No. 467 Pushkin's "Captain's Daughter": Shows the bravery, self-confidence and kindness of women

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In 1836, Alexander ▪ Sergeyevich ▪ Pushkin published the novella The Captain's Daughter. This novel not only occupies an extremely important place in his entire creation, but it is also the first Russian literary work introduced to our country. In the twenty-ninth year of qing guangxu (1903), this novel was translated as "History of Russian Love", becoming the first "messenger" of Sino-Russian literary exchanges.

The Captain's Daughter, also known as Mary, depicts the peasant revolt led by Pugachev in the 18th century and is the first realist work in the history of Russian literature to reflect the peasant struggle. The novel adopts a first-person narrative, with the captain's daughter Maria and the aristocratic young officer Grynyov as the protagonists, using the twists and turns of the love story between them as the main clue, describing the face of all social classes during the peasant uprising, and Grynov's personal fate is also integrated into the wave of the peasant uprising led by Pugachev.

In the novel, Pugachev is a friendly, intelligent, optimistic, handsome, idealistic, courageous, and ambitious leader of the peasant uprising. He is a living man with his own joys and sorrows, and many fantasies, hopes, worries, and pains buried deep inside. He preferred to lead the peasants in an all-out struggle rather than sit still for the mermaids, thus showing his heroic and passionate Russian character, and his love of folk songs reflected the people's nature of his image.

In addition to Pugachev, the pure and sincere love between the aristocratic young Grynov and Maria is also very touching. The aristocratic young Gryniov met Pugachev in a snowstorm and later fell in love with Maria, the daughter of the commander of the fortress. Soon, the fortress was captured by Pugachev, who released Grynov for his old love affair and fulfilled his marriage.

As the daughter of Captain Ivan Kuzmich Mironov, the commander of the fortress, Maria did not have the arrogance and willfulness of the official family, but took good care of the injured Griniov. When Griniov's parents have prejudices against Maria and refuse to accept Maria, Maria does not give up despite her grievances, but always loves Griniov in her heart.

When Griniov was sent to Siberia, Maria was so upset that she decided to do everything she could to rescue him. In the end, Maria, with her cleverness and wit, persuaded Empress Catherine II, and successfully obtained Grinyniov's forgiveness and pardon from the Empress. After his release from prison, Griniov and Maria married as they wished.

In the image of Maria, Pushkin injected many advantages and valuable qualities of the vast number of Russian women. When you are in a favorable environment, you are not arrogant, impatient, or humble; when you encounter difficulties, you face difficulties and try your best to resolve them; when you face misunderstandings, you are tolerant and generous, and you do not remember the old evil. When poor and helpless, self-reliance and self-reliance, do not lose hope. Hundreds of women like Maria, with their dexterity and wisdom, have built their own small families, showing the beautiful image of Russian women who are brave, fraternal, tenacious, confident, kind, and gentle.

With the help of "The Captain's Daughter", Pushkin exposed the darkness of Russian serfdom, described the miserable situation of the vast number of ordinary people under the rule of serfdom, portrayed the heroic image of revolutionaries fighting for the success of the revolution, expressed the author's call for fraternity, freedom, equality, and justice, and also placed his deep sympathy for the vast number of toiling peasants. In Pushkin's pen, we can appreciate the beautiful natural scenery of Russian society and feel the strong pulse of this nation.