Boyar's daughter analysis. Moral problems in Karamzin’s story “Natalya, the boyar’s daughter”

The story “Natalia, the Boyar’s Daughter” by N.M. Karamzin became the first artistic reproduction of the Russian historical past. Later, the critic Rezanov will describe the “Karamzin trend” as “a tendency to process a plot taken from the same Russian antiquity in a much less intricate way, simply and with possible observance of fidelity or at least historical probability for that time.”
The action of the story “Natalya, the Boyar’s Daughter” takes place in the past, during the reign of Alexei Mikhailovich. At that time, according to the author, “Russians were Russians.” The people of that time lived in an idyllic time of sensitivity, which had not yet been lost by people. The main storyline is the development of the love relationship between the daughter of the virtuous Matvey Andreev, Natalia, and Andrei, the son of the disgraced boyar Lyuboslavsky.
Karamzin introduces the reader to his lyrical heroine Natalya, starting with a detailed description of her appearance. To create a more complete and realistic portrait, the writer uses various artistic techniques. So, for example, the description uses the means of oral folk tale: “there are many flowers in the field, in the groves, in the green meadows, but there is nothing like a rose...”. Also noteworthy are the contrasting visual epithets: white face and black fluffy eyelashes, “hair like dark coffee velvet,” etc.

Lesson objectives:

• briefly introduce students to the biography and work of Karamzin;
• consider the historical basis of the story “Natalia, the Boyar’s Daughter”;
• give an idea of ​​sentimentalism as a literary movement;
• develop expressive reading skills, episode analysis;
• to cultivate interest in the work of the sentimentalist writer N.M. Karamzin.

Forms of work and methodological techniques: teacher's story, student performances (individual research work), expressive reading, elements of text analysis (team work).

Equipment: portrait of N.M. Karamzin, presentation on the writer’s work.

During the classes

I. 1. Organizational moment.

2. Updating - homework survey.

II. Learning new material. The story of N. M. Karamzin “Natalia, the boyar’s daughter.”

1. Setting goals and objectives for the lesson.

2. The teacher’s introductory speech about N.M. Karamzin (1766-1826).

/Working with a presentation on the writer’s work./

Nikolai Mikhailovich Karamzin was born on December 1 (12), 1766 in the Simbirsk province into a well-born but poor noble family. The Karamzins descended from the Tatar prince Kara-Murza, who was baptized and became the founder of the Kostroma landowners.

For his military service, the writer’s father received an estate in the Simbirsk province, where Karamzin spent his childhood. He inherited his quiet disposition and penchant for daydreaming from his mother Ekaterina Petrovna, whom he lost at the age of 3.

When Karamzin was 13 years old, his father sent him to the boarding school of Moscow University professor I.M. Schaden, where the boy attended lectures, received a secular upbringing, studied German and French perfectly, read English and Italian. At the end of the boarding school in 1781, Karamzin left Moscow and joined the Preobrazhensky Regiment in St. Petersburg, to which he was assigned at birth.

The first literary experiments date back to his military service. The young man's literary inclinations brought him closer to prominent Russian writers. Karamzin began as a translator and edited Russia’s first children’s magazine, “Children’s Reading for the Heart and Mind.” After the death of his father in January 1784, Karamzin retired with the rank of lieutenant and returned to his homeland in Simbirsk. Here he led a rather absent-minded lifestyle, typical of a nobleman of those years.

A decisive turn in his fate was made by a chance acquaintance with I.P. Turgenev, an active freemason, an associate of the famous writer and book publisher of the late 18th century N.I. Novikova. For four years, the aspiring writer moved in Moscow Masonic circles and became close friends with N.I. Novikov, becomes a member of the scientific society. But soon Karamzin experienced deep disappointment in Freemasonry and left Moscow, setting off on a long journey through Western Europe.

In the fall of 1790, Karamzin returned to Russia and from 1791 began publishing the Moscow Journal, which was published for 2 years and had great success with the Russian reading public. The leading place in it was occupied by fiction, including the works of Karamzin himself - “Letters of a Russian Traveler”, the stories “Natalia, the Boyar’s Daughter”, “Poor Liza”. New Russian prose began with Karamzin's stories. Perhaps, without even expecting it, Karamzin outlined the features of an attractive image of a Russian girl - a deep and romantic nature, selfless, truly folk.

Beginning with the publication of the Moscow Journal, Karamzin appeared before Russian public opinion as the first professional writer and journalist. In noble society, the pursuit of literature was considered more of a hobby and certainly not a serious profession. The writer, through his work and constant success with readers, established the authority of publishing in the eyes of society and turned literature into an honorable and respected profession.

