Saltykov-Shchedrin’s “Wisecracker” in brief summary

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1. Summary Wiseman M. E. Saltykov-Shchedrin Wise pisarer There was a “enlightened, moderately liberal” pisar. Smart parents, dying, left him to live, looking at both. Piskar realized that he was in trouble from everywhere: from big fish, from piscid neighbors, from a man (his own father was one day almost cooked in his ear). Piskar built a hole […]...
2. Summary “Wispy minnow” by Saltykov-Shchedrin Once upon a time there lived an “enlightened, moderately liberal” gudgeon. Smart parents, dying, left him to live, looking at both. The minnow understood that he was in trouble from everywhere: from big fish, from minnows neighbors, from a man (his own father was once nearly cooked in his ear). The minnow built a hole […]...
3. Summary “The wise gudgeon” The satirical fairy tale “Wise gudgeon” was written in 1882 – 1883. The work was included in the series “Fairy tales for children of a fair age.” In the tales of Saltykov-Shchedrin “The Wise Gingerbread Man” ridiculous cowardly people who live their whole lives in fear, without doing anything useful. Main characters The wise pisar […]...
4. A brief summary of ME Saltykov-Shchedrin’s fairy tale “The Wisest Scribe” Once upon a time there lived a minnow. His father and mother lived for a long time, did not fall in either ear or pike. And the son so to live punished, on the principle of “look at both.” The minnow was an intelligent fellow, and so he began to scatter with his mind, as […]...
5. Summary Carp-idealist Saltykov-Shchedrin ME Saltykov-Shchedrin Karas-idealist Carp-idealist – the hero of the fairy tale of the same name. Living in a quiet backwater, the dreams of the triumph of good over evil and even the possibility of petitioning Shchuk (who never saw him off) are blessed and cherished, that she has no right to eat others. He eats […]...
6. Summary of “Saltykov-Shchedrin’s” The tales of ME Saltykov-Shchedrin, written primarily in the eighties of the XIX century (they are often called political), became a satire on the existing order in Russia. The description of the position of the Russian peasant is devoted to the work “Konyaga”, the feature of which is that the author after the image of […]...
7. Summary of the “Eagle Patron” of Saltykov-Shchedrin “Poets write a lot about the eagles in verse, and always with praise, so if they want to sing in the verses of a policeman, for example, they surely compare it to the eagle.” The narrator is surprised why the eagle forgave the mouse, and not vice versa. But after all “it’s not at all […]...
8. “How did one man feed the two generals” Saltykov-Shchedrin in summary Two frivolous generals retired on an uninhabited island. “Generals served the whole life in some registry, they were born, brought up and grew old, therefore, did not understand anything, even the words did not know anything except:” Accept the assurance of my full respect and devotion. “Once the generals woke up, they lie on the […]...
9. Summary “Ivan Bestalny and Elena the Wise” In one village lived an old woman with her son. His son’s name was Ivan, and he was so mediocre that he could not do anything, for whatever he took. His old mother lamented about this and dreamed of marrying him on an economic wife. Once, when the mother and her son ate everything that […]...
10. Summary “The History of a City” by Saltykov-Shchedrin The story describes the life of the city of Glupov for a hundred years before 1825. The chronicle of the city during this time was conducted by four archivists. The history of Glupov is directly connected with the period of the rule of the various mayors. In the first prehistoric chapter, the author considers the […]...
11. Summary of “Salted Vobla” Saltykov-Shchedrin Wobblers catch, clean the insides and hang out on the string. She rejoices that she has done such a procedure with her, and now she has “no superfluous thoughts, no extra feelings, no superfluous conscience”. The narrator is not aware of “what the dried-up vobla meant under the name of” superfluous “thoughts and feelings,” but […]...
12. A Summary of Saltykov-Shchedrin’s “Conscience” “Conscience was lost all of a sudden, almost instantly!” Even yesterday this annoying prizhivalka flashed before my eyes, and seemed to be excited imagination, and all of a sudden nothing! ” Without conscience, people began to live more easily, they “hastened to take advantage of the fruits of this freedom.” Robbery and robbery began, people […]...
13. Summary of the novel by M. E. Saltykov-Shchedrin “The History of a City” The novel begins with an appeal to the reader from the last chronicler-archivist. Then follows the story of how the Foolovites settled down. Previously, they were dumbheads, because they had a habit of treading on their heads with everything that comes in their way. Once they decided to call on the kingdom of a wise […]...
14. Summary Provincial Diary in St. Petersburg ME Saltykov-Shchedrin ME Saltykov-Shchedrin Diary of a provincial in Petersburg Diary? Well no! Rather, notes, notes, memories – more correctly, physiology (a forgotten genre in which fiction is combined with journalism, sociology, psychology, in order to more fully, and more easily describe a social slice). And now the hero is already on the train, rushing him from […]...
