Year: 1970 Genre: story
Main characters: Candidate of Sciences Konstantin Ivanovich, his wife Valya and man Gleb Kapustin
Vasily Shukshin Makarovich was a Soviet film director and screenwriter. The story "Cut off" reveals the worldview of the author himself. Gleb Kapustin is the main character of the story. Gleb lives in the village of Novaya, works at a sawmill. Although the village is small, a lot of noble people came out of it, who left for the city and built their career there.
Gleb was a well-read, sarcastic and ambitious person. When noble people came to visit the village, they usually arranged evening gatherings and invited neighbors to visit. When everyone was fascinated by the discussion of stories from life, Gleb thought about how to intellectually humiliate a noble person. So, once he cut off one colonel who came to visit relatives and see old friends. Gleb began to talk to him about the war, asking various questions. He asked the colonel, whose idea was it to set fire to Moscow during the war in 1812? The colonel doubted, he knew that it was some kind of count, but did not remember his last name. Gleb himself, of course, knew the answer. The Colonel then became very angry.
For this, the main character became an unwanted guest. Once, her son Konstantin Ivanovich Zhuravlev, with his wife and daughter, comes to the old woman Agafya Zhuravleva. He and his wife were PhDs in philosophy. And in the evening, Konstantin was going to invite all the neighbors to dinner. The men, before going to visit Konstantin, decided to call Gleb, they were looking forward to how Gleb would cut off the candidate this time. Konstantin greeted the guests with a friendly smile, and had no idea that everyone had come to see how Kapustin would cut him. When they were already sitting at the table and vigorously discussing this or that topic, everyone had already forgotten about Gleb. But Gleb himself was waiting for the moment. And then he decided to attack. I started with the question of which candidates of science Konstantin and his wife are.
After Zhuravlev replied that he and his wife were engaged in philosophy, Gleb began to ask questions and spread demagoguery on philosophical theme. Both candidates did not understand the whole essence of Kapustin's questions, thus they looked stupid in front of the guests. Gleb argued that Konstantin was not a candidate and that he did not rightfully deserve such a position in society. Then he got up from the table and left.
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The son Konstantin Ivanovich came to the old woman Agafya Zhuravleva. With wife and daughter. Check out, relax. I drove up in a taxi, and the whole family dragged their suitcases out of the trunk for a long time. By evening, the village learned the details: he himself is a candidate, his wife is also a candidate, and his daughter is a schoolgirl.
In the evening, peasants gathered on the porch of Gleb Kapustin. Somehow it happened that a lot of noble people came out of their village - a colonel, two pilots, a doctor, a correspondent. And it so happened that when the nobles came to the village and people crowded in the hut in the evening, Gleb Kapustin came and cut off the noble guest. And now candidate Zhuravlev has arrived...
Gleb went out to the peasants on the porch and asked:
- Did the guests come to grandma Agafya? - Candidates! - Candidates? Gleb was surprised. Well, let's go check on the candidates.
It turned out that the men were leading Gleb like an experienced fist fighter.
Candidate Konstantin Ivanovich greeted the guests joyfully, fussed around the table. Russell. The conversation went more amicably, they began to forget about Gleb Kapustin ... And then he fell on the candidate.
- In what area do you identify yourself? Philosophy? - One can say so - And how does philosophy now define the concept of weightlessness? - Why - now? - But the phenomenon was discovered recently. Naturphilosophy will define it this way, strategic philosophy - completely differently ... - Yes, there is no such philosophy - strategic, - the candidate got excited. “What are you talking about?” “Yes, but there is a dialectic of nature,” Gleb continued calmly, with general attention. “Nature is defined by philosophy. That is why I ask, is there any confusion among philosophers?
The candidate laughed heartily. But one laughed and felt awkward. He called his wife: “Valya, we are having some strange conversation here!”
— Well, — continued Gleb, — how do you feel about the problem of shamanism? — Yes, there is no such problem! the candidate lashed out again.
Now Gleb laughed.
It was embarrassing to look at the candidate, he was clearly at a loss. The men averted their eyes.
- Of course, you can surprise us, drive up to the house in a taxi, pull five suitcases out of the trunk ... But ... if you come to these people, then you need to be more prepared. Collected. More modest. - But what is our indiscretion? - the candidate's wife could not stand it. - But when you are left alone, think carefully. Goodbye. It's nice to spend your holidays... among the people!
