"The story of a city": a brief summary of the novel

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Brief contents of the "history of one city" will allow to create a complete impression about this product. It is a famous satirical novel written by Mikhail Saltykov-Shchedrin. It was first published in 1870.

Satirical novel

the Story of a city Saltykov-Shchedrin

"the Story of a city", a summary of which is in this article, is a detailed chronicle of the city Glupov. Describes the events that occurred from 1731 to 1825. Opens a novel Chapter "From the publisher" in which the author strongly insists on the authenticity of this chronicle, as well as offering the reader a reality to imagine what was this city.

"appeals to the reader from the last archivist-chronicler," argues that the goal pursued by every one who undertook this work, - to depict the compliance of the government and the people. Thus obtaining a detailed history of the reign of all the mayors of Glupov.

Origin of the city's residents

a Brief summary of the history of one city

In the prehistoric Chapter of the novel "the Story of a city", an outline which you are reading now, describes the victory of the ancient people of blockheads over the surrounding tribes. However, being stronger than their neighbors, they didn't know what to do with it, so went looking for Prince, who would manage it.

To their surprise, all the princes had been denied, since no one wanted to control the people. Had to call them a thief, who managed to find the Prince. The Prince agreed to manage, but did not want to move, instead of sending it the thief. The people commanded to call "foolovites", and hence the current name of the city.

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It was a humble people, but the thief who drove them, wanted to pacify them, and was needed for this riots. In addition, the thief turned out to be so dishonest and stealing so much that the Prince sent him a loop.

All the rulers whom he had sent for me were thieves just ruined the Treasury. Then the Prince had to come in person, ended to the city Glupov prehistoric times.

Later in the novel Shchedrin's "the Story of a city", an outline will help you quickly remember it is a detailed list of governors and their biographies.

Dementy Brodaty

the Satirical novel by Saltykov-Shchedrin

The First significant governors was Brodaty dementy on a lot of things, who came in 1762.

He was very silent and sullen, constantly repeating only: "Ruin!" and "will Not tolerate!". The townspeople could not understand what was happening, until one day his Secretary, entering the office to make a report, saw that the body of the official was sitting at the table, and the head was lying separately. When it was completely empty.

The Whole city was shaken by this news. Find out everything managed from the master of bodies Baibakova, who regularly goes to Broadstone. He explained that the head of the mayor in one corner housed a body that could only perform two pieces of music. One was called "will Not tolerate!", and the second is "Spoiled".

While Brodaty reached Glupov, his head damp, so now constantly in need of repairs. Baybakov with repair to handle and could not, therefore, have ordered a new head in St. Petersburg, but its delivery was delayed.

It was over, when there were two identical mayor, which the messenger, who had come specially for this from the province, dubbed the impostors and took. Glupov was left without leadership. Mayors organ is in the "History of one city" (summary helps to recall the main events of a work) is one of the most famous and memorable details.

Anarchy

Plot of the novel is the Story of a city

The City fell into anarchy. From the novel by Saltykov-Shchedrin, "the Story of a city" (summary will help you prepare for the examination in this work) we find out that anarchy lasted exactly a week.

During this time the authorities visited six of gradonacalnik. Claim to power at all was questionable. If one was based on the work of her husband, and the second his father, the rest were nominated at least reasonable grounds.

In Grupowe constantly hostilities, in between which some citizens were thrown other from the bell tower or drowned. When from anarchy are all tired, came the new Governor, whose name was Semyon Konstantinovich Dokuro.

Simon Dokuro

Characters of the novel the Story of a city

In Grupowe he initiated a very fruitful and beneficial activities. Brief contents by Chapter "history of one city" can give a full impression. In particular, it was introduced medovina and brewing, became mandatory the use of Bay leaf and mustard.

It was at Docurama thoughts to establish in Grupowe own Academy, but to implement them he had not. To replace Semyon Konstantinovich came Peter, Ferdishenko. When the town prospered for six years. But on the seventh yearit has failed. As said foolovites, "confused demon".

Ferdishenko fell in love with the wife of a coachman Alenka, who, much to the surprise of all others, rejected it. Then, Ferdishenko went to extreme measures. Branded and exiled to Siberia for her husband, only then Alenka senses and said Yes.

For the sins of their ruler had to answer around the city, which was hit by drought. It was followed by a famine. Around all began to die one after the other. Then the patience of the townspeople came to an end. They sent to Ferdishenko Walker, who did not return. Sent a petition, but it was not followed by any reaction. Then got very Alenka and threw her off the bell tower. Ferdishenko, too, not wasting any time, he wrote numerous reports to their superiors. Bread I didn't get, but the team of soldiers in silly sent.

