N. A. Nekrasov is a famous Russian writer, poet and publicist. He devoted his creations mainly to ordinary people, their sufferings and experiences. These are such works as “Frost, Red Nose”, “Who Should Live Well in Russia” and others. There is a poem in the author’s work dedicated to the feat of the
wives of the Decembrists. Here is a summary of it. “Russian Women” (N. Nekrasov) is an ode to the selfless love and moral strength of our compatriots who abandoned everything for their husbands.
“Russian women”, N.A. Nekrasov. Princess Trubetskaya: departure from her home
In the fierce winter of 1826, the young Princess Yekaterina Ivanovna Trubetskaya went to Siberia after her husband, convicted of an attempt on the tsar’s rule. Father begs her to change her mind. However, the wife of the Decembrist remains adamant. She mentally said goodbye to Petersburg, which she loved without memory, and loved ones, as she understood that she might not come back here. Her father, an old count, carefully laid a bear skin in a cart, which was supposed to take his beloved daughter forever to the realm of snow and frost. Thus began the long journey of the princess towards her husband, the Decembrist, and now already a convict of Siberia. To recall all the main points of the work, a brief summary will help us.
"Russian women" Nekrasova N. A. Princess Trubetskaya: road impressions
On the way, Princess Trubetskaya recalls her carefree childhood, a serene youth, and honeymoon trips around Italy. How far it is now! Ahead of her is captivity in the realm of a fierce winter. Along the way, the princess only occasionally meets wretched little towns, whose population is not numerous. There is a terrible frost on the street. But all this does not frighten the brave woman who dreams of meeting her beloved husband. So describes the journey through Siberia, Princess N. Trubetskoy Nekrasov. “Russian Women” (a summary of the work is given in the article) is a poem about great love and the willpower of the Russian soul.
Princess Trubetskaya: visiting Irkutsk Governor
After two months of hard road, Princess Trubetskaya arrives in Irkutsk. She is met by the governor himself, who assures the woman of his devotion and desire to help in everything. However, when the princess asks him for horses to Nerchinsk, the official is in no hurry to rescue her. He appeals to her feelings, urging her to regret his elderly father, talks about the horrors of Siberia, which await her if she does not change her mind. He says that a woman will have to live with thieves and killers in a common barracks. But this does not scare Trubetskoy. The horrors of hard labor do not frighten her. “If only,” she says, “to be with her beloved and die with him.” Then the official puts the last trump card, offering the woman to give up the title and continue on as a commoner. But this can not break the princess. Then the governor surrenders and agrees to help his guest, who soon continues on her way. The historical events of that time will remind us of this work (its brief content).
"Russian women". Nekrasov N.A. Princess Volkonskaya: married to a general
Childhood and youth of Mary Raevskaya passed near Kiev, in the estate of his father. There she grew and matured, revealing herself like a rosebud. At all the balls arranged in the father's house, the young beauty was the center of attraction of the glances of both men and women. When Masha was 18 years old, her father found her a good groom - General Sergei Volkonsky, who was in honor with the sovereign. He was much older than his young bride, but this did not stop Mary from falling in love with him. Soon the wedding took place. Young were happy. The only thing that upset the woman was that she rarely saw her husband, who was constantly on the move. More than 50 years after the Decembrist uprising , this poem was created. In 1872 he finished writing it Nekrasov. “Russian Women” (a brief summary of the poem tells about its main points) and still remains for us one of the favorite works of the great master.
Princess Volkonskaya: the birth of the firstborn and the arrest of her husband
It soon became clear that Mary became pregnant. But General Volkonsky did not wait for the birth of his first child. He was convicted of preparing for a conspiracy against the king. The valiant general was sentenced to hard labor in Siberia. Masha gave birth in her father’s house. And as soon as she recovered after giving birth, she decided to immediately go after her husband. Her father begged her to think, to feel sorry for his little child. But the princess's desire was firm. And soon Mary sets off on a long journey. About what happened to her next, we will tell this work (its summary).
"Russian women" Nekrasova N.A. Princess Volkonskaya: a difficult road in Siberia
At the beginning of the journey, a woman stops in Moscow at the home of Zinaida’s sister. Here she became the heroine of the day. She is admired and admired. Even the poet Pushkin was in love with her. Later, he will devote lines to her in the poem "Eugene Onegin." The woman’s path through Siberia was not easy. Snowstorms and frosts complicated it. In Nerchinsk, Maria catches up with Princess Ekaterina Ivanovna. They arrived at the detention center of the husbands almost simultaneously.
Princess Volkonskaya: meeting with her husband
As soon as the women reached their destination, Volkonskaya went to the mines where the convicts worked. The sentry did not want to let her go, but, taking pity on the sobbing princess, he still allowed her to go into the mines. The first to see Maria Nikolaevna was Trubetskoy. And then Obolensky, Muravyov, and Borisov ran up ... Finally, the woman saw her husband. There were shackles on his feet, flour on his face. The faithful wife knelt before her husband and pressed her lips to the shackles. So the meeting of Princess Volkonskaya with her husband took place.