"Taras Bulba" is one of the most famous stories by Nikolai Vasilyevich Gogol, included in the cycle "Mirgorod". The work has two editions: 1835 and 1842. The text of the second edition is considered to be the classic one.

The plot of the story is based on the story of the brave battles of the Cossacks of the Zaporizhzhya Sich with their opponents (Poles and Turks). Against this background, the relationship between the main characters develops: Taras Bulba and his sons (Ostap and Andria).

Andriy, the youngest son of Taras Bulba, is a "black-browed" young man with a "high figure" and a handsome face, "like a nobleman." A distinctive feature of the character of a young man is sensuality. Andriy shows a craving for knowledge, as it spiritually enriches him, he does not like noisy companies, but prefers to walk alone, he admires the beauty of nature and, of course, female beauty.

Andriy knows that it is "shameful and dishonorable" for a real Cossack to think of a woman "without having tasted the battle", but he cannot help himself. All the thoughts of the young man are occupied by a certain beautiful Polish woman, whom he met while studying at the Kyiv Academy. He does not stop dreaming about her when he goes to the Setch together with his father and older brother, and does not forget about her even on the battlefield.

The message from the “lady”, brought to Andriy by the girl’s maid, makes the young man immediately rush to save his beloved, who is dying of hunger in the city besieged by the Cossacks. When Andriy enters Dubna, the first thing he sees is the vaults of the Catholic church, which amaze the young man with their beauty. Then, with his mouth "half-open" in amazement, he listens to "majestic music."

All this, as well as the pictures of terrible starvation that appear before his eyes, make the young man take a different look at his relatives and his brothers. But Andriy still takes the decisive step towards renunciation of the Cossacks when the “lady” replies to his feelings.

From the moment Andriy goes over to the side of the Poles, he dies in the eyes of his relatives. Taras Bulba refuses to admit his son's betrayal for a long time, but when he sees with his own eyes how Andriy in "alien attire" takes the side of the enemy, just indignation and resentment for his people flare up in him.

According to Cossack laws, the inglorious act committed by Andriy should be punished by death, and therefore Taras Bulba kills his son with his own hands. In his understanding and in the understanding of other Cossacks, Bulba is doing a just thing, and therefore he has to step over personal feelings.

Andriy, noticing his father on the battlefield, turns pale sharply and begins to "shake all over." He understands how their meeting should end, and he meekly accepts his, albeit inglorious, death. In this regard, he still remains a worthy son of his father, because he does not allow himself to stoop to talk or beg for mercy.

Only one word the young man whispers before his death - this is the name of the beautiful "lady". At this moment, we understand that on the night of his escape from the Cossack detachment to the city where his beloved lived, Andriy finally made his moral choice, to which he remained faithful until the end of his life.

"The historical story" Taras Bulba "" - Ostap and Andriy in battle. The first meeting with the characters of the story. Andrius' path to the besieged city. Ostap and Andriy in the Sich. Problems. Death of Andriy. Ostap and Andriy. The main problems of the story Andriy in the face of death. Images of Ostap and Andriy. Andriy's last meeting with his father. Ostap and Andriy in Bursa. The fate of Andriy. Comparative characteristics. Andrew during the siege. Andriy at the lady's. Ostap during the execution. Traitor.

"The book" Taras Bulba "" - Customs and laws of the Sich, the character of the Cossacks. Analyze Taras' speech about partnership. condemnation of betrayal. Let's compare the Cossacks in Gogol's story and in Repin's painting. Character plan: The first reader's impressions of the heroes-brothers. Sample topics: I.E. Repin. Peaceful existence for the Sich is a rarity. We note the features of the genre and composition of the picture, the ways of creating the characters of the characters. For each paragraph of the plan, select a specific episode from the text.

"Gogol's Tale" Taras Bulba "" - I gave birth to you, I will kill you! “The whole Sich was an extraordinary phenomenon. Do not the Cossacks bend? Taras Bulba is the defender of the faith and the Russian land. The road to the Sich is a lyrical hymn to Ukraine. ... in what honor did everyone have our land ... So sell it? sell faith? sell yours? Ostap is a model of courage and resilience. On one of the islands there was a camp of the Cossacks, or in other words, the Sich. “Young Cossacks rode vaguely and held back tears, fearing their father….

"Andriy and Ostap Bulba" - Fatherland. Ostap in the Cossacks. Andriy with his beloved. Ostap. There is no greatness and love where there is no honor. Andriy's trial. feat or betrayal. Ostap after high school. Andriy. Lines from the story. Death of Andriy. Sentence. Accusers. The execution of Ostap. Father. Court. Andriy in the gymnasium. Andriy after high school. Andriy before the battle. Ostap in childhood. Andriy on the battlefield.

"Characteristics of "Taras Bulba"" - In the XIV century, Ukraine was captured by the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. Unconditionally accepts Ostap Zaporozhye way of life, the ideals and principles of senior comrades. The Zaporizhzhya army consisted of regiments, in turn subdivided into hundreds and tens. The positive beginning of the image of T.B. balances the ideallessness of the images of "freaks" and "existents. So if so, here's the thing: I don't have anyone! Three deaths in the story "TARAS BULBA".

"The Image of Taras Bulba" - The Orthodoxy of Taras. Features of the Russian national character. Taras image. Spiritual relationship. Gogol. The image of Taras Bulba. Can Taras Bulba be called a folk hero? Composition plan. Features of Taras Bulba. The meaning of expressions. Problems.