Gleb chuckled and slowly left the hut. He did not hear how the peasants later, dispersing from the candidate, said: “He pulled him away! .. Cunning, dog. How does he know about the Moon? .. Cut off. In the voice of the peasants there is even, as it were, pity for the candidates, sympathy. Gleb Kapustin was still surprising. Amazing. Even admired. Even if there was no love. Gleb is cruel, and no one, ever, anywhere has ever loved cruelty.
Summary of Shukshin's story "Cut off"
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The son Konstantin Ivanovich came to the old woman Agafya Zhuravleva. With wife and daughter. Check out, relax. I drove up in a taxi, and the whole family dragged their suitcases out of the trunk for a long time. By evening, the village learned the details: he himself is a candidate, his wife is also a candidate, and his daughter is a schoolgirl.
In the evening, peasants gathered on the porch of Gleb Kapustin. Somehow it happened that many noble people came out of their village - a colonel, two pilots, a doctor, a correspondent. And it so happened that when the nobles came to the village and people crowded in the hut in the evening, Gleb Kapustin came and cut off the noble guest. And now candidate Zhuravlev has arrived:
Gleb went out to the peasants on the porch, asked: -. It turned out that the men were leading Gleb like an experienced fist fighter.
Candidate Konstantin Ivanovich greeted the guests joyfully, fussed around the table. Russell. The conversation went more friendly, they began to forget about Gleb Kapustin: And then he popped on the candidate.
In what area do you identify yourself? Philosophy?
- You can say that
- And how does philosophy now define the concept of weightlessness?
- Why now?
- But after all the phenomenon is opened recently. Naturphilosophy defines it this way, strategic philosophy quite differently:
- Yes, there is no such philosophy - strategic, - the candidate got excited. - What are you talking about?
“Yes, but there is a dialectic of nature,” Gleb continued calmly, with general attention. - And philosophy defines nature. That is why I ask, is there any confusion among philosophers?
The candidate laughed heartily. But one laughed and felt awkward. Called his wife
Well, - continued Gleb, - how do you feel about the problem of shamanism?
- Yes, there is no such problem! - the candidate slashed again.
Now Gleb laughed.
It was embarrassing to look at the candidate, he was clearly at a loss. The men averted their eyes.
Of course, you can surprise us, drive up to the house in a taxi, pull five suitcases out of the trunk: But: if you come to these people, then you need to be more prepared. Collected. More modest.
- But what is our indiscretion? - Can not stand the candidate's wife.
- But when you're alone, think carefully. Goodbye. Have a nice holiday: among the people!
Gleb chuckled and slowly left the hut. He did not hear how later the peasants, dispersing from the candidate, said: . In the voice of the peasants, there is even, as it were, pity for the candidates, sympathy. Gleb Kapustin was still surprising. Amazing. Even admired. Even if there was no love. Gleb is cruel, and no one, ever, anywhere has ever loved cruelty.
Vasily Makarovich Shukshin
"Cut off"
The son Konstantin Ivanovich came to the old woman Agafya Zhuravleva. With wife and daughter. Check out, relax. I drove up in a taxi, and the whole family dragged their suitcases out of the trunk for a long time. By evening, the village learned the details: he himself is a candidate, his wife is also a candidate, and his daughter is a schoolgirl.
In the evening, peasants gathered on the porch of Gleb Kapustin. Somehow it happened that a lot of noble people came out of their village - a colonel, two pilots, a doctor, a correspondent. And it so happened that when the nobles came to the village and people crowded in the hut in the evening, Gleb Kapustin came and cut off the distinguished guest. And now candidate Zhuravlev has arrived...
Gleb went out to the peasants on the porch, asked: “Have the guests come to grandma Agafya?” "Candidates!" - Candidates? Gleb was surprised. “Well, let’s go see the candidates.” It turned out that the men were leading Gleb like an experienced fist fighter.
Candidate Konstantin Ivanovich greeted the guests joyfully, fussed around the table. Russell. The conversation went more amicably, they began to forget about Gleb Kapustin ... And then he popped on the candidate.
- In what area do you identify yourself? Philosophy?
