Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev wrote the novel “Fathers and Sons” at a difficult time for our country - in 1861. The action of the work takes place in 1855-1861. In those days, the war with Turkey ended, which Russia lost, and Alexander II replaced the deceased ruler Nicholas I.
Let us consider in this article Bazarov’s attitude towards the Russian people. After all, through this hero the problem of serfdom and the plight of the Russian peasant are addressed.
Pictures of village life
The main character of the novel is the commoner Bazarov. The attitude of this hero towards the people is the most important theme of the work. The story begins with gloomy pictures of life in a pre-reform village. Turning to nature is no coincidence. Everywhere the reader encounters desolation and destruction, mismanagement and poverty. Even Arkady Kirsanov admits that transformations in the village are simply necessary. We are talking here about the reform that took place in 1861, which, in fact, did not change anything in the situation of the peasants.
Origin of Bazarov
Of all the characters in the novel, the closest to the peasantry is Yevgeny Bazarov. The attitude of this character towards the people largely determines his origin. Throughout the work, he repeatedly emphasizes that he is a commoner and calls himself a doctor’s son, a doctor. In a conversation with Pavel Petrovich Kirsanov, Evgeny Bazarov replies with pride that his grandfather plowed the land, so the man is more likely to recognize him as a compatriot than Pavel. Kirsanov, says Evgeniy, doesn’t even know how to talk to peasants. However, can Bazarov himself do this? This hero’s attitude towards the people (quotes from the text only confirm this) was not simple either.
But Evgeny is right. Pavel Petrovich really not only cannot communicate with his men, but also manages them.
Maxim Gorky about Bazarov
As Maxim Gorky wrote, in Evgeniy’s relations with the Russian people, one should notice, first of all, the absence of any “sweetness” or “pretentiousness.” The peasants like this, and that is why the servants and children love Evgeniy so much, despite the fact that he does not shower them with money and gifts. The men see him as an intelligent and simple person, but at the same time, Evgeny is a stranger to them, because he does not know the needs of the peasantry, everyday life, fears and hopes, beliefs, concepts and prejudices.
Attitude to the main character of the peasants
Bazarov is really loved in the Kirsanovs' house. Everyone got used to him, “the servants also became attached,” although he made fun of them. Dunyasha willingly giggled with Bazarov and looked at him significantly, sideways, even Peter - and he “grinned and brightened” as soon as the young man paid attention to him. The boys ran after Evgeniy “like little dogs.”
How does Evgeny Bazarov behave with peasants?
The situation of the peasants in Bazarovo evokes not tenderness, but only anger. This hero soberly assesses the people and their strengths: he sees superstition, lack of education, discontent and downtroddenness. Unlike Pavel Petrovich, who affectionately calls the people pious, patriarchal, but sniffs cologne when talking to them, Evgeny does not keep his distance from the peasants. The Kirsanov brothers, landowners, are incapable of running a household and do not know how to organize things on their estate. Their household creaked and crackled, “like an unoiled wheel.”
Attitude towards the peasants of Pyotr Petrovich
The speech of the heroes as evidence of connection with the Russian people
The speech of the heroes serves as clear evidence of their connection with the people. Thus, Pavel Petrovich uses many foreign words, pronouncing them in his own manner (“eftim”, “principles”), deliberately distorting them. Evgeniy’s speech is characterized by accuracy, simplicity, precision of expressions, many sayings and proverbs (“there goes the road,” “the song is done,” etc.).
The ambiguity of perception of Bazarov by peasants
Bazarov sincerely wants to help the peasants. He wants to “at least scold them,” but also “mess with” the men. But Evgeniy still does not fully understand the needs of this segment of the population, evidence of which is the scene of Evgeniy’s conversation with a peasant, which took place on his father’s estate, after which the peasant responded to him like this: “so, he was chatting something.” The author notes that Bazarov, who knew how to talk with men, did not even suspect that in the eyes of the latter he was “something like a fool.” Bazarov’s special attitude towards the people still does not help him fully understand the peasants.
Eugene's loneliness
As we see, Evgeniy is lonely. The Kirsanov family does not understand him, his beloved Odintsova also rejects him, the hero is not interested in his parents, and to this is added his cutting off from the people. Why did this happen, what is the reason for Bazarov’s loneliness? This person is one of the representatives of the type of early common revolutionary, and it is always difficult for the new generation to pave the way, because nothing illuminates it, they have to go at random.