15. Summary “By the Pike’s Command” Once upon a time there was an old man. He had three sons: two clever, the third a fool Emelya. The brothers are working, and Emelya is lying on the stove all day, she does not want to know anything. The brothers leave for the fair, and the daughter-in-law send Emelya for water. To achieve […]...
16. “Gentlemen of Tashkent” Saltykov-Shchedrin in summary The whole book is built on the boundary of the analytical, grotesque essay and satirical narrative. So what kind of creature is this – a Tashkenter – and what does she crave? She longs for only one thing: “To eat!”. Whatever it was, at the cost of anything. And Tashkent is turning into a country […]...
17. Saltykov-Shchedrin’s “Golovlevs in summary” Russia, the middle of the XIX century. Serfdom is already running out. However, the family of the Golovlevs’ landowners is still quite prosperous and is increasingly expanding the boundaries of its already vast estates. Merit in that entirely belongs to the owner – Arina Petrovna Golovleva. She is an adamant woman, obstinate, independent, accustomed to […]...
18. Summary Poshekhonsky antiquity Saltykov-Shchedrin Nikita Sapykhon-Shchedrin Poshekhonskaya antiquity Life of Nikanor the Prehistoric, the posthekhon nobleman Preceding the story of his past, Nikanor Sapatozny, the heir of the ancient Poshekhon noble family, informs that in the present work the reader will not find a complete account of all the events of his life, but only a series of episodes, […]...
19. A summary of the work of M. E. Saltykov-Shchedrin “Lord Golovleva” Chapter 1 “Family Court” The rich lady Arina Petrovna Golovleva receives the news that her son Stepan, nicknamed in the family Stepkoff, sold the house in Moscow for 8 thousand rubles. This house, the “parental blessing”, Arina Petrovna once bought for 12,000 and “threw her son a piece,” hoping to get rid of his further […]...
20. Summary of the Lord Golovleva Saltykov-Shchedrin M. Ye. Saltykov-Shchedrin Lord Golovlevy Russia, the middle of the XIX century. Serfdom is already running out. However, the family of the Golovlevs’ landowners is still quite prosperous and is increasingly expanding the boundaries of its already vast estates. Merit in that entirely belongs to the owner – Arina Petrovna Golovleva. She is an adamant […]...
21. The summary of the Lord is Tashkent. Pictures of morals. Saltykov-Shchedrin M. Ye. Saltykov-Shchedrin Lord of Tashkent. Pictures of morals. The whole book is built on the boundary of the analytical, grotesque essay and satirical narrative. So what kind of creature is this – a Tashkenter – and what does she crave? She longs for only one thing: “To eat!”. Whatever it was, at the cost […]...
22. “Wild landowner” Saltykov-Shchedrin in summary In a certain kingdom, there lived a landowner in a certain state, “and everything he had was enough: peasants, and bread, and cattle, and lands, and gardens.” He was stupid, read the newspaper “News” and the body had a soft, white and friable “. He does not like one thing, and, behold, he complains to […]...
23. Summary Wild landowner ME Saltykov-Shchedrin ME Saltykov-Shchedrin Wild landowner In a certain kingdom, in a certain state, there lived a landowner, “and everything he had was enough: peasants, and bread, and livestock, and lands, and gardens.” He was stupid, read the newspaper “News” and the body was soft, white and friable. “ He does not like one thing, and, behold, […]...
24. “Diary of a Provincial in Petersburg” by Saltykov-Shchedrin in brief A diary? Well no! Rather, notes, notes, memories – more correctly, physiology. And now the hero is already on the train, rushing him from the Russian province to the Russian capital, the car is full of the same like him, the provincials, and the provincial complains that nowhere else in the province can hide, thinks […]...
25. Summary ME Saltykov-Shchedrin Well-intentioned speeches M. E. Saltykov-Shchedrin Well-intentioned speeches In the chapter “For the reader”, the author is presented as a frontier man shaking hands with representatives of all parties and camps. His acquaintances are darkness-darkening, but they have nothing to look for, except “good intentions,” it would be good to understand them. Let them hate each other, but […]...
26. “Well-meaning speech” Saltykov-Shchedrin in summary In the chapter “For the reader”, the author appears as a frontier worker, shaking hands with representatives of all parties and camps. His acquaintances are darkness-darkening, but they have nothing to look for, except “good intentions,” it would be good to understand them. Let them hate each other, but they often say the same thing. […]...
27. Summary of “Lord Glovleva” Saltykov-Shchedrin M. Ye. Saltykov-Shchedrin wrote his novel “The Lord of the Golovlevs” in 1875-1880. Originally, the novel was published in separate stories in the satirical chronicle “Well-intentioned speeches.” But later the author decided that these stories should be combined into one great work. To the existing five chapters, he added two more, finalized the previously published […]...