The words "I gave birth to you, I will kill you" became a catchphrase. It expresses the attitude towards a person who has not fulfilled what he was prepared for. The meaning of the words has become wider than the episode where they sounded.

The description of Andriy's death from the story "Taras Bulba" cannot be interpreted unambiguously. The scene is complex and difficult to characterize in one precise way.

The death of a lover

Andriy is a man with a sensual soul. He is spiritually rich, he knows how, unlike most Cossacks, to love a woman. The younger Bulba is devoted to his dream and to the beautiful lady. Love knows no boundaries. In this case, about which the Zaporozhian Sich lives. He is devoted to his comrades to the point of realizing that the feeling is mutual. A young Cossack finds himself in a situation where he has to choose: to remain devoted to a high sense of duty that has not yet been fixed in his soul, or to choose vivid emotional feelings of happiness with his beloved. Andriy renounces the Cossacks. In beautiful, but strange clothes, he appears in the camp of enemies.

Laws of the Sich

The strict rules of life in Zaporizhzhya classify betrayal as an inglorious deed, for which only one type of punishment is possible - the death penalty. Who administers it in relation to Andriy? Father. It's scary to imagine what's going on in the souls of the characters. Taras, seeing how his son is prancing with a saber, steps over his father's feelings. He understands that he himself is obliged to punish the traitor. Andrii, seeing his father, paler, trembles with fear. Maybe it's not fear. This is a feeling of hopelessness, a terrible outcome of one's life.

The beauty of death

Andriy accepts death at the hands of Taras meekly. Here you can see: he is a real Cossack. The handsome man does not ask for mercy, does not scream, does not throw himself on his knees - he whispers the name of his beloved and dies with him on his lips. Andriy remains true to his choice. Taras admires his son. In his appearance there is no malice, frenzy with which he fights with enemies. There is no feeling of anger. It is a pity for the heroes: the father who loses his offspring, which made him so happy, the son, in love and obedient.

"And the Cossack died ...".

Here is respect for the Cossacks, and regret for the death of a good Cossack. But there is no condemnation in the words.

The old Cossack, Taras Bulba, lost both of his sons. The death of Ostap in the story "Taras Bulba" became a turning point: after that, Taras disappeared, and after a while reappeared with the Cossack army. He robbed and burned cities to avenge the death of his beloved son. The cause of Ostap's death was the inhuman torture of Polish executioners.

Ostap was a worthy son of his father. He proved himself in battle, among other Cossacks he was in good standing. In one of the battles near the city of Dubno, Ostap brutally took revenge on the Polish soldiers for killing the kuren ataman. The Cossacks, impressed by this act, choose Ostap as their new ataman. Ostap was distinguished by composure, but at the same time, prudence. He ordered the Cossacks to stay away from the walls of the city, which saved many lives.

But Ostap will be captured: several of the strongest warriors attacked him at the same time, the strength left the young Cossack, and he could no longer resist. The captured Cossacks were waiting for death. The execution of Ostap in "Taras Bulba" took place on the square, in public. All the people went there. And the mob, despite the hunger, and noble nobles were curious to look at the Cossacks. Some spoke indignantly and with regret about the upcoming torments, but still stood until the end of the execution.

The Cossacks "walked without timidity, not sullenly, but with a kind of quiet pride," Ostap was ahead of all. But why do people who have been kept in prison for a long time, who are waiting for a painful death so humbly accept this state of affairs, why do they not try to escape? The Cossacks do not bow to the people. This scene is extremely significant for understanding the main idea of ​​the work and expressing the theme. The Cossacks go to their execution with the knowledge that they were defending their freedom. For the Cossacks, death in battle or death for a just cause was considered an honor.
Taras Bulba watched the execution of Ostap from the crowd. How did the father feel, knowing what was about to happen? This can only be guessed at. Ostap should have been executed first. He stopped, looked at the other Cossacks and, raising his hand, said loudly: “God grant that all heretics, whatever heretics are standing here, don’t hear, the wicked, how a Christian is tormented! so that none of us utter a single word!”

Taras approved of his son's behavior in a whisper. This is what a real Cossack would have done, a courageous and unbroken defender of freedom. Ostap boldly stepped onto the scaffold. The text of the work does not describe the torture itself. It is only said that they were inhumanly cruel. Ostap holds out to the last: not a sound, not a cry was heard. His face did not flinch when the executioner began to break the bones in his arms and legs. A terrible crunch was heard in the square, the ladies turned away and closed their eyes, but the Cossack did not utter a word.

When the torment was almost over, strength and endurance began to leave Ostap. He looked around the crowd, but did not see a single familiar face. Suddenly he began to regret that he would die like this, in a foreign land, unknown. He did not want to see his wife crying and lamenting, or his mother, for whom to see the death of her son was tantamount to her own death. No, Ostap only wanted to see next to him the same strong and strong Cossack, so that he would cheer him up.

“And he fell in strength and exclaimed in spiritual weakness:
- Father! where are you! Do you hear?
- I hear!

This ends the execution episode. An analysis of Ostap's death in Taras Bulba allows us to say that this scene is extremely important for understanding the essence of the whole work. It should not be forgotten that Gogol reflected an idealized idea of ​​the past. Some historical myth. In the story "Taras Bulba", the death of Ostap is understood as the death of the free, pure and brave soul of the entire Cossacks, the entire Ukrainian people.

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