The consciousness of the masses has not yet matured to understand the revolutionary idea of the nihilistic raznochintsy, and at the end of the work Evgeniy himself understands this. He says, dying, that Russia does not need him.
Bazarov: attitude towards the people
The quotes from the work given above prove that Bazarov’s relationship with the peasants was by no means straightforward. Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev, however, sees the main reason for the hero’s doom in his ability to find an approach to a man. In fact, it is that he does not have any positive program, he only denies, therefore another important reason for loneliness is the internal conflict that Bazarov is experiencing. This hero’s attitude towards the people is thus tragic - he sees the needs of the peasants, but cannot change anything. But even in the face of death, Eugene remains as he was: not afraid to be weak, doubtful, able to love, sublime, and this is his uniqueness and attractiveness.
Capacity for love
Turgenev always considered the ability for true love to be the most important criterion for assessing a person. The author shows that here too this character is superior to the district aristocrats, including his beloved, the selfish and mentally cold Odintsova.
Conclusion
Thus, it should be said that the theme of serfdom is raised in the work by the main character, Bazarov. This character’s attitude towards the people is as follows: although he respected and loved the Russian people, he wanted a better life for him, but he did not believe in his soul in the people’s forces and, more importantly, he was alien to the people and did not understand them.
Turgenev dedicated his work to the memory of Vissarion Grigorievich Belinsky (life - 1811-1848), the great Russian commoner. Bazarov's attitude towards the people in the novel "Fathers and Sons" is not the attitude of an individual person. The text reflects the breath of the era. The author reproduces the situation of our country on the eve of the reform, and also depicts a new man who, in a collision with the old world doomed to destruction, proves his triumph over the aristocracy of democracy. Bazarov’s attitude towards the people is typical of the emerging stratum of commoners-nihilists at that time.
The plot and problems of the work do not lose their relevance, as evidenced by a number of films based on the novel “Fathers and Sons”. Since the beginning of the 20th century, there are 6 most famous Russian film adaptations, the first of which dates back to 1915 (director - Vyacheslav Viskovsky), and the last one was released quite recently - in 2008 (director - Bazarov’s attitude towards the people, quotes from the text and other information can be found in each of them.
I. S. Turgenev had a remarkable gift for seeing and feeling what was happening in Russian social life. The writer reflected his understanding of the brewing main social conflict of the 60s of the 19th century, the conflict between liberal aristocrats and revolutionary democrats, in the novel “Fathers and Sons.” Turgenev showed the social conflict between liberal nobles and democratic commoners, the bearers of which in the novel were the nihilist Bazarov and the nobleman Pavel Petrovich Kirsanov.
How opposite they are to each other is shown by a detailed description of the appearance of the heroes. The “elegant and thoroughbred” appearance of Pavel Petrovich, his chiseled, classic facial features, snow-white starched collars, “beautiful hand with long pink nails” reveal him as a rich, pampered nobleman-aristocrat. In the portrait of Bazarov, the author persistently emphasizes such details as a “broad forehead”, “large convexities of a spacious skull”, which indicate that before us is a man of mental labor, a representative of the common, working intelligentsia. The appearance of the characters, their clothing and demeanor immediately evoke strong mutual hostility, which determines their future relationships. This means that when you first meet them, their opposite is striking, especially since the author persistently contrasts Bazarov’s “plebeian manners” with the refined aristocracy of Pavel Petrovich.
The basic principle of constructing a novel is antithesis; and this is already evident from the title of the novel, in which two generations seem to be contrasted: the older and the younger. But in the novel itself, the conflict is not of an age nature, but of an ideological nature, that is, it is not a conflict of two generations, but a conflict of two worldviews. How antipodes are perceived in the novel by Evgeny Bazarov (exponent of the idea of democrats-raznochintsy) and Pavel Petrovich Kirsanov (the main defender of the worldview and lifestyle of the liberal nobility). The clashes and disputes that form the basis of the novel's plot make it possible to understand the essence of their views.