- You can say that
— And how does philosophy now define the concept of weightlessness?
- Why now?
“But the phenomenon has been recently discovered. Naturphilosophy defines it this way, strategic philosophy quite differently...
- Yes, there is no such philosophy - strategic, - the candidate became agitated. — What are you talking about?
“Yes, but there is a dialectic of nature,” Gleb continued calmly, with general attention. “Nature is defined by philosophy. That is why I ask, is there any confusion among philosophers?
The candidate laughed heartily. But one laughed and felt awkward. He called his wife: “Valya, we are having some strange conversation here!”
— Well, — continued Gleb, — how do you feel about the problem of shamanism?
- Yes, there is no such problem! the candidate lashed out again.
Now Gleb laughed.
- Well, no, and there is no trial. There is no problem, but these ... dance, ring bells. Yes? But with the same-la-nii, it’s as if they don’t exist. That's right ... One more question: how do you feel about the fact that the Moon is also the work of the mind. That there are intelligent beings on it.
- So what? the candidate asked.
- And where are your calculations of natural trajectories? How can your space science be applied here in general?
- Who are you asking?
- Interesting, for what? the candidate asked with irony and looked significantly at his wife. This he did in vain, because a significant glance was intercepted. Gleb soared up and hit the candidate from there:
- Invite your wife to laugh. Only, perhaps, we will first learn to at least read newspapers. Candidates can benefit too...
— Listen!
- No, listen. They had, so to speak, pleasure. So let me tell you, Mr. Candidate, that a candidacy is not a suit that you buy once and for all. And even the suit needs to be cleaned from time to time. And the candidacy is even more so ... it is necessary to support it.
It was embarrassing to look at the candidate, he was clearly at a loss. The men averted their eyes.
- Of course, you can surprise us, drive up to the house in a taxi, pull five suitcases out of the trunk ... But ... if you come to these people, then you need to be more prepared. Collected. More modest.
“But what is our indiscretion?” - the wife of the candidate could not stand it.
“But when you’re alone, think carefully. Goodbye. It's nice to spend your holidays... among the people!
Gleb chuckled and slowly left the hut. He did not hear how the peasants later, dispersing from the candidate, said: “He pulled him away! .. Cunning, dog. How does he know about the Moon? .. Cut off. In the voice of the peasants, there is even, as it were, pity for the candidates, sympathy. Gleb Kapustin was still surprising. Amazing. Even admired. Even if there was no love. Gleb is cruel, and no one, ever, anywhere has ever loved cruelty.
Agafya Zhuravleva met her son with his wife and daughter. Already in the evening, the village was discussing that the spouses were candidates, and the daughter was studying at school. Their village was known as local celebrities: there were a couple of pilots, a correspondent and even a colonel. It has become a tradition that Gleb Kapustin was good at putting these noble people in their place. And now the peasants followed him in a crowd in order to go together to the old woman Agafya.
Konstantin Ivanovich cordially invited the guests to the table. They started a friendly conversation, but then Kapustin entered into it, about whom they seemed to have forgotten.
He began by finding out in which area Zhuravlev was a candidate, but, despite the fact that he named the philological faculty, he deftly transferred to another topic. Gleb was suddenly very interested in how strategic philosophy interprets weightlessness. And when the candidate tried to hint that such a thing does not exist, he started talking about the dialectic of nature. Immediately, not allowing the learned husband to come to his senses, he bombarded him with questions on the problem of shamanism, exposing Zhuravlev in a light that is ridiculous for the peasants. Having shown that he did not understand anything about the topic raised, Kapustin abruptly changed the subject of the conversation. This time it was aliens, possibly living inside the moon, and how one could communicate with them in case of contact. While the candidate was trying to understand what the strange interlocutor wanted from him, he had already laid out an approximate scheme of communication with aliens in front of grateful listeners, once again putting a learned person in a puddle.
Zhuravlev called his wife to appreciate this incomprehensible dialogue with him, but Kapustin turned this inside out too, presenting everything as if they wanted to laugh together at the common people.
In the end, Gleb read a lecture about the modesty necessary for city scientists when they come to the village to them. And when the taken aback couple asked why they were so immodest, Kapustin suggested that they think about it at their leisure.
