"Blizzard". Pushkin. Summary of the story

The work "Snowstorm" was written by A.S. Pushkin in the year 1830. It completed the cycle of "The Stories of the late Ivan Petrovich Belkin", which already in 1831 were published. If you read the summary of the story "Blizzard" by Pushkin, you can see that it echoes the ballad "Svetlana" written by Vasily Zhukovsky. The same beginning with the epigraph, the mystical mood of the plot and the unexpected denouement ...

Pushkin. "Blizzard". Summary of the story: the house of master Gavril Gavrilovich R **

Gavrila Gavrilovich R ** lived in one of the Russian estates - the estate of Nenaradovo. He and his wife Praskovia Petrovna had a young seventeen-year-old daughter, Marya Gavrilovna. It's a pale and slender girl, brought up on French novels . In her entourage, Masha was considered an enviable bride-her father did not skimp on a dowry. And of course, she did not have a rebound from young people who wanted to marry her. Yes, and many mothers saw it as an advantageous lot for their sons. Gavrila Gavrilovich himself was a hospitable and very hospitable host. He did not like only one neighbor, the young gentleman Vladimir Nikolayevich, who was a poor army ensign. But it was in him that Masha fell in love, and the young man reciprocated her. In the summer they met each day and exchanged love letters. In the winter, this correspondence became more lively. They lamented their bitter share, and Vladimir began persuading the girl to flee to get married secretly. Then they wanted to rush to the feet of their parents, ask for forgiveness, and loving old people would certainly have concluded them in their arms.

"Blizzard". Pushkin. Summary of the story: Maria's escape from her parents' house

Masha doubted for a long time whether to decide on such an act, but still succumbed to the persuasion of Vladimir. The plan was pretty simple. Vladimir must send for the girl on the appointed day and the hour of the sleigh, on which she will come to a neighboring village. There is a church there - Vladimir will make an agreement with the priest in advance, find witnesses, and upon the arrival of Masha they will be married immediately. The appointed evening was terrible weather, a terrible snowstorm arose. But in spite of everything, Masha safely got to the appointed place. But Vladimir in such a blizzard lost his way and reached the church only in the morning. No one there to find, he went home to the priest. There, too, there was neither sleigh nor Masha. What happened that night? Why did not it wait?

"Blizzard". Pushkin. Summary of the story: Vladimir's departure for the army

The next morning Maria Gavrilovna left her room as if nothing had happened. She had breakfast with her parents, but by evening she still felt unwell. Her fever began, and for several days she was on the brink of death. In delirium Masha gave her secret, only her parents wrote off everything for the disease and the only thing they believed was that their daughter was in love with a young neighbor. After her recovery, loving old people decided to unite the lovers. They sent for Vladimir with the offer of Masha's hand. In response, they received an absurd letter, in which the young man wrote that he never crossed the threshold of their house. And later, everyone learned that Vladimir Nikolayevich left his estate and went to the army. At that time, 1812 was going on.

"Blizzard". Pushkin. Summary of the story: two deaths

Masha no longer mentioned Vladimir Nikolayevich, but fainted when, after several months, she found his name among the seriously wounded. The young man greatly distinguished himself in the Battle of Borodin. But on this sadness it did not end, after a while Gavrilovich Gavrilovich died. He left his whole estate to his daughter, which made her even more attractive to the suitors. Only Maria sincerely grieved with her mother, and soon they left for the ** estate. Praskovya Petrovna sometimes persuaded her daughter to choose a friend, but she only shook her head. Three years passed. Vladimir died in Moscow, and the memory of him became for Masha sacred.

"Blizzard". Pushkin. Summary of the story: the arrival of Colonel Burmin

Meanwhile, the war was over, our regiments returned from abroad. Once in the estate of Mary comes Colonel Burmin. They immediately fall in love with each other. After a while, Burmin decided on an explanation. He admits that he can not offer Masha a hand, since he is already married for 4 years. Only at the same time he knows absolutely nothing about his wife. A young man tells how he once committed an unpardonable stupidity. Once he was caught in a strong blizzard, and he was near the village church. He was there as if waiting, immediately introduced into the room and placed next to the young girl. The priest married him with her .. And only when they were offered to kiss, the bride allowed herself to look at the groom. With a cry of "Not He!" She fainted. Taking advantage of the confusion, Burmin quietly left the church and left. And now he does not know anything about his wife, and does not even suspect where this wedding was. On these revelations Masha could only say: "Oh my God! So it was you! "Burmin's long-awaited and painful meeting with his wife took place ...