But one cannot help but notice the similarities between them. Both Bazarov and Kirsanov are two smart, strong and strong-willed individuals who do not succumb to the influence of others, but, on the contrary, know how to subjugate others. Pavel Petrovich clearly suppresses his meek, good-natured brother. And Arkady is strongly dependent on his friend, perceiving all his statements as an immutable truth. Pavel Petrovich is proud and proud, calling similar traits of his opponent “satanic pride.” What is it that separates these heroes? Of course, their completely different views, different attitudes towards the people around them, the people, the nobility, science, art, love, family, the entire state structure of modern Russian life.
These differences are clearly manifested in their disputes, which touch on many social, economic, philosophical, cultural issues that concern Russian society in the early 60s of the 19th century. But what is noteworthy is the special nature of Kirsanov’s disputes with Bazarov, their predilection for abstract, general subjects, such as, for example, authorities and principles. If Pavel Petrovich asserts the inviolability of authorities, then Bazarov does not recognize this, believing that every truth must be tested by doubt. Pavel Petrovich's views reveal his conservatism and reverence for old authorities. The class arrogance of the lord does not allow him to perceive new social phenomena and treat them with understanding. He takes everything new with hostility, firmly defending established principles of life. If Kirsanov had a fatherly, wise attitude toward the younger generation, forgiving them of maximalism and arrogance, then perhaps he would be able to understand and appreciate Bazarov. But the hero-commoner does not at all have a filial attitude toward the older generation, denying with proud contempt all the cultural and moral values of the past. He laughs when he sees Nikolai Petrovich playing the cello, and gets annoyed when Arkady, in his opinion, “speaks beautifully.” He does not understand the delicate politeness of Nikolai Petrovich and the lordly arrogance of his brother.
The cult of admiration for beauty, art, love, and nature reigns in the quiet “nest of the nobility” of the Kirsanovs. Beautiful, elegant phrases are devoid of specific significant actions. And the nihilist Bazarov craves real gigantic activity that destroys the way of life he hates. Having gone too far in his denial, the hero does not set any creative goals for himself. Let us remember his paradoxical aphorisms: “A decent chemist is twenty times more useful than any poet,” “Raphael is not worth a penny,” etc. In general, one gets the feeling that Bazarov utters these phrases in polemical fervor in order to shock his opponent. In addition, Eugene attacks poetry, music, and love too harshly. This makes us doubt the sincerity of his denial. It seems that Bazarov is trying to convince, first of all, himself that art and feelings are nonsense, “romanticism.” He seems to be trying to kill in himself both the ability to love and the ability to feel beauty and poetry. us the finale of the novel, telling about the untimely accidental death of this powerful, remarkable nature. It is here that we see the real Bazarov, in whom there is no longer annoying self-confidence and swagger, harshness and categorical judgments. He is simple and humane in the face of impending death. The hero no longer hides his "romanticism9, touchingly saying goodbye to his beloved woman, caring for orphaned old parents, thinking about mysterious Russia, rethinking his attitude towards life. In this final test, Bazarov gains integrity and fortitude, which helps him meet death with dignity.
The enormous potential of this powerful, extraordinary nature remained unused. Bazarov's nihilism is narrow and limited, so it did not give him the opportunity to accomplish something significant that would leave a mark on history. The Kirsanovs live in their own closed world of love, poetry, music, beauty, fenced off from the social problems of the surrounding reality. Their life cannot be called fulfilled. The tragic discord in Turgenev's novel between generations who refuse to understand each other is the main idea of the novel.
The events described in the novel by I.S. Turgenev's "Fathers and Sons", take place in the mid-nineteenth century. This is the time when Russia was experiencing another era of reforms. The title of the work suggests that it will resolve the eternal issue - the relationship between generations. To some extent this is true. But the author's main attention is drawn to the conflict of different worldviews - liberals and revolutionary democrats, called nihilists. Turgenev is trying to comprehend the worldview of a new man, a commoner by origin, a democrat by political views.
The plot of the novel is based on the contrast between the views of the commoner and the nobleman. Among the heroes, the most active representatives of irreconcilable worldviews are Evgeny Bazarov and “aristocrat to the core” Pavel Kirsanov.
Pavel Petrovich was a typical representative of his era and environment. He followed the “principles9” everywhere and in everything, even continuing in the village to live the way he had lived all his life. He kept his habits unchanged, although from a practical point of view it was inconvenient. And for the nihilist Bazarov, this was simply ridiculous.
