Unprocessed for printing (and unfinished) work by A. S. Pushkin. It tells the story of the love of Vladimir Dubrovsky and Maria Troekurova - descendants of two warring landowner families.
History of creation
When creating the novel, Pushkin was based on the story of his friend P.V. Nashchokin about how he saw in the prison “one Belarusian poor nobleman, named Ostrovsky, who had a lawsuit with a neighbor for land, was forced out of the estate and, left with only peasants , began to rob, first the clerks, then others.” During the work on the novel, the main character's surname was changed to "Dubrovsky". The story takes place in the 1820s and spans approximately a year and a half.
The title was given to the novel by publishers upon its first publication in 1841. In the Pushkin manuscript, instead of the title, there is the date when work on the work began: “October 21, 1832.” The last chapter is dated "February 6, 1833."
Plot of the novel
Because of the insolence of the slave Troekurov, a quarrel occurs between Dubrovsky and Troekurov, turning into enmity between neighbors. Troyekurov bribes the provincial court and, taking advantage of his impunity, seizes Dubrovsky's Kistenevka estate from him. The elder Dubrovsky goes crazy in the courtroom. The younger Dubrovsky, Vladimir, a guards cornet in St. Petersburg, is forced to leave the service and return to his seriously ill father, who soon dies. Dubrovsky sets fire to Kistenevka; The estate given to Troekurov burns down along with the court officials who came to formalize the transfer of property. Dubrovsky becomes a robber like Robin Hood, terrifying the local landowners, but not touching Troekurov's estate. Dubrovsky bribes a passing French teacher, Deforge, who proposes to enter the service of the Troekurov family, and under his guise he becomes a tutor in the Troekurov family. He is put to the test with a bear, which he kills with a shot in the ear. Love arises between Dubrovsky and Troekurov’s daughter, Masha.
Troekurov gives eighteen-year-old Masha in marriage to the old Prince Vereisky against her will. Vladimir Dubrovsky is trying in vain to prevent this unequal marriage. Having received the agreed sign from Masha, he arrives to save her, but is too late. During the wedding procession from the church to Vereisky's estate, Dubrovsky's armed men surround the prince's carriage. Dubrovsky tells Masha that she is free, but she refuses his help, explaining her refusal by saying that she has already taken an oath. After some time, the provincial authorities try to surround Dubrovsky’s detachment, after which he disbands his “gang” and hides abroad from justice.
Possible sequel
Several drafts of the last, third volume of the novel have been preserved in Maykov's collection of Pushkin's drafts. Transcript of a later version:
Criticism
In literary criticism, the similarity of certain situations of “Dubrovsky” with Western European novels on a similar topic, including those authored by Walter Scott, is noted. A. Akhmatova ranked “Dubrovsky” lower than all other works of Pushkin, pointing out its compliance with the standard of the “tabloid” novel of that time:
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- "Dubrovsky"- unfinished (at least unprocessed) and not published during his lifetime novel by A. S. Pushkin (1833), which is romantic story about the love of Vladimir Dubrovsky and Maria Troekurova - the offspring of two warring landowner families. Many phrases from this novel have survived to this day. The word “Troekurovshchina” is often used, denoting the rules and practices adopted by Troekurov (cruel treatment of servants, disrespect for ranks, etc.).
- A.S. Pushkin worked on the novel “Dubrovsky” from 1832 to 1833. It was not completed and was not published during the poet's lifetime. The publishers themselves named the manuscript after the name of the main character. First published in 1842.
The image of Dubrovsky had several prototypes. Nashchokin told Pushkin about the landowner Ostrovsky, who “had a lawsuit with a neighbor for land, was forced out of the estate and, left with only peasants, began to rob first the clerks, then others. Pushkin knew about the case of a Nizhny Novgorod landowner (the same last name as the hero), from whom in 1802 the estate of his relative was illegally taken away. Irakli Andronikov points to a number of other possible prototypes. The typicality of the situation of unjust loss of property allowed Pushkin to include a detailed document on several pages in the text of the novel. Which? – Court decision to confiscate Dubrovsky’s father’s estate in favor of Troekurov.
