addition to awards and money, wants to enter the circle of the military "aristocracy". It was formed by Adjutant Kalugin, Prince G altsin, Lieutenant Colonel Neferdov and Captain Praskukhin. They are arrogant towards Mikhailov.

The next morning Mikhailov goes instead of the officer who fell ill for the thirteenth time to the bastion. A bomb exploded next to him, and Praskukhin was killed. Kalugin also went there, but to the headquarters. Wanting to inspect the fortifications, he asks the captain to show them. But the captain has been fighting on the bastion for half a year without getting out, and not from time to time, like Kalugin. The period of vanity and risk has already passed, he has already received awards and understands that his luck is coming to an end. So he entrusts the adjutant to a young lieutenant, with whom they uselessly compete in risk, it seems to them that they are bolder than the captain.

"Sevastopol stories": a summary Part 3 about the events in August 1855

Kozeltsov Mikhail, an officer respected by the troops, was returning to the besieged Sevastopol after being wounded. There were a lot of people at the station. There are not enough horses for everyone. Among those waiting, Mikhail meets his own brother Vladimir, who is heading to the active troops as an ensign.

Volodya was seconded to the battery located on Korabelnaya. The ensign cannot fall asleep for a long time, gloomy forebodings interfere with him.

Senior Kozeltsov, having arrived at the new commander, receives his former company. They used to be comrades, but now there is a wall of subordination between them. Everyone in the company is happy about the return of Kozeltsov, he is respected andsoldiers and officers.

Volodya meets artillery officers. Junker Vlang is especially friendly with him. Both of them are sent to a very dangerous battery on Malakhov Kurgan. All Volodya's theoretical knowledge turns out to be useless on the battery. They wound two soldiers, there is no one to repair the guns. Juncker is so frightened that he only thinks about staying alive. The soldiers of his team are hiding in Volodya's dugout.

In the morning, the guns of the battery are already in order. Volodya is very glad that he did not get scared, but on the contrary, he can perform his duties well, he loses his sense of danger.

The assault on the French takes Kozeltsov by surprise. He jumps forward with his small saber, encouraging the soldiers. Having received a mortal wound in the chest, he asks whether the French were driven out or not. Out of pity, they tell him that yes, they knocked him out. He dies thinking of his brother and rejoicing that he has done his duty.

Volodya commands easily and cheerfully with his battery, but the French still go around and kill him. On the barrow is the French flag. Vlang, together with the battery, is transported by steamer to a safe place. He bitterly regrets Volodya's death.

Soldiers, leaving the city, say that the French will not stay long in it. Each retreating looks at the abandoned Sevastopol with pain and bitterness, accumulating hatred for the enemy in his soul.

In compositional and emotional terms - a complex work "Sevastopol stories". The summary cannot convey all of its storylines and artistic value.