Karamzin established in Russian literature an artistic opposition to fading classicism - sentimentalism, which, paying main attention to the image of the world of the soul, contrasted the wealth of the pocket with the wealth of feelings. Time demanded from literature an understanding of the “language of the heart” and the ability to speak this language. Karamzin’s idea that one must “write as they say and speak as they write” has retained its meaning in our time. (See APPENDIX 2)

3. Student’s message “N.M. Karamzin is a reformer of the Russian literary language.”

4. The teacher’s word about sentimentalism. Vocabulary work.

The word “sentimentalism” comes from the English sentimental - sensitive and French sentiment - feeling. This is a literary movement in European literature of the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Pushkin’s friend, poet P.A. Vyazemsky, defined sentimentalism as “an elegant depiction of the basic and everyday.” Sentimentalists, unlike adherents of classicism, gave priority to feelings rather than reason, glorifying the common man, with his rich inner world, experiences, and self-esteem. Hence the emotional nature of the narrative in the works of this lit. directions. Sentimentalism opposed the abstraction and rationality of the works of classicism. This movement is characterized by the desire to depict human psychology, the life of his soul.

The literature of sentimentalism is addressed to everyday life, to the private life of people. Therefore, the genres characteristic of sentimentalism - elegy, message, epistolary novel (novel in letters), diary, travel, story - largely imitate the direct experiences of a person, records dictated by the immediate movement of the heart.

One of the characteristic features of Russian sentimentalism is the idyllic image of the village and peasantry. The life of ordinary people in the lap of nature is depicted as ideal and morally pure. In this regard, landscape plays a special role in works of sentimentalism. A person must live in harmony, in harmony with nature, follow natural desires, and draw peace from nature. The contrast is the city - the center of evil, unnatural life, empty vanity.

Some works of sentimentalism contain a protest against social injustice, against the humiliation of the “little man.” The attention of sentimentalists to human psychology played a large positive role in the development of Russian literature.

5. The historical basis of the story “Natalia, the boyar’s daughter.”

The historical past has always interested Karamzin. For 20 years, he worked on the multi-volume “History of the Russian State,” in which he reflected his view on the events of the political, cultural, and civil life of the country over seven centuries.

Karamzin’s main historical work is “History of the Russian State.” But the history of a state consists of the history of individual people, great and ordinary, outstanding and inconspicuous. The stories “Natalya, the Boyar’s Daughter” and “Martha the Posadnitsa” tell about Russian antiquity, about people as the writer imagined them.

We know that the story was created during the reign of Catherine II, but after reading it, we are transported to the era of the reign of Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich, to Moscow in the 17th century. It is important to remember that not only for us, but also for the writer himself, this is ancient times, “ancient patriarchal times.”

6. Student’s message about the reign of Alexei Mikhailovich Romanov.(See APPENDIX 3)

Alexei Mikhailovich Romanov, born on March 19, 1629, ascended the throne at the age of 16, after the death of his father Mikhail. He was a supporter of the ideas of piety and moral improvement, and zealously observed fasts. The actual administration of the country at the beginning of his reign was carried out by his educator and guardian, boyar Morozov. It must be said that in the circle of the king, nicknamed the Quietest, there were not only noble people. Credit was also given to those who were endowed with abilities (Morozov, Ordin-Nashchokin).

The Council Code (1649), drawn up at the beginning of the reign of Tsar Alexei Romanov, made it possible to lay the legislative basis for Russian society. The practice of attracting military specialists from other states to the Russian army continued. The importance of the Boyar Duma and Zemsky Sobors gradually came down to zero. But the Near Duma, which included only Alexei’s close associates, gained strength. One of the most notable events of the reign of Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich Romanov was the schism of the church. In the confrontation with Patriarch Nikon, the priority of royal power over church power was finally secured.

Alexei Mikhailovich's foreign policy was marked by almost continuous wars. The borders of the state expanded to include the lands of the Far East and Eastern Siberia. Internal – mass social protests. This is Stepan Razin's war, riots (Medny and Solyanoy).

The biography of Alexei Mikhailovich Romanov reports that the tsar was married twice and had 16 children. 13 - from his first wife Maria Miloslavskaya, 3 - from Natalya Naryshkina. Subsequently, three of his sons occupied the Russian throne.

The king died on February 11, 1676, at the age of 47. It is believed that one of the reasons for early death was excessive obesity. Even according to the boyars, Tsar Alexei was considered a very obese man.