Pushkin was interested in the fate of a Russian nobleman who became a victim of injustice.
In the 19th century, the genre of adventure novel became popular. Numerous works appeared where honesty was contrasted with meanness, generosity with greed, love with hatred. Writers often used “dressing up” of characters and breaking the chronology of the narrative to make things more entertaining. Main character Such a story was invariably beautiful, noble, honest and courageous. The adventure novel ended with the victory of the main character. A.S. Pushkin made an attempt to write a similar work.
Nobility is morality, selfless honesty and openness. In the novel, nobility loses everywhere and in everything: the story of friendship ends in enmity, the arrival of the son turns out to be next to the death of the father. A funeral and a fire, a holiday and a robbery - these are the dissimilar events that coexist in the novel.
Vladimir Dubrovsky, like his father, is endowed with nobility, a sense of human dignity, kindness and selflessness. However, he could not save his father, he lost Kistenevka, did not unite with Masha, and parted with the peasants. Pushkin regrets that there is no place for nobility in the world. But the hero earned the respect of his father, Troekurov, Masha’s interest and our admiration.
The work of A.S. Pushkin “Dubrovsky” - 180 years since publication
Some storylines :
- image of the Russian nobility;
- relationships between peasants and nobles;
- love line.
The beginning of the conflict between the heroes
Troekurov's kennel
spiritual Dubrovsky's condition
- illustration by artist D.A. Shmarinov
Scene in court
Did Troekurov succeed in achieving his goal: to break pride, trample human dignity? ex-friend?
artist illustration
B.M. Kustodieva
"You are free!"
What do you think further fate Masha?
Pushkin planned further development plot of the novel
Life of M.K.
Death of Prince Ver.
Englishman.
Date.
Chief of Police.
Denouement
Speaking names.
Pushkin was very thoughtful in choosing names for his heroes. The significance of names literary characters originates from folklore. Most often, the essence of the main conflict is highlighted through the name. In six works of Pushkin the name main character– Maria (“ Captain's daughter”, “Blizzard”, “Poltava”, “Dubrovsky”, “Bakhchisarai Fountain”, “Shot”). Mary - from ancient Egyptian - beloved by God, from ancient Hebrew - bitter.
"Dubrovsky" and other types of art:
Dubrovsky (opera) - opera by E. F. Napravnik. The first production of Eduard Napravnik’s opera “Dubrovsky” took place in St. Petersburg, on January 15, 1895, at the Mariinsky Theater, under the direction of the author.
Dubrovsky (film) - directed by Alexander Ivanovsky, 1935.
Dubrovsky (film-opera) - film-opera by Vitaly Golovin based on the opera of the same name by E. F. Napravnik. 1961
“The Noble Robber Vladimir Dubrovsky” is a film directed by Vyacheslav Nikiforov and its 4-part extended television version called “Dubrovsky”, 1989.
The Eagle (film) - silent film starring Rudolph Valentino, 1925. The plot of the film differs significantly from Pushkin's novel.
Year of writing:
1833
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Description of the work:
It is interesting that the novel was named by the publishers in 1841, when its first publication took place, because Pushkin himself wrote in the manuscript, instead of the title, the date of the start of work on the novel “October 21, 1832.”
Read a summary of the novel by Dubrovsky.
A rich and noble gentleman, Kirila Petrovich Troekurov, lives in his Pokrovskoye estate. Knowing his tough temper, all his neighbors are afraid of him, except for the poor landowner Andrei Gavrilovich Dubrovsky, a retired guard lieutenant and former colleague of Troekurov. Both of them are widowers. Dubrovsky has a son, Vladimir, who works in St. Petersburg, and Troekurov has a daughter, Masha, who lives with her father, and Troekurov often talks about his desire to marry his children.
