The Great Patriotic War is the most difficult of all the trials that have ever befallen our people. Responsibility for the fate of the Motherland, the bitterness of the first defeats, hatred of the enemy, perseverance, loyalty to the fatherland, faith in victory - all this, under the pen of various artists, was molded into unique prose works. Vitaly Zakrutkin’s book “Mother of Man,” written almost immediately after the end of the Great Patriotic War, is dedicated to the theme of our people’s war against the fascist invaders. In his book, the author recreated the image of a simple Russian woman who overcame terrible blows of fate. In September 1941, Hitler's troops advanced far into Soviet territory. Many regions of Ukraine and Belarus were occupied. What remained on the territory occupied by the Germans was a farm lost in the steppes, where a young woman Maria, her husband Ivan and their son Vasyatka lived happily. But the war spares no one. Having captured previously peaceful and abundant land, the Nazis destroyed everything, burned the farm, drove people to Germany, and hanged Ivan and Vasyatka. Only Maria managed to escape. Alone, she had to fight for her life and for the life of her unborn child. Terrible trials did not break this woman. Further events of the story reveal the greatness of the soul of Mary, who truly became the Mother of man. Hungry, exhausted, she does not think about herself at all, saving the girl Sanya, mortally wounded by the Nazis. Sanya replaced the deceased Vasyatka and became a part of Maria’s life, which was trampled by the fascist invaders. When the girl dies, Maria almost goes crazy, not seeing the meaning of her further existence. And yet she finds the strength to live. Overcoming grief with great difficulty. Experiencing a burning hatred for the Nazis, Maria, having met a wounded young German, frantically rushes at him with a pitchfork, wanting to avenge her son and husband. But the German, defenseless boy shouted: “Mom! Mother!" And the Russian woman’s heart trembled. The great humanism of the simple Russian soul is extremely simply and clearly shown by the author in this scene. Maria felt her duty to the people deported to Germany, so she began to harvest from the collective farm fields not only for herself, but also for those who might return home. A sense of fulfilled duty supported her in difficult and lonely days. Soon she had a large farm, because all living things flocked to Mary’s plundered and burned farmstead. Maria became, as it were, the mother of the entire land surrounding her, the mother who buried her husband, Vasyatka, Sanya, Werner Bracht and a complete stranger to her, political instructor Slava, who was killed on the front line. And although she suffered the death of dear and beloved people, her heart did not harden, and Maria was able to take under her roof seven Leningrad orphans, who, by the will of fate, were brought to her farm. This is how this courageous woman met the Soviet troops with their children. And when the first Soviet soldiers entered the burnt farm, it seemed to Maria that she had given birth not only to her son, but to all the war-dispossessed children of the world... V. Zakrutkin’s book sounds like a hymn to the Russian woman, a wonderful symbol of humanism, life and immortality of the human race . Civil and private, the joy of victory and the bitterness of irreparable losses, social-pathetic and intimate-lyrical intonations are inseparably intertwined in these works. And all of them are a confession about the trials of the soul in war with blood and death, losses and the need to kill; all of them are literary monuments to the unknown soldier.
The Great Patriotic War is the most difficult of all the trials that have ever befallen our people. Responsibility for the fate of the Motherland, the bitterness of the first defeats, hatred of the enemy, perseverance, loyalty to the fatherland, faith in victory - all this, under the pen of various artists, was molded into unique prose works.
Vitaly Zakrutkin’s book “Mother of Man,” written almost immediately after the end of the Great Patriotic War, is dedicated to the theme of our people’s war against the fascist invaders. In his book, the author recreated the image of a simple Russian woman who overcame terrible blows of fate.
In September 1941, Hitler's troops advanced far into Soviet territory. Many regions of Ukraine and Belarus were occupied. What remained on the territory occupied by the Germans was a farm lost in the steppes, where a young woman Maria, her husband Ivan and their son Vasyatka lived happily. But the war spares no one. Having captured previously peaceful and abundant land, the Nazis destroyed everything, burned the farm, drove people to Germany, and hanged Ivan and Vasyatka. Only Maria managed to escape. Alone, she had to fight for her life and for the life of her unborn child.
