Another heroic story written by Vasily Bykov is Obelisk. The summary will introduce the reader to this work written in 1971, and in 1974 the author received the State Prize for this story. Moreover, after a few years, Obelisk was filmed. What caused even greater popularity.
The first pages of the story
The short work “Byelisk” bykov begins with an acquaintance with an ordinary worker from a regional newspaper, a journalist. By chance meeting his acquaintance on the street, he learns about the death of teacher Miklashevich. He was barely 36 years old. He lived in the small village of Seltso. The journalist is guilty. He is going to this village. Having met a passing truck, a press worker, sitting in the back, is immersed in his memories.
It turns out that Miklashevich at the next teacher conference turned to him for help. During the Second World War, as a teenager, he was somehow connected with the partisans. And even five of his friends, with whom Miklashevich studied in the same class, were killed by German soldiers.
Wake in the teacher’s house, or Who is Frost
Time passed, and the grown teenager was able to ensure that an obelisk was erected in honor of the dead comrades. And now the teacher needed help related to some confusing business. And he decided to ask the newsboy about her. He promised, but constantly postponed the trip to the village and, in the end, was late. Before my eyes constantly stands the image of Miklashevich, his skinny figure with sharp shoulders and a very withered face with a calm and clear look. So begins the story "Byelisk" Bykov in brief.
Upon reaching the village, the journalist saw an obelisk, which stood not far from the stop, and headed towards the school building, having encountered a livestock technician along the way. He said that the funeral was held in the teacher’s house. The newsboy was seated at a table next to a middle-aged veteran. A young man with the appearance of a boss began to make a speech about what kind of a good man Miklashevich was. A veteran who was sitting next to the journalist unexpectedly interrupted him and, banging around the table, was angry with indignation at why no one remembers Frost.
Meet new characters
Who did the veteran and the author of Bykov himself mean? Obelisk, a brief summary of which will introduce the reader to several more characters, is a really interesting work. But his main events are just beginning to unfold. The journalist finds out that the veteran who left the wake is a former teacher, Timofey Tkachuk, who has now settled in the city.
The newspaperman hastened after him and saw Timofey Titovich, reaching the bus stop, sat not far from the monument directly in the foliage and stretched out his legs. The journalist, coming closer to the obelisk, found on it another additional inscription made with the usual oil paint Moroz A. And .. And then Tkachuk came up to him and offered to go to the city together.
On the way, a conversation ensued in which Timofey Titovich begins his story about Frost. A brief summary will introduce him to the reader. The “Obelisk” Bykov dedicated to the heroic deeds of the Soviet defenders of the fatherland, and of course, remains to be known about them.
Conversation with Timothy, or the Story of the Past
In 1939, young then Timofey Titovich worked in the district. At the same time, Frost opens a school for children in the estate of Seltso. Together with him, he teaches a Polish by the name of Podgayskaya. She often complained to the district about the methods that Moroz uses in raising children. Timofey Tkachuk, of course, went with checks. Once he arrived, he saw in the courtyard of the school a large cluster of students who worked on a fallen old tree.
Timofey Titovich knew that it was very bad with firewood, and many schools complained to him about this problem. And in this they figured it out on their own. Among the children, he noticed a broad-shouldered guy, who was very limp, and headed towards him. It turns out that the problem with the leg was from childhood. She did not bend and was even slightly twisted to the side. Approaching, he introduced himself as Ales Ivanovich Moroz. Timothy really liked the guy.
After a couple of years, or Little Pasha
What events will the author of Bykov introduce to further? The Obelisk, a brief summary of which takes us to 1941, continues to acquaint the reader with the mysterious Frost. Once, on a frosty January evening, Tkachuk drove past the school and decided to warm himself. Ales Ivanovich was not in place. The boy who opened the door said the teacher went to see the girls off.
A few hours later, the returning frozen Frost explained that the mother did not let the girls study because of bad weather and lack of shoes. But Alesy Ivanovich acquired everything they needed. And the boy who opened the door to Timofey Titovich was none other than Pavel Miklashevich. He could not return home, because his father beat him hard, and Alesius temporarily sheltered him. What will the brief content introduce the reader to? Bulls wrote Obelisk somewhat unusually, gradually unfolding a plot intricate at the very beginning. But this only enhances interest in the work.
Love for children, or Pavlik's meeting with his father
Next, we study the work "Obelisk", Bykov V. and a brief summary will tell about another case that concerned little Miklashevich. After some time, the local prosecutor ordered the boy to be returned to his father. When Pavlik met with him, he immediately again took over the beating of his son. There are several witnesses.
