"Biruk". Summary of the story

Among the masterpieces of Russian literature, a special place is occupied by the work of the great writer, Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev. His famous collection "Notes of a Hunter" - stories about the life of ordinary people. He vividly and multifacetedly describes the gray peasant life in such stories as "Bezhin Meadow", "Burgeon Master", "Singers" and "Biryuk". The summary of these stories introduces the reader to the protagonist who travels a lot. This is a nobleman Pyotr Petrovich, who loves hunting very much. One of the wonderful stories that happened to him is described in the story "Biryuk". The summary of this story will help to see the compassion, pity and forgiveness of the rich Russian soul against the backdrop of the inhuman poverty of the peasants of that time. Masterfully mastering the elements of the literary landscape, Turgenev sings in his works of passionate love for Russian nature.

Built in the form of a monologue, the story begins with the fact that the master, returning from hunting, falls under heavy rain. It was impossible to go further, the horse got stuck in the mud, he stopped in thought, and then, fortunately, a local forester of enormous height and strong physique appeared - this was Biryuk.
The summary further reveals the essence of this person. His name was Foma Kuzmich, and the people gave him such a nickname for his gloominess and unsociableness. He invited the narrator to wait out the storm in his hut. Biryuk lived very poorly, he raised two children himself - a daughter, Julitta, about twelve years old, and a very small child. Their mother ran away, according to the forester, with a passing tradesman. As Turgenev describes his hero, Biryuk was very stern and diligent, the surrounding peasants were afraid of him like fire, but they also recognized that they could not find a better master of their craft: he caught those who robbed the manor's forest and was inexorably merciless with them.

After a while, the storm subsided, and Foma Kuzmich, seizing a gun, offered to take the master out of the forest. But when he heard the sound of an ax, he rushed in search of the thief. Pyotr Petrovich went with him. The criminal turned out to be a peasant peasant with a disheveled beard, poor and skinned, who decided on this act out of extreme need. Seeing this miserable sight, the master offered Biryuk to let the poor man go, promising to pay for the felled tree. But he was adamant and took the peasant to his hut.

The peasant begged the forester to take pity on him and let him go, complained that he had caught his eye.

Devoted to his work, hardworking and disinterested - such was Biryuk. The summary of this story reveals the character of the protagonist. He knows that if everyone starts stealing the forest en masse, then nothing will be left of it, so he severely suppresses such intentions of the peasants. However, living in deep poverty himself, he is not devoid of a sense of compassion and human pity.

Unfortunately, the picturesque pictures of nature and the inimitable Turgenev style of narration cannot be conveyed. Only a brief summary can be conveyed to the reader. "Biryuk", as a literary work, has its own artistic merits, and the problems raised in it are relevant today.