Pavel Petrovich is about forty-five years old, he is always shaven, wears a strict English suit, the collar of his shirt is always white and starched. Pavel Petrovich's face is correct and clean, but bilious. “Pavel Petrovich’s entire appearance, graceful and thoroughbred, retained youthful harmony and that desire upward, away from the earth, which for the most part disappears after the twenties.”
Both in appearance and in convictions, Pavel Petrovich is an aristocrat. True, as Pisarev writes, “to tell the truth, he has no convictions, but he does have habits that he values very much” and “out of habit, he proves in disputes the necessity of “principles”.
What are these “principles9?” Firstly, this is a view of the state structure. A nobleman and an aristocrat himself, he holds the same views as the majority of nobles of that time. Pavel Petrovich supports the established order, he is a monarchist. Pavel Petrovich does not tolerate dissent and fiercely defends doctrines that “his actions constantly contradicted.” He loves to talk about Russian peasants, but when meeting them “he winces and sniffs cologne.” Kirsanov talks about Russia, about the “Russian idea,” but at the same time uses a huge number of foreign words. He speaks with pathos about the public good, about serving the fatherland, but he himself sits with folded hands, satisfied with a well-fed and calm life.
Seeing that he cannot defeat the nihilist in a dispute, cannot shake his moral foundations, or rather, the lack of them, Kirsanov resorts to the last means of resolving conflicts - a duel. Evgeny accepts the challenge, although he considers it the prank of a crazy “aristocrat”. They shoot, and Evgeny wounds Kirsanov. The duel did not help solve their problems.
With the help of a satirical image, the author emphasizes the absurdity of Pavel Petrovich’s behavior, because it is ridiculous and pointless to believe that it is possible to force the younger generation to think the same way as the generation of their “fathers.”9 Bazarov and Kirsanov part, each adhering to his own opinion. Bazarov only managed to upset the emotional balance Pavel Petrovich.
For young people, nihilism is a definite political and life position. But they perceive it as a fashionable fad (Sitnikov, Kukshina, Arkady). Deny everything: authorities, science, art, the experience of previous generations and not listen to anything. They will all grow up, start families and remember their beliefs as the mistakes of their youth. In the meantime, they only vulgarize the ideas that Bazarov “preaches.”
In the novel there is only one real nihilist who is aware of his thoughts, his beliefs. This is Bazarov. He is interested in natural sciences and plans to continue the work of his father, the county doctor. By conviction, he is a nihilist and scoffs at the “principles9 of Pavel Petrovich, considering them unnecessary and simply ridiculous. Bazarov finds that the best thing is to deny, and he denies. To Pavel Petrovich’s exclamation: “But you have to build!” - he replies: “This “It’s no longer our business.” Evgeny is sarcastic towards romantics, but, left alone, he realizes the romance in himself.
Life played a cruel joke on Bazarov. Not believing in love, he fell in love, and his love was rejected. Looking at the album of Saxon Switzerland, Bazarov tells Odintsova: “You don’t assume artistic sense in me - yes, I really don’t have it. But these views could interest me from a geological point of view.” Bazarov tries to debunk ineffective “principles9”, does not accept illusory daydreaming. But at the same time, he refuses the great achievements of culture (“Raphael is not worth a penny”), perceives nature in a utilitarian way. Bazarov was not destined to live long. He dies with the words: “I Russia needs it... No, apparently it’s not needed. And who is needed?” This is the tragic result of Evgeniy’s life.
The author's attitude towards his characters is complex. Critics noted that, wanting to punish children, Turgenev flogged fathers. But the main thing is that he remarkably managed to show the replacement of obsolete forms of consciousness with new ones, the tragedy of the situation of people who were the first to utter the word: “Forward!9
Who is Bazarov? Attitude to the people of Bazarov
Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev wrote the novel “Fathers and Sons” at a difficult time for our country - in 1861. The action of the work takes place in 1855-1861. In those days, the war with Turkey ended, which Russia lost, and Alexander II replaced the deceased ruler Nicholas I.
Let us consider in this article Bazarov’s attitude towards the Russian people. After all, through this hero the problem of serfdom and the plight of the Russian peasant are addressed.