Terrible trials did not break this woman. Further events of the story reveal the greatness of the soul of Mary, who truly became the Mother of man. Hungry, exhausted, she does not think about herself at all, saving the girl Sanya, mortally wounded by the Nazis. Sanya replaced the deceased Vasyatka and became a part of Maria’s life, which was trampled by the fascist invaders. When the girl dies, Maria almost goes crazy, not seeing the meaning of her further existence. And yet she finds the strength to live. Overcoming grief with great difficulty.
Experiencing a burning hatred for the Nazis, Maria, having met a wounded young German, frantically rushes at him with a pitchfork, wanting to avenge her son and husband. But the German, defenseless boy shouted: “Mom! Mother!" And the Russian woman’s heart trembled. The great humanism of the simple Russian soul is extremely simply and clearly shown by the author in this scene.
Maria felt her duty to the people deported to Germany, so she began to harvest from the collective farm fields not only for herself, but also for those who might return home. A sense of fulfilled duty supported her in difficult and lonely days. Soon she had a large farm, because all living things flocked to Mary’s plundered and burned farmstead. Maria became, as it were, the mother of the entire land surrounding her, the mother who buried her husband, Vasyatka, Sanya, Werner Bracht and a complete stranger to her, political instructor Slava, who was killed on the front line. And although she suffered the death of dear and beloved people, her heart did not harden, and Maria was able to take under her roof seven Leningrad orphans, who, by the will of fate, were brought to her farm.
This is how this courageous woman met the Soviet troops with their children. And when the first Soviet soldiers entered the burnt farm, it seemed to Maria that she had given birth not only to her son, but to all the war-dispossessed children of the world...
V. Zakrutkin’s book sounds like a hymn to the Russian woman, a wonderful symbol of humanism, life and immortality of the human race.
Civil and private, the joy of victory and the bitterness of irreparable losses, social-pathetic and intimate-lyrical intonations are inseparably intertwined in these works. And all of them are a confession about the trials of the soul in war with blood and death, losses and the need to kill; all of them are literary monuments to the unknown soldier.
Many works have been created about the selfless feat of Soviet soldiers during the Great Patriotic War. But few writers in their works mention the heroism of Soviet women. It was Vitaly Vasilyevich who, in his book, showed the image of a Russian woman who suffered a lot of suffering, but she was able to survive all of them and remain with a pure soul.
Discussing the purity of the Mother of God, which he came across on a mountainside in the Carpathian region, the author presents a main character who suffered the loss of her son, but remained a kind and noble and loving mother. The harsh trials of war did not destroy all of Mary's best qualities.
This work teaches us love for loved ones, kindness and the ability to forgive. And it doesn’t matter whether in peacetime or war, but you need to be more humane towards others, be able to show empathy, and always remember that forgiving your enemy will only ease your soul.
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From the first pages of the story we find ourselves in nineteen forty-two in the occupied territory of our country. Reading the lines of the work, you can see how Maria, the main character, prays to God to die quickly. And this is understandable, because shells were thundering all around, and the woman wanted to quickly get to her fellow villagers. But when she managed to see the farmers, she was horrified. The Nazis burned all the houses and drove the people along the road. And only one teenage girl did not want to obey the Nazis. She screamed that she did not want to go to Germany and serve the Germans. Her mother tried her best to calm her down, but she couldn’t.
The Nazis shot her. After everyone left, Maria came out of hiding and tried to help the seriously wounded Sasha, but she died in the morning. The woman, gathering her strength, buried her fellow countrywoman. This whole procession tired our heroine so much that she fell into a deep sleep.
Waking up some time later, she saw that she was alone in the field. All her fellow villagers were driven to Germany. Hungry and exhausted, Maria began to look for people; when she approached the beet field, she saw a hungry dog and cows that had not been milked for a long time rushing towards her. She felt sorry for the animals, and Maria decided to milk them. She gave the dog fresh milk and drank it herself. And the animals, as a sign of gratitude, even spent the night next to her. The author shows us the heroine as such a kind and merciful woman.