The master of communication with all sorts of noble people left before anyone else. In general, he always left such gatherings after his “performance” for the amusement of the village peasants alone. And they only admired how cleverly he cuts off local celebrities.
They discussed his words for a long time. There was much in such discussions: admiration for resourcefulness, surprise at Gleb's erudition. Only there was no love in them, because Kapustin was unnecessarily cruel. And who and when loved this cruelty.
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The theme of the Russian village in one of the works of modern Russian literature (on the example of V. Shukshin's story "Cut off") Analysis of the story "Cut off" Shukshin V.M. Composition based on the story of V.M. Shukshin “Cut off” REVIEW OF V. M. SHUKSHIN'S STORY "CUT"The son Konstantin Ivanovich came to the old woman Agafya Zhuravleva. With wife and daughter. Check out, relax. I drove up in a taxi, and the whole family dragged their suitcases out of the trunk for a long time. By evening, the village learned the details: he himself is a candidate, his wife is also a candidate, and his daughter is a schoolgirl.
In the evening, peasants gathered on the porch of Gleb Kapustin. Somehow it happened that many noble people came out of their village - a colonel, two pilots, a doctor, a correspondent. And it so happened that when the nobles came to the village and people crowded in the hut in the evening, Gleb Kapustin came and cut off the noble guest. And now candidate Zhuravlev has arrived...
Gleb went out to the peasants on the porch and asked:
Did the guests come to grandma Agafya?
Candidates!
Candidates? Gleb was surprised. - Well, let's go see the candidates.
It turned out that the men were leading Gleb like an experienced fist fighter.
Candidate Konstantin Ivanovich greeted the guests joyfully, fussed around the table. Russell. The conversation went more amicably, they began to forget about Gleb Kapustin ... And then he popped on the candidate.
In what area do you identify yourself? Philosophy?
Can you say so
And how does philosophy now define the concept of weightlessness?
Why now?
But after all the phenomenon is opened recently. Naturphilosophy will define it this way, strategic philosophy - quite differently ...
Yes, there is no such philosophy - strategic, - the candidate got excited. - What are you talking about?
Yes, but there is a dialectic of nature, - Gleb continued calmly, with general attention. - And philosophy defines nature. That is why I ask, is there any confusion among philosophers?
The candidate laughed heartily. But one laughed and felt awkward. He called his wife: “Valya, we are having some strange conversation here!”
Well, - continued Gleb, - how do you feel about the problem of shamanism?
Yes, there is no such problem! - the candidate again slashed his shoulder.
Now Gleb laughed.
Well, no, there is no trial. There is no problem, but these ... dance, ring bells. Yes? But with the same-la-nii, it’s as if they don’t exist. That's right ... One more question: how do you feel about the fact that the Moon is also the work of the mind. That there are intelligent beings on it.
So what? the candidate asked.
And where are your calculations of natural trajectories? How can your space science be applied here in general?
Who are you asking?
Interesting, for what? - the candidate asked ironically and looked at his wife significantly. This he did in vain, because a significant glance was intercepted. Gleb soared up and hit the candidate from there:
Invite your wife to laugh. Only, perhaps, we will first learn to at least read newspapers. Candidates can benefit too...
Listen!
No, listen. They had, so to speak, pleasure. So let me tell you, Mr. Candidate, that the candidacy is not a suit that you bought - and once and for all. And even the suit needs to be cleaned from time to time. And the candidacy is even more so ... it is necessary to support it.
It was embarrassing to look at the candidate, he was clearly at a loss. The men averted their eyes.
Of course, you can surprise us, drive up to the house in a taxi, pull five suitcases out of the trunk ... But ... if you come to these people, then you need to be more prepared. Collected. More modest.
Where is our indiscretion? - Can not stand the candidate's wife.
But when you're alone, think carefully. Goodbye. It's nice to spend your holidays... among the people!
Gleb chuckled and slowly left the hut. He did not hear how the peasants later, dispersing from the candidate, said: “He pulled him away! .. Cunning, dog. How does he know about the Moon? .. Cut off. In the voice of the peasants, there is even, as it were, pity for the candidates, sympathy. Gleb Kapustin was still surprising. Amazing. Even admired. Even if there was no love. Gleb is cruel, and no one, ever, anywhere has ever loved cruelty.
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