Pictures of village life
The main character of the novel is the commoner Bazarov. The attitude of this hero towards the people is the most important theme of the work. The story begins with gloomy pictures of life in a pre-reform village. Turning to nature is no coincidence. Everywhere the reader encounters desolation and destruction, mismanagement and poverty. Even Arkady Kirsanov admits that transformations in the village are simply necessary. We are talking here about the reform that took place in 1861, which, in fact, did not change anything in the situation of the peasants.
Origin of Bazarov
Of all the characters in the novel, the closest to the peasantry is Yevgeny Bazarov. The attitude of this character towards the people largely determines his origin. Throughout the work, he repeatedly emphasizes that he is a commoner and calls himself a doctor’s son, a doctor. In a conversation with Pavel Petrovich Kirsanov, Evgeny Bazarov replies with pride that his grandfather plowed the land, so the man is more likely to recognize him as a compatriot than Pavel. Kirsanov, says Evgeniy, doesn’t even know how to talk to peasants. However, can Bazarov himself do this? This hero’s attitude towards the people (quotes from the text only confirm this) was not simple either.
But Evgeny is right. Pavel Petrovich really not only cannot communicate with his men, but also manages them.
Maxim Gorky about Bazarov
As Maxim Gorky wrote, in Evgeniy’s relations with the Russian people, one should notice, first of all, the absence of any “sweetness” or “pretentiousness.” The peasants like this, and that is why the servants and children love Evgeniy so much, despite the fact that he does not shower them with money and gifts. The men see him as an intelligent and simple person, but at the same time, Evgeny is a stranger to them, because he does not know the needs of the peasantry, everyday life, fears and hopes, beliefs, concepts and prejudices.
Attitude to the main character of the peasants
Bazarov is really loved in the Kirsanovs' house. Everyone got used to him, “the servants also became attached,” although he made fun of them. Dunyasha willingly giggled with Bazarov and looked at him significantly, sideways, even Peter - and he “grinned and brightened” as soon as the young man paid attention to him. The boys ran after Evgeniy “like little dogs.”
How does Evgeny Bazarov behave with peasants?
The situation of the peasants in Bazarovo evokes not tenderness, but only anger. This hero soberly assesses the people and their strengths: he sees superstition, lack of education, discontent and downtroddenness. Unlike Pavel Petrovich, who affectionately calls the people pious, patriarchal, but sniffs cologne when talking to them, Evgeny does not keep his distance from the peasants. The Kirsanov brothers, landowners, are incapable of running a household and do not know how to organize things on their estate. Their household creaked and crackled, “like an unoiled wheel.”
Attitude towards the peasants of Pyotr Petrovich
The speech of the heroes as evidence of connection with the Russian people
The speech of the heroes serves as clear evidence of their connection with the people. Thus, Pavel Petrovich uses many foreign words, pronouncing them in his own manner (“eftim”, “principles”), deliberately distorting them. Evgeniy’s speech is characterized by accuracy, simplicity, precision of expressions, many sayings and proverbs (“there goes the road,” “the song is done,” etc.).
The ambiguity of perception of Bazarov by peasants
Bazarov sincerely wants to help the peasants. He wants to “at least scold them,” but also “mess with” the men. But Evgeniy still does not fully understand the needs of this segment of the population, evidence of which is the scene of Evgeniy’s conversation with a peasant, which took place on his father’s estate, after which the peasant responded to him like this: “so, he was chatting something.” The author notes that Bazarov, who knew how to talk with men, did not even suspect that in the eyes of the latter he was “something like a fool.” Bazarov’s special attitude towards the people still does not help him fully understand the peasants.
As we see, Evgeniy is lonely. The Kirsanov family does not understand him, his beloved Odintsova also rejects him, the hero is not interested in his parents, and to this is added his cutting off from the people. Why did this happen, what is the reason for Bazarov’s loneliness? This person is one of the representatives of the type of early common revolutionary, and it is always difficult for the new generation to pave the way, because nothing illuminates it, they have to go at random.
The consciousness of the masses has not yet matured to understand the revolutionary idea of the nihilistic raznochintsy, and at the end of the work Evgeniy himself understands this. He says, dying, that Russia does not need him.