An unexpected disagreement quarrels friends, and Dubrovsky’s proud and independent behavior alienates them from each other even more. The autocratic and all-powerful Troekurov, in order to take out his irritation, decides to deprive Dubrovsky of his estate and orders the assessor Shabashkin to find a “legal” path to this lawlessness. The court's tricksters fulfill Troekurov's wishes, and Dubrovsky is summoned to the zemstvo judge to decide the case.
At the court hearing, in the presence of the litigants, a decision is read, filled with legal incidents, according to which Dubrovsky’s Kistenevka estate becomes the property of Troekurov, and Dubrovsky suffers a fit of insanity.
Dubrovsky's health is deteriorating, and the old serf woman Yegorovna, who was looking after him, writes a letter to Vladimir Dubrovsky in St. Petersburg notifying him of what happened. Having received the letter, Vladimir Dubrovsky takes his leave and goes home. The dear coachman tells him about the circumstances of the case. At home he finds his father sick and decrepit.
Andrei Gavrilovich Dubrovsky is slowly dying. Troekurov, tormented by his conscience, goes to make peace with Dubrovsky, who is paralyzed at the sight of the enemy. Vladimir orders Troekurov to get out, and at that moment old Dubrovsky dies.
After Dubrovsky’s funeral, judicial officials and the police officer come to Kistenevka to introduce Troekurov into ownership. The peasants refuse to obey and want to deal with the officials. Dubrovsky stops them.
At night, in the house, Dubrovsky finds the blacksmith Arkhip, who has decided to kill the clerks, and dissuades him from this intention. He decides to leave the estate and orders all the people to be taken out to set the house on fire. He sends Arkhip to unlock the doors so that the officials can leave the house, but Arkhip violates the master’s order and locks the door. Dubrovsky sets the house on fire and quickly leaves the yard, and the clerks die in the resulting fire.
Dubrovsky is suspected of arson and murder of officials. Troekurov sends a report to the governor, and a new case begins. But then another event distracts everyone’s attention from Dubrovsky: robbers appeared in the province who robbed all the landowners of the province, but did not touch only Troekurov’s property. Everyone is sure that the leader of the robbers is Dubrovsky.
For your illegitimate son Sashi Troekurov orders a French teacher from Moscow, Monsieur Deforge, who is greatly impressed by the beauty of seventeen-year-old Marya Kirilovna Troekurov, but she does not pay any attention to the hired teacher. Deforge is put to the test by being pushed into a room with a hungry bear (a common joke with guests in Troekurov's house). The unperturbed teacher kills the beast. His determination and courage make a great impression on Masha. A friendly rapprochement occurs between them, which becomes a source of love. On the day of the temple holiday, guests come to Troekurov’s house. At dinner the conversation turns to Dubrovsky. One of the guests, a landowner named Anton Pafnutich Spitsyn, admits that he once gave false testimony in court against Dubrovsky in favor of Kirila Petrovich. One lady reports that a week ago Dubrovsky dined with her, and tells the story that her clerk, sent to the post office with a letter and 2000 rubles for her son, a guards officer, returned and reported that Dubrovsky had robbed him, but was caught lies by a man who came to visit her and identified himself as a former colleague of her late husband. The clerk who was called says that Dubrovsky actually stopped him on the way to the post office, but, after reading the mother’s letter to her son, he did not rob him. The money was found in the clerk's chest. The lady believes that the person who pretended to be her husband’s friend was Dubrovsky himself. But according to her descriptions, she had a man about 35 years old, and Troekurov knows for certain that Dubrovsky is 23 years old. This fact is confirmed by the new police officer dining with Troekurov.
The holiday in Troyekurov's house ends with a ball, at which the teacher also dances. After dinner, Anton Pafnutich, who had with him a large amount money, expresses a desire to spend the night in the same room with Deforge, since he already knows about the Frenchman’s courage and hopes for his protection in the event of an attack by robbers. The teacher agrees to Anton Pafnutich's request. At night, the landowner feels like someone is trying to take away his money hidden in a bag on his chest. Opening his eyes, he sees Deforge standing over him with a pistol. The teacher tells Anton Pafnutich that he is Dubrovsky.
