The Captain's Daughter by Alexander Pushkin

Pyotr asks his father's consent to marry Masha, but is refused. When Shvabrin insults Masha's honor, Pyotr and Shvabrin duel and Pyotr is injured. This causes a rift between Pyotr and Shvabrin, who has been turned down by Masha. When Pyotr dines with the Mironov family, he meets their daughter Masha and falls in love with her. Pyotr befriends his fellow officer Shvabrin, who has been banished here after a duel resulted in the death of his opponent.

The 'fort' is little more than a fence around a village, and the captain's wife Vasilisa is really in charge. As a token of his gratitude, Pyotr gives the guide his hareskin coat.Īrriving in Orenburg, Pyotr reports to his commanding officer and is assigned to serve at Fort Belogorsky under Captain Ivan Mironov. While en route, Pyotr gets lost in a blizzard, but is rescued by a mysterious man. When Pyotr turns 17, his father sends him into military service in Orenburg. Pyotr Andreyich Grinyov (the narrative is conducted on his behalf) is the only surviving child of a retired Imperial Army officer. The title 'The Captain's Daughter' has also been used to refer to a collection of stories, one of which was the actual novel. The novel is a romanticized account of Pugachev's Rebellion in 1773–1774. It was first published in 1836 in the fourth issue of the literary journal Sovremennik and is his only completed novel. The Captain's Daughter ( Russian: «Капитанская дочка», romanized: Kapitanskaya dochka) is a historical novel by the Russian writer Alexander Pushkin.

The Captain's Daughter by Alexander Pushkin