Bazarov: attitude towards the people
The quotes from the work given above prove that Bazarov’s relationship with the peasants was by no means straightforward. Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev, however, sees the main reason for the hero’s doom in his ability to find an approach to a man. In fact, it is that he does not have any positive program, he only denies, therefore another important reason for loneliness is the internal conflict that Bazarov is experiencing. This hero’s attitude towards the people is thus tragic - he sees the needs of the peasants, but cannot change anything. But even in the face of death, Eugene remains as he was: not afraid to be weak, doubtful, able to love, sublime, and this is his uniqueness and attractiveness.
Turgenev always considered the ability for true love to be the most important criterion for assessing a person. The author shows that here too this character is superior to the district aristocrats, including his beloved, the selfish and mentally cold Odintsova.
Thus, it should be said that the theme of serfdom is raised in the work by the main character, Bazarov. This character’s attitude towards the people is as follows: although he respected and loved the Russian people, he wanted a better life for him, but he did not believe in his soul in the people’s forces and, more importantly, he was alien to the people and did not understand them.
Turgenev dedicated his work to the memory of Vissarion Grigorievich Belinsky (life - 1811-1848), the great Russian commoner. Bazarov's attitude towards the people in the novel "Fathers and Sons" is not the attitude of an individual person. The text reflects the breath of the era. The author reproduces the situation of our country on the eve of the reform, and also depicts a new man who, in a collision with the old world doomed to destruction, proves his triumph over the aristocracy of democracy. Bazarov’s attitude towards the people is typical of the emerging stratum of commoners-nihilists at that time.
The plot and problems of the work do not lose their relevance, as evidenced by a number of films based on the novel “Fathers and Sons”. Since the beginning of the 20th century, there have been 6 most famous Russian film adaptations, the first of which dates back to 1915 (directed by Vyacheslav Viskovsky), and the last one was released quite recently - in 2008 (directed by Avdotya Smirnova). Bazarov’s attitude towards the people, quotes from the text and other information can be found in each of them.
Attention, TODAY only!You have neither insolence nor anger, but only youthful courage and youthful enthusiasm.
It is better to break stones on the pavement than to allow a woman to take even the tip of a finger.
If you decide to mow everything down, kick yourself too!
If a woman can hold a conversation for half an hour, this is a good sign.
You can't undo the past...
It's amazing how people still believe in words.
There is no need to hesitate; Only fools and smart people procrastinate.
Since I’ve been here, I’ve been feeling really bad, as if I’ve read Gogol’s letters to the Kaluga governor’s wife.
As for time, why will I depend on it? It’s better to let it depend on me.
The only good thing about a Russian person is that he has a very bad opinion of himself. The important thing is that two and two make four, and the rest is all nonsense.
The old joke is death, but a new one for everyone.
There is no need for you to get excited, because I don’t care at all. A romantic would say: I feel that our paths are starting to diverge, but I’m just saying that we’re tired of each other.
When I meet a person who would not give up in front of me, then I will change my opinion about myself.
There are not as many of us as you think.
A decent chemist is twenty times better than any poet.
Flying fish can stay in the air for a while, but soon they must splash into the water.
Nature is not a temple, but a workshop, and man is a worker in it.
Such a rich body! At least now to the anatomical theater.
A man who staked his entire life on a woman’s love and, when this card was killed, became limp and sank to the point that he was incapable of anything, such a man is not a man, not a male.
Maybe, for sure, every person is a mystery.
Yes, go ahead and try to deny death. She denies you, and that's it!
There was an empty space in the suitcase, and I put hay in it; It’s the same in our life’s suitcase: no matter what they fill it with, as long as there is no emptiness.
A person is able to understand everything - how the ether trembles and what happens in the sun; but how a person can blow his nose differently than himself, he is not able to understand.
He who is angry at his pain will certainly overcome it.
A real person is not one about whom there is nothing to think, but who must be obeyed or hated.
All people are similar to each other both in body and soul; Each of us has the same brain, spleen, heart, and lungs; and the so-called moral qualities are the same for everyone: small modifications mean nothing.
Every person must educate himself, well, at least like me, for example...
I don’t share anyone’s opinions; I have mine.
Blow on the dying lamp and let it go out.
Quotes from Pavel Petrovich Kirsanov
“We, people of the old century, believe that without principles... you can’t take a step, you can’t take a breath.”
Personality, dear sir, is the main thing; The human personality must be as strong as a rock, for everything is built on it.
They [the Russian people] sacredly honor traditions, they are patriarchal, they cannot live without faith.
