Valentin Rasputin: "The last term." The summary of the work

Valentin Grigoryevich Rasputin is one of the most talented and well-known writers of modern Russian literature. Fundamental for many of his works is the theme of the perception of morality today.

The story "The Last Term", the brief content of which we present to your attention, the creator himself called the main work in his work. Above it, he began to work in 1969, and in 1970, the magazine "Our Contemporary" published the work "The Last Term."

Abstract: The beginning of the story

Without opening her eyes, without moving, old Anna lies. Life in her still glows, but the woman herself is almost frozen. Understand this is her daughter, bring a piece of the broken mirror to her lips. It fogs up, therefore, the mother is still alive. But Varvara, one of the daughters, believes that you can already mourn, "echo", and does it selflessly at first at the bed, after which at the table, since it is more convenient there. Lusia, another daughter, sews at that time a mourning dress, cut back in the city. The sewing machine screeches in time with the sobbing of Varvara.

Arrival of children for funerals

Anna had five children. Killed her two sons, the first-born, who were born one for God, and the second - for the king. Varvara came to say goodbye to her parent from the district center, and Ilya and Lusia - from the provincial towns that are nearby.

We continue to describe the work "The Last Term". The following are the summary of the following events. Anna is waiting for her arrival from distant Kiev Tanya. In the village, next to her, there was always a son Michael with his daughter and wife . Children, gathered around the old woman on the day after their arrival, do not know how to react to the awakened mother, to her strange revival.

Ilya and Mikhail get drunk

Ilya and Mikhail, having brought a boat, can not decide now what to do. Compared to the upcoming event, everything else seemed a trifle, and they were toiling, skipping through each minute. Sons almost without a snack get drunk, huddled in a barn, snack only products that they carry Ninka, a small daughter of Michael. This circumstance provokes the legal wrath of women, but a pile of vodka gives a feeling of a holiday to two brothers. Mother, after all, is alive. They no longer understand, not paying attention to the girl collecting empty and empty bottles, what idea they want to drown this time. Perhaps the fear of the knowledge that their parent will soon die. He does not look like other fears, all the more horrible, since he comes from the very death, which seemed to notice all of them in the face and will not forget.

The work "The Last Duration" is continued. A brief summary of the following events is as follows. Feeling miserable the next day after drinking, the brothers get drunk again. Ilya and Mikhail do not know how to work. They had never known a different joy, except from drinking. General work happened in the village, where once lived all together - an inveterate, friendly, sonorous, with a discordant ax and drank. It was in the spring, in the season of harvesting firewood. But now people are leaving for the city, the collective farm is collapsing in the village, there is nobody to grow and feed the cattle.

Daughter of Lucy recalls his former life

Lusya, the townspeople, recalling her former life, with great joy and warmth, remembers Igrenka, the beloved horse, who was very weak and eventually died. Many dragged Igren, but did not master. Lusia, wandering around the arable land and fields around the village, realizes that she does not choose herself where she should go, but she is led by some kind of force, extraneous, inhabiting the local places. Life seemed to come back, because Lusya lost something valuable, necessary, forgot something, without which it is impossible ...

Anna is on the mend

We continue to describe the summary of the book "The Last Term". While the children indulge in memories and drink, Anna, having eaten semolina porridge, specially prepared for her, cheers up more and leaves the porch. Mironich's friend visits her. Anna grieves that there is no Tatiana among the children gathered near the bed, Tanchory, as the old woman calls her. She was very different in character from her sisters. Her temper was somehow special, joyful and soft, human.

The old woman decides to die

We will describe further events, their brief content. "The last term" Rasputin Valentin continues as follows. Decides to die Anna, and not waiting for Tatiana, since there is nothing more to do in this world and to no purpose began to push back death. While the guys are here, let them spend, bury, as people do, so that later they do not have to return to this care. Then, maybe, Tanchora will come ... Many times the old woman thought about death, she knew her already as herself. They have become girlfriends in recent years, often the old woman talked to her, and death listened to her whisper, sitting on the sidelines, and sighed knowingly. They agreed that Anna would go away at night, like all people, fall asleep so as not to frighten death with open eyes, and she would squeeze quietly, remove from the woman a worldly short sleep and give her eternal rest. So all also has turned out.

Finishes his work "The Last Term" Valentin Rasputin. The summary was presented in our article. It does not describe details, does not give an idea of the characteristic features of the work. Meanwhile, the story is very interesting. We therefore recommend that you refer to the product itself, and familiarize yourself with it in the original. We tried to convey only a summary. "The last term" (Rasputin Valentin Grigorevich) - a work, after reading that, you will not remain indifferent.