28. Summary The history of one city Saltykov-Shchedrin M. E. Saltykov-Shchedrin History of one city This story is a “true” chronicle of the city of Glupov, “Glupovsky Chronicler”, embracing a period of time from 1731 to 1825, which was “successively” composed by four stupid archivists. In the chapter “From the publisher” the author especially insists on the authenticity of the “Chronicler” and offers […]...
29. Summary “The Bear in the Province” by Saltykov-Shchedrin In the fairy tale “The Bear in the Voivodeship,” which is summarized below, M. Saltykov-Shchedrin writes about the unrestrained obscurantism of officials of various ranks. In his desire to curry favor with the authorities, which in the work personify Leo – a manifestation of strength, and the Donkey – a symbol of stupidity, they do […]...
30. Summary “The tale of how one man fed two generals” Saltykov-Shchedrin Two generals found themselves on an uninhabited island. “Generals have served all their lives in some registry, they were born, educated and grown old, therefore, did not understand anything, even the words did not know anything except:” Accept the assurance of my full respect and devotion. ” They came to the island dressed in nightgowns, […]...
31. Saltykov-Shchedrin’s “Poshekhonsky Starina” in brief The life of Nikanor Szatrazny, a nobleman from Poshekhon Anticipating the story of his past, Nikanor Sapatozny, the heir of the ancient Poshekhonsky noble family, informs that in the present work the reader will not find a complete account of all the events of his life, but only a series of episodes having a connection, […]...
32. “History of a city” Saltykov-Shchedrin in brief This story – the “true” chronicle of the city of Glupov, “Glupovsky Chronicler”, embracing a period of time from 1731 to 1825, which “consistently composed” four Glubovsky archivist. In the chapter “From the publisher” the author especially insists on the authenticity of the “Chronicler” and offers the reader “to catch the physiognomy of the city […]...
33. “Pompadour and Pompadour” by Saltykov-Shchedrin in brief summary In a brief introduction, the author says that this book was written with the aim of shedding light on a very peculiar sphere of life activity in which everything is so dark and vague that every novice pompadour needs explications and interpretations. Well, for example, a boss coming to a new place should know how […]...
34. Biography of Saltykov-Shchedrin Saltykov-Shchedrin Mikhail Evgrafovich – Russian writer-realist, critic, author of sharp satirical works, known under the pseudonym Nikolai Shchedrin. Childhood and Education Mikhail Evgrafovich Saltykov-Shchedrin was born on January 15, 1826 in the village of Spas-Ugol of the Tver Province in an old noble family. Primary education the future writer received at home – with him […]...
35. Mikhail Evgrafovich Saltykov-Shchedrin. Biography In parallel with the Turgenev chronicle of spiritual strivings of the advanced intelligentsia of the second half of the XIX century. in Russian literature, a satirical chronicle of socio-historical life was created, bringing to the surface the flaws and ugliness of the state structure of the Russian Empire. Its author was ME Saltykov-Shchedrin, a writer […]...
36. Summary of the “Malice” Chekhov Before the court investigator was a very skinny peasant. In his eyes, a sullen severity could be seen from behind thick brows. His hair was tangled and uncombed, which gave him a spider’s harshness. “Denis Grigoriev, come here and answer my questions,” the investigator tells him. – On the 7th of July this year the […]...
37. Biography Saltykov-Shchedrin Mikhail Evgrafovich (1826 – 1889) The literary pseudonym Shchedrin (1826-1889) is a prose writer, publicist, critic. The great Russian satirist Saltykov-Shchedrin was born and raised in a wealthy landlord family, but in the house there was an atmosphere of stinginess, mutual enmity, hypocrisy and inhumanity. Saltykov studied first at the Moscow Nobility Institute and as an excellent […]...
38. Summary of Gorky’s Passion In a provincial town, a young merchant of Bavarian kvass meets a walking woman in the evening. She, drunk, stands in a puddle and stomps her feet, sprinkling mud like children. The trader leads her to her house; she agrees to go with him, thinking that he is her client. “House” is a basement hole […]...
39. Summary of Passion Maxim Gorky Passion-mordashi In a provincial town, a young merchant of Bavarian kvass meets a walking woman in the evening. She, drunk, stands in a puddle and stomps her feet, sprinkling mud like children. The trader leads her to her house; she agrees to go with him, thinking that he is her client. “House” is […]...
40. Summary The Frog Princess In a certain kingdom, in a certain state the king lived and had three sons. Younger was called Ivan Tsarevich. One day the king called the children and said that it was time for them to find brides. The father ordered everyone to take the arrow and let them go in different directions. Where the […]...