(The material was prepared based on information from open sources. /http://historynotes.ru/car-aleksey-mihaylovich-romanov/)

7. Student’s message “Brief plot of the story “Natalia, the Boyar’s Daughter.”

Objectivity for a real scientist is above all, therefore history itself determines Karamzin’s story. Natalya, the boyar's daughter, lives with her father, boyar Matvey Andreev. (He is the owner of the “prosperous” part of the prototype’s biography.) Boyar Matvey is in favor with the tsar and respected by people, rich, active, fair. Widower. The delight of his soul is his only daughter, the beautiful Natalya. She is already of marriageable age. She was raised by a nanny. The girl’s life flows in a rather narrow channel, regulated by a set of rules for housekeeping - “Domostroy”. However, the matured girl feels with all her being the need to love; she already narrowly lives within the framework of “Domostroy,” which brings together Christian norms and everyday recommendations of the 16th century. At mass in church, she sees a young man whose gaze awakens passion in her. After a second meeting with him, the nanny organizes a date for the young couple. When they meet, Alexey convinces Natalya of the need to follow him and marry without her father’s blessing. And so it happened. When the nanny and the girl saw armed men near Alexei’s forest dwelling, they were frightened, considering them robbers. But Alexey reassured them by telling the story of his family’s disgrace. Having married secretly, they lived happily. Further, the summary shows that the vassals proved their loyalty to the kings through military deeds. “Natalia, the Boyar’s Daughter” introduces the theme of war and service into the outline of its narrative. The young man learned about the beginning of the war with the Lithuanians. Alexey made a firm decision: with his valor he would earn the king’s mercy and the forgiveness of his family. He suggested that his wife Natalya return to her father for a while. But the girl, dressed in a military dress, said that she would be with him in the war, calling herself his younger brother. The war ended in victory. In battles, Alexei’s military merits were undeniable. The tsar himself rewarded the hero, but the highest reward for Alexei was the end of disgrace. Having learned that Natalya, as a simple soldier, fought shoulder to shoulder with her beloved, the king was touched, and his father blessed their marriage. The boyar lived to a ripe old age with the friendly family of Alexei and Natalya, rich in children. On behalf of the author of the story, who heard this story from his great-grandmother, Karamzin at the end of the story testifies that he himself saw a huge stone over the grave of Alexei and Natalya.

It is impossible to overestimate the influence of Nikolai Mikhailovich Karamzin on literature and history. The outstanding scientist and literary critic forever erected for himself a “monument not made by hands” with his outstanding work “History of the Russian State.” Let us remind you that it was thanks to this person that words came into our speech that you, dear readers, probably think are originally Russian: “love”, “impression”, “touching”, “aesthetic”, “moral”, “future” ", "scene".

Nothing more than an announcement, we will present a brief summary for this story by Karamzin. “Natalia, the Boyar’s Daughter,” however, deserves to be read.

Prototypes of the characters in the story

At the same time, the writer Nikolai Mikhailovich Karamzin is distinguished by his documentary and vivid perception of the history of the Fatherland. “Natalia, the Boyar’s Daughter” is a short and succinct artistic narrative documenting the era. Being a deep connoisseur of folklore, the author did not write his works in the language of the ancient Russian epic, as was traditionally the case. Although he always clearly indicated the historical roots of the work. It is characterized by documentaryism: historical information about the era always complements the summary.

“Natalya, the Boyar’s Daughter” has an epistemological source associated with the biography of the boyar Artamon Sergeevich Matveev, the teacher of Natalya Kirillovna Naryshkina (mother of Peter I). His biography is truly dramatic, first - a brilliant career (the boyar became the right hand of Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich). After the death of the overlord Artamon Sergeevich, rival boyars slandered him, and he fell into disgrace (under the prince). This bright and tragic biography is divided by Karamzin into two parts: before the disgrace and after it. In particular, the ordeal with his young son Andrei was transformed by Karamzin into the sad story of a young man in hiding boyar Alexei Lyuboslavsky.

Plot of the story

Objectivity for a real scientist is above all, therefore history itself determines Karamzin’s story. Natalya, the boyar's daughter, lives with her father, boyar Matvey Andreev. (He is the owner of the “prosperous” part of the prototype’s biography.) Boyar Matvey is in favor with the tsar and respected by people, rich, active, fair. Widower. The delight of his soul is his only daughter, the beautiful Natalya.

She is already of marriageable age. She was raised by a nanny. The girl’s life flows in a rather narrow channel, regulated by a set of housekeeping rules - “Domostroy”. However, the matured girl feels with all her being the need to love; she already has a narrow life within the framework of “Domostroy,” which brings together Christian norms and everyday recommendations of the 16th century.

At mass in church, she sees a young man whose gaze awakens passion in her. After a second meeting with him, the nanny organizes a date for the young couple. When they meet, Alexey convinces Natalya of the need to follow him and marry without her father’s blessing. And so it happened.

