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Pavel Korchagin
Pavel Korchagin is the protagonist of the Soviet novel ''How the Steel Was Tempered ''How the Steel Was Tempered'' () or ''The Making of a Hero'', is a socialist realist novel written by Nikolai Ostrovsky (1904–1936). With 36.4 million copies sold, it is one of the best-selling books of all time and the best-selling book ...''. It may also refer to: * ''How the Steel Was Tempered'' (film), 1942 film adaptation * ''Pavel Korchagin'' (film), 1956 film adaptation {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
How The Steel Was Tempered
''How the Steel Was Tempered'' () or ''The Making of a Hero'', is a socialist realist novel written by Nikolai Ostrovsky (1904–1936). With 36.4 million copies sold, it is one of the best-selling books of all time and the best-selling book in the Russian language. Summary The story follows the life of Pavel Korchagin, including his fighting in and aftermath of the Russian Civil War when he fought for the Bolsheviks during the war and was injured. The novel examines how Korchagin heals from his wounds and thus becomes as strong as steel. The novel begins when Korchagin is 12, living in the town of Shepetovka in Ukraine. He gets kicked out of school for putting tobacco in some bread dough and must go to work as a dishwasher. As a dishwasher he is beaten by a coworker, but his brother Artyom defends him. The novel jumps forward to age 16 when he is working in a power plant. He meets a Bolshevik named Zhukhrai after a run-in with the Tsarist secret police. Zhukrai tells him ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
How The Steel Was Tempered (film)
''How the Steel Was Tempered'' () is a 1942 Soviet drama film directed by Mark Donskoy. Plot The film is based on the eponymous novel by Nikolai Ostrovsky Nikolai Alekseyevich Ostrovsky (; ; 29 September 1904 – 22 December 1936) was a Soviet socialist realist writer. He is best known for his novel '' How the Steel Was Tempered''. Life Ostrovsky was born in the village of ''Viliya'' (today a v .... Cast * V. Perest-Petrenko as Pavel Korchagin * Irina Fedotova as Tonya * Daniil Sagal as Zhukhrai - Sailor * Nikolai Bubnov as Artem Korchagin (as N. Bubnov) * Aleksandr Khvylya as Dolinnik * Boris Runge as Serezhka * Vladimir Balashov as Victor Leschinsky * Wladyslaw Krasnowiecki as German Officer (as V. Krasnovitsky) * Anton Dunajsky as Ukrainian Interpreter * Nikolai Voloshin Cultural significance ''How the Steel was Tempered'' was a frequent cultural reference point for workers during China's Third Front construction campaign to develop basic industry a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