While rescuing the animals, Maria suddenly had the idea that she and the animals could take refuge in a small basement, which served her and her husband as a cellar for storing vegetables. And when she approached this place, she saw a wounded Nazi. He looked at her as if he was asking her for mercy. Remembering how the Nazis killed her husband and son, the woman wanted to plunge a pitchfork into his already bullet-riddled chest, but the word “Mom!” Werner, in Russian, forced her not only to lower her weapon, but also to help him. Motherly feelings awakened in her again, and in the German soldier she again saw her son. After all, he also had a mother somewhere who was worried about him. Having completed all the necessary procedures, Maria was still unable to leave. He died. And we again see what a sensitive heart a simple Russian woman had. She buried the body of her enemy.
Left alone, Maria decided to help her country. She understood that people could return to their places, and they would need help. Then the woman decided to start a household. She cut up the killed horse for meat and stored it for the winter, treating it with salt. And the bones went to the dogs who also lived with her. She often went to abandoned fascist trenches to collect things from dead soldiers.
Hardworking Maria will refurbish the old barn, where, in addition to the cows, other animals will live, which the heroine of the story saved. Without sitting idle for a minute, she, like a real needlewoman, created dresses out of bags, and washed, dried and neatly folded the rest of the things she found. The hardworking peasant woman collected the entire harvest of vegetables and stored them in the cellar.
One day, during the next harvest, Maria discovered seven children who miraculously escaped while their train was traveling from Leningrad. After washing and feeding them, the woman began to take care of the children as if they were her own child. At the end of the story we see how Maria gave birth to a son and named him after the deceased child - Vasya. This is exactly how the heroine of her people met our soldiers in her village. And it seemed to her that she had given birth not only to her son, but also to other children who were left orphans.
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Mother of man
The Great Patriotic War is the most difficult of all the trials that have ever befallen our people. Responsibility for the fate of the Motherland, the bitterness of the first defeats, hatred of the enemy, perseverance, loyalty to the fatherland, faith in victory - all this, under the pen of various artists, was molded into unique prose works.
Vitaly Zakrutkin’s book “Mother of Man,” written almost immediately after the end of the Great Patriotic War, is dedicated to the theme of our people’s war against the fascist invaders. In his book, the author recreated the image of a simple Russian woman who overcame terrible blows of fate.
In September 1941, Hitler's troops advanced far into Soviet territory. Many regions of Ukraine and Belarus were occupied. What remained on the territory occupied by the Germans was a farm lost in the steppes, where a young woman Maria, her husband Ivan and their son Vasyatka lived happily. But the war spares no one. Having captured previously peaceful and abundant land, the Nazis destroyed everything, burned the farm, drove people to Germany, and hanged Ivan and Vasyatka. Only Maria managed to escape. Alone, she had to fight for her life and for the life of her unborn child.
Terrible trials did not break this woman. Further events of the story reveal the greatness of the soul of Mary, who truly became the Mother of man. Hungry, exhausted, she does not think about herself at all, saving the girl Sanya, mortally wounded by the Nazis. Sanya replaced the deceased Vasyatka and became a part of Maria’s life, which was trampled by the fascist invaders. When the girl dies, Maria almost goes crazy, not seeing the meaning of her further existence. And yet she finds the strength to live. Overcoming grief with great difficulty.
Experiencing a burning hatred for the Nazis, Maria, having met a wounded young German, frantically rushes at him with a pitchfork, wanting to avenge her son and husband. But the German, defenseless boy shouted: “Mom! Mom!” And the Russian woman’s heart trembled. The great humanism of the simple Russian soul is extremely simply and clearly shown by the author in this scene.