How did Dubrovsky get into Troekurov’s house under the guise of a teacher? At the post station he met a Frenchman on his way to see Troyekurov, gave him 10 thousand rubles, and received the teacher’s papers in return. With these documents, he came to Troekurov and settled in a house where everyone loved him and did not suspect who he really was. Finding himself in the same room with a man whom, not without reason, he could consider his enemy, Dubrovsky could not resist the temptation to take revenge. In the morning, Spitsyn leaves Troekurov’s house without saying a word about the night’s incident. Soon the rest of the guests left. Life in Pokrovsky goes on as usual. Marya Kirilovna feels love for Deforge and is annoyed with herself. Deforge treats her with respect, and this calms her pride. But one day Deforge secretly gives her a note in which he asks for a date. At the appointed time, Masha arrives at the appointed place, and Deforge informs her that he is forced to leave soon, but before that he must tell her something important. Suddenly he reveals to Masha who he really is. Calming the frightened Masha, he says that he has forgiven her father. That it was she who saved Kirila Petrovich, that the house in which Marya Kirilovna lives is sacred to him. During Dubrovsky's confessions, a soft whistle is heard. Dubrovsky asks Masha to give him a promise that in case of misfortune she will resort to his help, and disappears. Returning to the house, Masha finds an alarm there, and her father informs her that Deforge, according to the police officer who arrived, is none other than Dubrovsky. The disappearance of the teacher confirms the truth of these words.
The following summer, Prince Vereisky returns from foreign lands to his estate Arbatov, located 30 versts from Pokrovsky. He pays a visit to Troekurov, and Masha amazes him with her beauty. Troekurov and his daughter pay a return visit. Vereisky gives them a wonderful reception.
Masha sits in her room and embroiders. IN open window a hand reaches out and puts a letter on her hoop, but at this time Masha is called to her father. She hides the letter and goes. She finds Vereisky at her father’s, and Kirila Petrovich informs her that the prince is wooing her. Masha freezes in surprise and turns pale, but her father does not pay attention to her tears.
In her room, Masha thinks with horror about marriage to Vereisky and believes that it is better to marry Dubrovsky. Suddenly she remembers the letter and finds only one phrase in it: “In the evening at 10 o’clock in the same place.”
During a night date, Dubrovsky persuades Masha to resort to his protection. Masha hopes to touch her father's heart with pleas and requests. But if he turns out to be inexorable and forces her to marry, she invites Dubrovsky to come for her and promises to become his wife. In parting, Dubrovsky gives Masha a ring and says that if trouble happens, she will only have to lower the ring into the hollow of the specified tree, then he will know what to do.
The wedding is being prepared, and Masha decides to take action. She writes a letter to Vereisky, begging him to refuse her hand. But this gives the opposite result. Having learned about Masha's letter, Kirila Petrovich is furious and schedules the wedding for the next day. Masha with tears asks him not to marry her to Vereisky, but Kirila Petrovich is inexorable, and then Masha declares that she will resort to Dubrovsky’s defense. Having locked Masha, Kirila Petrovich leaves, ordering not to let her out of the room.
Sasha comes to the aid of Marya Kirilovna. Masha instructs him to take the ring to the hollow. Sasha carries out her instructions, but some ragged boy who sees this tries to take possession of the ring. A fight breaks out between the boys, a gardener comes to Sasha’s aid, and the boy is taken to the master’s yard. Suddenly they meet Kirila Petrovich, and Sasha, under threats, tells him about the assignment that his sister gave him. Kirila Petrovich guesses about Masha’s relationship with Dubrovsky. He orders the caught boy to be locked up and sends for the police officer. The police officer and Troekurov agree on something and release the boy. He runs to Kistenevka, and from there secretly makes his way into the Kistenevka grove.