The People calmed, but then Ferdishenko a new hobby - strelchika Homework. Through her silly, came the fires. Burned Pushkarskaya Sloboda, and then the fire spread to the settlement Menace and Swamp. Only then, Ferdishenko retreated, returning Homework.

The Board that the mayor ended the journey. He went in search of a city pasture. In all places welcomed him, be sure to be treated to lunch. Three days later he died while feeding.

Basilisk Borodavkin

a Brief summary of the novel Chapter by Chapter

In the compendium "the History of a city" provides a detailed description of all the events of the novel. New important became head of the Basilisk S. Borodavkin, who immediately stood up.

He studied the history of the city, deciding that the only role model is Dokuro. But by that time all his undertakings and achievements have been forgotten and abandoned, Grupowe even ceased to sow mustard. Wartkin the first thing I decided to correct this injustice. And as punishment for such carelessness was ordered to eat more olive oil.

But foolovites did not agree. Then Borodavkin decided to make a trip to the Streletskaya Sloboda. The trip lasted 9 days, but things didn't work out. The outline rromani "History of one city" you can find confirmation of this. In the dark often had to fight with her, and some of these soldiers are quietly replaced by tin. But the mayor still survived.

But coming to the settlement, he found nobody and began to pull apart in the log home. He made several more wars for enlightenment, but it ultimately led to the impoverishment of Glupov, which finally ended when another Governor Negodaeva. In this state, and it caught the next important ruler, cercestis by the name Mikeladze.

His reign is not noted in almost any events and decrees, it is entirely focused on the attention to the female sex. The city could breathe easy.

Theophylact Benevolensky

Roman Saltykov-Shchedrin

Theophylact Irinarkhovich Benevolensky - important to the plot of the character described in "the history of a city" Saltykov-Shchedrin. A brief summary of the novel helps to know the plot without reading the work as a whole. Benevolensky was a close friend of Speransky, even studied in the same school. From his friend he picked up a passion for the law.

The Trouble was that the mayor did not have such features so to legislate had secretly. Benevolensky was doing it at home at the widow Raspopova, and at night he scattered them throughout the city. But to edit a long time he was not destined. Authorities learned about his links with Napoleon and was fired.

Colonel Pimple

Another ruler was Lieutenant Colonel Zit. From the brief content of the "history of one city" according to the passage we can understand that he represents. Described it like this:

The Pimple was no longer young, but still extraordinary. Broad-shouldered, folded ridge, he with all his looks, it seemed, and said: do not look at the fact that I have a white mustache: I can! I'm still very can! He was ruddy, had red and juicy lips, which I could see a row of white teeth; his gait was vigorous and active, quick gesture. And it was all decorated with glittering staff-officers ' epaulettes, which played on his shoulders at the slightest movement.

He did almost no city, so life just blossomed. The harvests were so abundant that foolovites alert. The mystery of the spot revealed the leader of the nobility, which drew the attention that the head of the Pimple smells like truffles. Big fan of stuffing pounced and ate the head.

After that silly arrived Councilor Ivanov. He was so small in stature that could not accommodate anything lengthy, and died. Next was the foreigner Vicomte de SARIO, which had a lot of fun, for which he was sent abroad. Also was a woman.

Erastes of Hrustalov

Important changes began with the arrival of Erast Melancholov. When it all finally sunk in sloth and debauchery. To work nobody wanted, again famine.

Hrustalov dealt only with balls. On the path of goodness it instructed the wife of the druggist. The citizens repented, but they never came back. And when the bosses found out that the local nobility at night reads Strakhov, Melancholov altogether dismissed.

Ugryum-Burcheev

Over time the power in the city came the Sullen-Burcheev. It is known that he wasa complete idiot from "the History of a city". A summary of the content in the 8th grade is especially useful, because then studying Saltykov-Shchedrin. In Grupowe Ugryum-Burcheev decided to do the same street with the same houses and families.

To this end, he destroyed everything and started to build again, but got in the way of the river. He began to build a dam of debris left after the destruction, but the river every time they were washed away. Then Moody-Burcheev took foolovites a away from the river. For the city chose a new location on the lowlands, where the construction began.

The bitter end

He knows what happened because the publisher claims that notebooks with all the details was lost. The scoundrel in the face of gloom-grumblev in the end disappeared very suddenly, as if dissolving in the air, and it ceased to flow. Other details and circumstances the publisher does not at all.

In conclusion, the novel contains a so-called supporting documents. It works different mayors, which they wrote at different times for the edification of his followers.


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