Alesiy Ivanovich could not stand the first and tore the belt from the hands of a negligent dad. They were separated on time, otherwise there would be a fight. Frost does not calm down on this. He ensured that through the court the man was deprived of the right to raise little Miklashevich. The judicial authorities decided to send the child to an orphanage. But Alexy Ivanovich is in no hurry to carry out the decision. Further events have changed absolutely everything. What kind of events, of course, will tell a brief summary. "Obelisk" Bykova V.V. now begins the story of the tragic days of World War II.
The Germans in the village, or No one expected a war
Nazi troops were advancing, but there were no Soviet troops. A few days later, the Nazis appeared in the village. Timofei Titovich and other residents, naturally, hoped that they would be kicked out soon. But there were many traitors among the local population. Some teachers joined the detachment of the Cossack Seleznev. Among them was Tkachuk. A little later, the former prosecutor Sivak joined their ranks.
The detachment settled down in the forest, digging trenches and preparing for winter. At the next meeting, they decided to go to the villages, scout the situation and get together with reliable people. Timofey Tkachuk, together with the former prosecutor, went to Seltso. There they learned that many had crossed over to the Nazis, someone had become a policeman. This was one of Sivak's acquaintances by the name of Lavchenya. In the work "Obelisk" Bykov V. again shows the reader that there is always a place among people not only for heroic deeds, but also a piece for meanness, betrayal and cowardice.
The school continues to work
What else struck Timofey Titovich was that the school in which Alesy Ivanovich worked continued to function. And the Germans allowed. It was only located now in an ordinary house. And in the school building there was a police station. He did not expect such a betrayal from the teacher. But the prosecutor was not slow to recall that Alesia wanted to repress earlier.
But when Frost met Timothy at night, he explained to him that he was disguised only to protect his children. The friends agreed that the teacher would transmit information about what was happening in the village to the squad, listen to the bulletins on the radio and distribute them to the local population. Another courageous act that describes the Bulls. The Obelisk, a brief summary of which tells the reader about the fate of Alesia, describes in more detail all the events associated with this simple teacher.
Down with the Policeman, or Childhood Courage
Lavchenya, who became a policeman, began to behave the same as the Germans. Robbed people, killed and even mocked. One of the students of Alesia Ivanovich, whose name was Nikolai Borodich, decided to kill him, but the teacher forbade him. Pasha Miklashevich was then 15 years old, and Nikolai 19. They, together with their friends, came up with a plan to get rid of the policeman. The children decided to file the supports at the bridge, on which the traitor was supposed to pass by car.
But, unfortunately, the policeman was not injured, and one of his companions even noticed the guys hiding nearby. The boys were captured by the Germans. This is how Vasily Bykov describes children's courage in his work. The Obelisk, a brief summary of which will later be devoted to Frost trying to save the children, is a book that tells the reader in more detail about the act of Pavlik and Nikolai Borodich.
Alesiy Ivanovich in the detachment of partisans
Frost went to the squad to ask for help from his comrades. But he soon learns that the Germans are looking for him, and if he does not return, they will shoot the boys. Alesiy decides to return to the village. Tkachuk persuaded him to stay, because he believed that the Nazis would still deceive. But Frost stood his ground. Of course, it turned out as Timofey Titovich expected.
The Germans captured Alesia Ivanovich, but did not let the children go. In the evening they were all taken out into the street with the teacher. At that moment, Moroz made an attempt to save Pavlik Miklashevich, and he succeeded. How did Vasily Bykov describe this incident? "Obelisk", the brief content of which only superficially describes all the events, a work where, of course, is described in more detail about all the bullying of the Nazis and their cruelty.
On the persistence of the characters of the main characters. Even about children's courage. And although this is not the most concise content, Bykova's “Obelisk”, “Live Until Dawn” and other works deserve a closer look. Here, many details and fragments of the narrative are omitted, and those are described where the personal qualities of people are most clearly expressed.
Summary. The Obelisk, Bykov V., or Final Events
Partisans picked up Pavlik, who was beaten and wounded in the chest by fascists. Frost and the rest of the boys were first tortured for several days, brutally bullied, and then hanged. Pavel Miklashevich was already treated for a long time after the war, he started to have tuberculosis, and a wound in his chest affected. Finally, the heart could not stand it and stopped. So the summary ends.
"Obelisk" Bykov V. ends with a dispute that arose between a veteran and a driver of a car, who drove him and a newspaperman. The driver believed that Frost could not be considered a hero. He did not save the children, and he had no other merits. A veteran stood his ground. Alesiy Ivanovich accomplished a feat! And what did Bykov V. think?
The Obelisk, a collection of short articles about works devoted to the Patriotic War and many other tales of the tragic events of that time, contains many controversial questions about the heroic deeds of people. Readers can only get acquainted with their content and draw independent conclusions.