Maria felt her duty to the people deported to Germany, so she began to harvest from the collective farm fields not only for herself, but also for those who might return home. A sense of fulfilled duty supported her in difficult and lonely days. Soon she had a large farm, because all living things flocked to Mary’s plundered and burned farmstead. Maria became, as it were, the mother of the entire land surrounding her, the mother who buried her husband, Vasyatka, Sanya, Werner Bracht and a complete stranger to her, political instructor Slava, who was killed on the front line. And although she suffered the death of dear and beloved people, her heart did not harden, and Maria was able to take under her roof seven Leningrad orphans, who, by the will of fate, were brought to her farm.
This is how this courageous woman met the Soviet troops with their children. And when the first Soviet soldiers entered the burned farm, it seemed to Maria that she had given birth not only to her son, but to all the war-dispossessed children of the world...
V. Zakrutkin’s book sounds like a hymn to the Russian woman, a wonderful symbol of humanism, life and immortality of the human race.
Civil and private, the joy of victory and the bitterness of irreparable losses, social-pathetic and intimate-lyrical intonations are inseparably intertwined in these works. And all of them are a confession about the trials of the soul in war with blood and death, losses and the need to kill; all of them are literary monuments to the unknown soldier.
Mother of man
The Great Patriotic War is the most difficult of all the trials that have ever befallen our people. Responsibility for the fate of the Motherland, the bitterness of the first defeats, hatred of the enemy, perseverance, loyalty to the fatherland, faith in victory - all this, under the pen of various artists, was molded into unique prose works.
Vitaly Zakrutkin’s book “Mother of Man,” written almost immediately after the end of the Great Patriotic War, is dedicated to the theme of our people’s war against the fascist invaders. In his book, the author recreated the image of a simple Russian woman who overcame terrible blows of fate.
In September 1941, Hitler's troops advanced far into Soviet territory. Many regions of Ukraine and Belarus were occupied. What remained on the territory occupied by the Germans was a farm lost in the steppes, where a young woman Maria, her husband Ivan and their son Vasyatka lived happily. But the war spares no one. Having captured previously peaceful and abundant land, the Nazis destroyed everything, burned the farm, drove people to Germany, and hanged Ivan and Vasyatka. Only Maria managed to escape. Alone, she had to fight for her life and for the life of her unborn child.
Terrible trials did not break this woman. Further events of the story reveal the greatness of the soul of Mary, who truly became the Mother of man. Hungry, exhausted, she does not think about herself at all, saving the girl Sanya, mortally wounded by the Nazis. Sanya replaced the deceased Vasyatka and became a part of Maria’s life, which was trampled by the fascist invaders. When the girl dies, Maria almost goes crazy, not seeing the meaning of her further existence. And yet she finds the strength to live. Overcoming grief with great difficulty.
Experiencing a burning hatred for the Nazis, Maria, having met a wounded young German, frantically rushes at him with a pitchfork, wanting to avenge her son and husband. But the German, defenseless boy shouted: “Mom! Mom!” And the Russian woman’s heart trembled. The great humanism of the simple Russian soul is extremely simply and clearly shown by the author in this scene.
Maria felt her duty to the people deported to Germany, so she began to harvest from the collective farm fields not only for herself, but also for those who might return home. A sense of fulfilled duty supported her in difficult and lonely days. Soon she had a large farm, because all living things flocked to Mary’s plundered and burned farmstead. Maria became, as it were, the mother of the entire land surrounding her, the mother who buried her husband, Vasyatka, Sanya, Werner Bracht and a complete stranger to her, political instructor Slava, who was killed on the front line. And although she suffered the death of dear and beloved people, her heart did not harden, and Maria was able to take under her roof seven Leningrad orphans, who, by the will of fate, were brought to her farm.
This is how this courageous woman met the Soviet troops with their children. And when the first Soviet soldiers entered the burned farm, it seemed to Maria that she had given birth not only to her son, but to all the war-dispossessed children of the world...
V. Zakrutkin’s book sounds like a hymn to the Russian woman, a wonderful symbol of humanism, life and immortality of the human race.
Civil and private, the joy of victory and the bitterness of irreparable losses, social-pathetic and intimate-lyrical intonations are inseparably intertwined in these works. And all of them are a confession about the trials of the soul in war with blood and death, losses and the need to kill; all of them are literary monuments to the unknown soldier.