Preparations for the wedding are underway in Troyekurov's house. Masha is taken to church, where her groom is waiting for her. The wedding begins. Masha's hopes for Dubrovsky's appearance evaporate. The young people are traveling to Arbatovo, when suddenly on a country road the carriage is surrounded by armed people, and a man in a half mask opens the doors. He tells Masha that she is free. Hearing that it is Dubrovsky, the prince shoots and wounds him. They seize the prince and intend to kill him, but Dubrovsky does not order them to touch him. Dubrovsky again tells Masha that she is free, but Masha replies that it is too late. Due to pain and excitement, Dubrovsky loses consciousness, and his accomplices take him away.
In the forest there is a military fortification of a bandit gang, behind a small rampart there are several huts. An old woman comes out of one hut and asks the guard, who is singing a robber's song, to shut up, because the master is sleeping. Dubrovsky lies in the hut. Suddenly there is alarm in the camp. The robbers under the command of Dubrovsky occupy places assigned to each. The guards who came running reported that there were soldiers in the forest. A battle ensues, in which victory is on the side of the robbers. A few days later, Dubrovsky gathers his associates and announces his intention to leave them. Dubrovsky disappears. Rumor has it that he fled abroad.
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The novel “Dubrovsky” by A.S. Pushkin is the most famous Russian robber novel, created in the spirit of a genre popular in England, France and Germany in the 18th-19th centuries. literary composition, in the center of which is the image of a noble robber.
The novel is based on the idea of the moral decay of the Russian nobility and its opposition to the common people. Themes of defense of honor, family lawlessness, and peasant revolt are revealed.
History of creation
The novel in 3 parts was begun by Alexander Pushkin (1799 - 1837) after finishing work on the essay "Belkin's Tale" in the fall of 1832.
Pushkin wrote only 2 volumes of the planned three-volume work, the second of which was completed in 1833, that is, work on the novel proceeded quite quickly. The third volume was never started.
The first publication of the work took place 4 years after the poet died in a duel in 1841. Pushkin did not leave the title of the novel in the manuscript and it was prefixed with the title “Dubrovsky” after the name of the main character.
The basis for the work was an incident told to the poet by his comrade Nashchokin. According to the story, the landowner Ostrovsky, ruined by the fault of a high-ranking neighbor, gathered his serfs and created a band of robbers. History interested Pushkin as a realistic basis for prose writing.
Analysis of the work
Main plot
(Illustration by B. M. Kustodiev “Troekurov chooses puppies”)
The landowners Troekurov and Dubrovsky, the father of the main character Vladimir, are neighbors and friends. Row conflict situations They separate friends from each other and Troekurov, taking advantage of his special position, claims rights to the only estate of his neighbor. Dubrovsky is unable to confirm his right to the estate and goes crazy.
Son Vladimir, who arrived from the city, finds his father near death. Soon the elder Dubrovsky dies. Not wanting to put up with injustice, Vladimir burns the estate along with the officials who came to register it in Troyekurov’s name. Together with devoted peasants, he goes into the forest and terrifies the entire area, however, without touching Troekurov’s people.
A French teacher goes to work at the Troyekurovs' house and, thanks to bribery, Dubrovsky takes his place. In the enemy's house, he falls in love with his daughter Masha, who reciprocates his feelings.
Spitsyn recognizes the French teacher as the robber who robbed him. Vladimir has to hide.
At this time, the father gives Masha in marriage to the old prince against his will. Vladimir's attempts to break up the marriage are unsuccessful. After the wedding, Dubrovsky and his gang surround the newlyweds’ carriage and Vladimir frees his beloved. But she refuses to go with him, since she is already married to someone else.
The provincial authorities are making an attempt to surround Dubrovsky's gang. He decides to stop the robbery and, having dismissed the people loyal to him, goes abroad.
Main characters
Vladimir Dubrovsky in the works of Pushkin appears as one of the most noble and brave heroes. He is the only son of his father, a hereditary impoverished nobleman. The young man graduated Cadet Corps and is a cornet. At the time of the news about the estate taken away from his father, Vladimir was 23 years old.
