Belarusian writer Ivan Shamyakin received his next literary state award for the novel Sertsa Daloni. A brief summary in Russian of this work is able to interest every thinking person who at least once in his life tried to define for himself the concepts of “good and evil”, “honor and dignity”.
Versatility of the novel
This multifaceted work raises many diverse problems. "Understanding the human fall" of courageous people and the story of the leader of the underground, who was declared a traitor - the main plot lines of the novel. The action of the work takes place in parallel in two time periods - the military and the present, and the idea of the work is already visible in its very title, which emphasizes the idea of the need for a humane approach to each person.
The present and the past seem to be intertwined in the novel, solving the most important problems of the life of the whole society of the beginning of the 60s: the truth of the past and the present, relations between generations, a person and a person, and others.
Disclosure of the main idea of the novel through the features of the plotline
The main storyline of the novel by Ivan Shamyakin “Sertsa daloni” (summary) consists in the battle for the good name of Dr. Savich, who for many years was considered a traitor. At the epicenter of this struggle was the writer Shikovich, a restless and impulsive man. While working with Tukan on the book, Shikovich did not raise objections and disagreements. The desire to “shake up” the book arose under the influence of socio-political changes. At first, it seems very surprising why Yarosh, a former underground worker who did not accept Gukan’s book, does not want to stir up the past. Unlike his friend, he understands well that the past is human destinies, tragedies and dramas of living people. And if you turn to them, then only for the search for justice and truth. He is afraid that the revision of events would not be a means for anyone to testify to their own courage, or to pat the opponent’s nerves and reduce personal scores. To Shikovich's honor, the pursuit of truth led him to work on updating the history of the urban underground. With everything new, which began to strengthen in the life of Soviet society, the idea of the novel (its main thought) is connected. Shikovich calls for a humane approach to everything, respect for every person, trust people, considering everyone as good, kind and honest by default.
The role of the title in revealing the main idea of the novel
The symbolic name “Sertsa on Daloni” (summary) and the image of the heart, which appears many times on the pages of the work, are working together to uncover the idea of the novel. The suffering, sick heart of Zosi, whose illness is caused by the ruthlessness of war, the cruelty and vengeance of the post-war period, is treated by Dr. Yarosh. The treatment takes place through pain and suffering, because in the hands of Yarosh a scalpel. With this, the writer is trying to say how difficult, with pain and suffering, truth was born in the life of society.
In the novel “Sertsa Daloni” (short summary) there is an organic combination of the military past and the peaceful present, which will become characteristic of many later works of Ivan Shamyakin. The writer became the master of plot construction, linking into one whole a variety of human destinies (the families of Yarosh and Shikovich, Zosya Savich, Masha, Gukan, Tarasov, Klavdiya Sukhadol, Taras, members of his team and others). The plot action itself in the novel Sertsa Daloni (a brief summary of the chapters is not able to convey this) is dynamic and intense, the author is able not only to interest the reader, but also to intrigue him. But to feel the work, to truly understand it and appreciate it, you can only read it in full.