The young people were delighted. And in fact, before they were just idiots, but now they suddenly became nihilists.
A thought occurred to me; Why not express it?
Either I'm stupid or this is all nonsense.
We cannot understand each other; I, at least, do not have the honor to understand you.
Quotes from Arkady Kirsanov
We need to arrange our lives in such a way that every day is significant.
A maple leaf, when it falls to the ground, looks like a butterfly, and this is strange - because the driest and deadest is similar to the most cheerful and lively.
Observant Bazarov, living in the village of the Kirsanovs, and then with his parents, began to meet with men more often. He drew attention to them in Maryino. He was interested in a peasant driving tangled horses on the morning before the duel. In the village, Evgeniy’s father had the opportunity to communicate with people more often. On the one hand, sick people were brought from the villages to Vasily Ivanovich, and these people were undoubtedly seen by Bazarov. On the other hand, he, being a restless and active nature, himself went to the village and personally met the serfs.
Bazarov, of course, knew that progressive people saw the people as the main historical force. “Well,” said Bazarov, turning to the peasant, “explain to me your views on life, brother: after all, in you, they say, all the strength and future of Russia, a new era in history will begin from you, you will give us a real language and laws.” " One cannot help but see in the very formulation of the question Evgeniy’s ironic attitude towards the peasant. The peasant either remained silent and did not answer him, or spoke very reluctantly, only to say something: “And we can ... too, therefore ... what is the limit for us, approximately.” Not satisfied with such an “answer,” Evgeniy, without changing the tone of the conversation at all, moved on. “Can you explain to me what your world is?..,” he asked, “and is this the same world that stands on three fish?” And the peasant “explained” him: “This, father, the earth stands on three fishes... and against ours, that is, the world knows, the master’s will; therefore you are our fathers. And the more strictly the master demands, the nicer it is to the peasant.”
This dialogue is very remarkable and has a deep meaning. It ends with the author's remark that Bazarov once, after a conversation with a peasant, “shrugged his shoulders contemptuously and turned away.” Not only did he not hear living folk wisdom, but he felt some kind of patriarchal wildness that outraged him.
Bazarov did not understand his interlocutor. But were these the only men with whom he spoke who represented the essence of people's life? Unfortunately, we do not find other types of peasants similar to those portrayed by Nekrasov in Turgenev’s novel. True, Turgenev noted that the men spoke to Bazarov as to a master, with trepidation, timidity and excitement, like a schoolchild before a strict and demanding teacher. Between themselves, they spoke differently, easily, revealing a sound mind.
So, to the question of a peasant neighbor, “What were you talking about?” ..About arrears, or what?” - the man answered very calmly, with careless severity, but businesslike: “What about arrears, my brother! .. so, chatted something; I wanted to scratch my tongue. It is known, master; does he really understand? In the minds of these peasants, the scientist Bazarov turned out to be “something like a clown.”
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I. S. Turgenev's novel "Fathers and Sons" was written in 1861 - at a time when the centuries-old foundations of Russia were changing. One of the themes of the work is the eternal theme of love. In the novel we see vivid love stories: the love story of Pavel Petrovich...
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“In his works, he usually drew attention to the question that was next in line and was already vaguely beginning to worry society,” Dobrolyubov wrote about Turgenev, characterizing the writer’s extraordinary ability to respond to the “topic of the day.” Exactly...
Philosophical views of Bazarov and their tests by life In the novel by I.S. Turgenev's "Fathers and Sons" depicts Russia in the late fifties of the nineteenth century, a time when the democratic movement was just gaining strength. And as a result of this there is...
I. S. Turgenev’s novel “Fathers and Sons” perfectly reveals the writer’s ability to guess “new needs, new ideas introduced into public consciousness.” The bearer of these ideas in the novel is the commoner democrat Evgeny Bazarov. The hero's opponent...
Pavel Petrovich Kirsanov, a man with a “dandy-dry” soul. The son of a military general in 1812, he graduated from the Corps of Pages, and a brilliant military career awaited him. An unsuccessful love for a woman with a “mysterious look,” Princess R., turned his whole life upside down....
In his novel “Fathers and Sons,” I. S. Turgenev, among other topics, raises the topic, so to speak, of false discipleship. From the first pages of the work we are introduced to two “good friends,” as Arkady Kirsanov calls himself and Bazarov....