After the death of his father, Dubrovsky gathers loyal peasants and becomes a robber. However, his robbery is painted in noble tones. All the victims of the gang are rich people leading an unworthy lifestyle. In this, the image of the main character largely intersects with the image of Robin Hood.
Dubrovsky's goal is revenge for his father and it is aimed at Troekurov. Under the guise of a teacher, Vladimir settles in the landowner's house and starts a good relationship with all family members, and falls in love with his daughter Masha.
An incident in Troekurov’s house speaks about Dubrovsky’s courage and determination. Finding himself jokingly locked in a room with a bear, Dubrovsky does not lose his composure and kills the bear with one shot from a pistol.
After meeting Masha the main objective the hero changes. For the sake of reuniting with his beloved, Dubrovsky is ready to give up his desire to take revenge on her father.
Masha's refusal to follow Dubrovsky after her wedding to Vereisky, as well as the raid on the gang, force Vladimir to abandon his plans. He nobly lets his people go, not wanting to drag them into trouble. Abandoning his beloved and fleeing abroad testifies to the young man’s submissiveness and unwillingness to go against fate.
The existing drafts for the third volume trace Vladimir's return to Russia and attempts to bring Masha back. In this regard, we can say that the hero does not renounce his love, but only accepts his beloved’s desire to live according to church laws.
(editor's note - Kirila Petrovich - not to be confused with Kirill)
Troekurov in the novel is the main negative character. A rich and influential landowner knows no bounds in his tyranny; he can lock a guest in a room with a bear as a joke. At the same time, he respects independent people, which includes Vladimir’s father Andrei Gavrilovich. Their friendship comes to an end because of Troekurov’s trifles and pride. Deciding to punish Dubrovsky for his insolence, he appropriates his estate, using his unlimited power and connections.
At the same time, the image of Troekurov is built not only in negative tones. The hero, having cooled down after a quarrel with a friend, regrets his action. In his behavior, Pushkin lays down the scheme of the Russian social structure, in which the nobles felt omnipotent and unpunished.
Troekurov is characterized as loving father. His younger son born out of wedlock, but raised in the family as equals eldest daughter Masha.
The pursuit of profit can be seen in the choice of a husband for his beloved daughter Masha. Troekurov knows about his daughter’s reluctance to marry the old man, but organizes the wedding and does not allow his daughter to run away with her beloved Dubrovsky. This is an excellent example of how parents try to arrange the lives of their children against their wishes.
Masha Troekurova at the time of the action is a 17-year-old girl who is brought up in the solitude of a large estate, she is silent and withdrawn into herself. Her main outlet is her father's rich library and French novels. The appearance of a French teacher in the house in the form of Dubrovsky for a romantic young lady develops into love, similar to numerous novels. The truth about the teacher’s personality does not frighten the girl, which speaks of her courage.
It is important to note that Masha is principled. Having married an unwanted husband - an old count - Masha rejects Dubrovsky's offer to run away with him and talks about her duty to her husband.
The work is dramatic in its composition and is based on vivid contrasts:
- friendship and court,
- meeting of the main character with his native places and father's death,
- funeral and fire
- holiday and robbery,
- love and escape
- wedding and battle.
Thus, the composition of the novel is based on the conflict method, that is, the collision of contrasting scenes.
Pushkin's novel "Dubrovsky" under the cover romantic essay contains a number of deep reflections by the author on the problems of Russian life and structure.
Dubrovsky
"Dubrovsky"- most famous robber novel in Russian, an unprocessed (and possibly unfinished) work by A. S. Pushkin. It tells the story of the love of Vladimir Dubrovsky and Maria Troekurova - descendants of two warring landowner families.
History of creation
When creating the novel, Pushkin was based on the story of his friend P.V. Nashchokin about how he saw in the prison “one Belarusian poor nobleman, named Ostrovsky, who had a lawsuit with a neighbor for land, was forced out of the estate and, left with only peasants , began to rob, first the clerks, then others.” During the work on the novel, the main character's surname was changed to "Dubrovsky". The story takes place in the 1820s and spans approximately a year and a half.
The title was given to the novel by publishers upon its first publication in 1842. In the Pushkin manuscript, instead of the title, there is the date when work on the work began: “October 21, 1832.” The last chapter is dated February 6, 1833.
Plot of the novel
The rich and capricious Russian gentleman, retired general-in-chief landowner Kirila Petrovich Troekurov, whose whims are catered to by his neighbors and at whose name provincial officials tremble, maintains friendly relations with his closest neighbor and former comrade in service, as a retired lieutenant, a poor but independent nobleman, Andrei Gavrilovich Dubrovsky. Troekurov has a cruel character, often subjecting his guests to cruel jokes, locking them in a room with a hungry bear without warning.
Because of the insolence of the slave Troekurov, a quarrel occurs between Dubrovsky and Troekurov, turning into enmity between neighbors. Troekurov bribes the provincial court and, taking advantage of his impunity, seizes Dubrovsky's Kistenevka estate from him. The elder Dubrovsky goes crazy in the courtroom. The younger Dubrovsky, Vladimir, a guards cornet in St. Petersburg, is forced to leave the service and return to his seriously ill father, who soon dies. Dubrovsky sets fire to Kistenevka; The estate given to Troekurov burns down along with the court officials who came to formalize the transfer of property. Dubrovsky becomes a robber like Robin Hood, terrifying local landowners, but not touching Troekurov’s estate. Dubrovsky bribes a passing French teacher, Deforge, who proposes to enter the service of the Troekurov family, and under his guise he becomes a tutor in the Troekurov family. He is put to the test with a bear, which he kills with a shot in the ear. Love arises between Dubrovsky and Troekurov’s daughter, Masha.
Troekurov gives seventeen-year-old Masha in marriage to the old Prince Vereisky against her will. Vladimir Dubrovsky tries in vain to prevent this unequal marriage. Having received the agreed sign from Masha, he arrives to save her, but is too late. During the wedding procession from the church to Vereisky's estate, Dubrovsky's armed men surround the prince's carriage, Dubrovsky tells Masha that she is free, but she refuses his help, explaining her refusal by the fact that she has already taken an oath. After some time, the provincial authorities try to surround Dubrovsky’s detachment, after which he disbands the “gang” and hides abroad from justice.
Possible sequel
In Maykov's collection of Pushkin's drafts, several drafts of the last, third volume of the novel have been preserved. Transcript of a later version: The text is based on the book “From the Papers of Pushkin” Researchers interpret Pushkin's plan this way: after Vereisky's death, Dubrovsky returns to Russia to reunite with Marya. Perhaps he is pretending to be English. However, Dubrovsky receives a denunciation related to his robbery, which is followed by the intervention of the police chief.
Criticism
In literary criticism, the similarity of certain situations of “Dubrovsky” with Western European novels on a similar topic, including those authored by Walter Scott, is noted. A. Akhmatova ranked “Dubrovsky” lower than all other works of Pushkin, pointing out its compliance with the standard of the “tabloid” novel of that time:
Film adaptations
- "Eagle" ( The Eagle) - Hollywood silent film with a greatly changed plot (1925); V leading role- Rudolph Valentino
- “Dubrovsky” - a film by Soviet director Alexander Ivanovsky (1936)
- “The Noble Robber Vladimir Dubrovsky” is a film directed by Vyacheslav Nikiforov and its 4-episode extended television version called “Dubrovsky” (1989).
Opera
- Dubrovsky - opera by E. F. Napravnik. The first production of Eduard Napravnik's opera "Dubrovsky" took place in St. Petersburg, on January 15, 1895, at the Mariinsky Theater, under the direction of the author.
- Dubrovsky (film-opera) - film-opera by Vitaly Golovin (1961) based on the opera of the same name by E. F. Napravnik