When the nanny and the girl saw armed men near Alexei’s forest dwelling, they were frightened, considering them robbers. But Alexey reassured them by telling the story of his family’s disgrace. Having married secretly, they lived happily.

Further, the summary shows that the vassals proved their loyalty to the kings through military deeds. “Natalia, the Boyar’s Daughter” introduces the theme of war and service into the outline of its narrative. The young man learned about the beginning of the war with the Lithuanians. Alexey made a firm decision: with his valor he would earn the king’s mercy and the forgiveness of his family. He suggested that his wife Natalya return to her father for a while. But the girl, dressed in a military dress, said that she would be with him in the war, calling herself his younger brother.

The war ended in victory. In battles, Alexei’s military merits were undeniable. The tsar himself rewarded the hero, but the highest reward for Alexei was the end of disgrace. Having learned that Natalya, as a simple soldier, fought shoulder to shoulder with her beloved, the king was touched, and his father blessed their marriage. The boyar lived to a ripe old age with the friendly family of Alexei and Natalya, rich in children. On behalf of the author of the story, who heard this story from his great-grandmother, Karamzin at the end of the story testifies that he himself saw a huge stone over the grave of Alexei and Natalya.

Conclusion

By his convictions, Nikolai Mikhailovich Karamzin is a conservative. But he is a peculiar conservative, in opposition to everything that came to Russia from the outside. He sincerely considered the path of development of the Fatherland to be special, not Western. The historian idealized the pre-Petrine era. It is precisely this train of thought, dear readers, that you can grasp by reading the story “Natalya, the Boyar’s Daughter.” Its summary is surprisingly harmonious, the author is witty, interesting to read, and there is a lot of subtle irony in the story.

Unfortunately, in real life, things don't always end with a happy ending. When Peter I, who ascended the throne, by his grace recognized the innocence of the boyar Artamon Sergeevich Matveev, elevated him and summoned him to himself, just then the Streltsy rebellion began. The boyar, trying to pacify the brewing uprising, was literally torn apart by troublemakers right in front of the windows of the royal palace. This cruel scene deeply impressed the man who later “cut a window to Europe.”

The main characters of the story are the boyar's daughter Natalya and Alexei Lyuboslavsky.

Alexey and Natalya decided on a desperate act, and then proved their honesty and true courage by fighting their enemies. Both boyar Matvey and the tsar did not remember evil when Natalya and Alexei opened up to them, but recognized their merits and the right to live together out of love.

Alexey entrusted Natalya with the secret that he was the son of the slandered and unjustly convicted boyar Lyuboslavsky, who fled outside the Fatherland. Alexei was not sure that the king would treat him leniently, and therefore he lived as a hermit and did not tell anyone who he was.

The lovers were helped by Natalya’s nanny, who was tempted by gifts from Alexei, as well as by the old priest, who agreed, without asking anything, to secretly marry them. Without their help, the young people would not have succeeded.

Natalya was a very beautiful eighteen-year-old girl, the daughter of boyar Matvey. She was honest, kind and simple-minded. She loved nature and had great respect for her father. The education of girls at that time was such that she could not even read and write. Of course, for Alexey she could not become a person with whom he could discuss issues of politics or the development of the state (and it is clear that Alexey needed this, being a victim of political struggle and finding himself alone). But she could pacify him, give him a sense of her own worth, accept him with all his doubts, as if to smooth out the sharp corners. Her devotion was manifested in the fact that she even went to war with him. This, as well as the fact that she ran away from home, speaks of great determination and strength of character. Probably, participation in hostilities made her firmer and wiser. Material from the site

Alexey was the son of a repressed boyar, who at one time fled the country and, after the death of his father, secretly returned back at his own risk. This speaks of great love for the homeland and courage. He immediately sensed Natalia’s originality and showed great persistence to achieve his goal. He was looking for an opportunity to distinguish himself in such a way as to have every right to appear before the eyes of the king, and his participation in the war contributed to this. He was probably a very impetuous and energetic person, did not like to be idle and sincerely performed his duty as he understood it. In addition, he was a talented draftsman, which was completely atypical for a person of his rank.

Both Alexey and Natalya were very emotional, and committed many actions under the influence of emotions. But their emotions were noble.

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This story is about love. The work shows true love, which, according to the author, is above all. A true feeling overcomes any obstacles and turns out to be stronger than any prejudice. People who truly love should be together. This is the main idea of ​​the story. The idea is expressed in the words “love is stronger than anything,” which Alexey wrote in a letter to Natalya’s father.

Its main characters are Natalya and Alexey. Natalya's nanny and father play a significant role in the story. There are also episodic characters: the king and the priest.

There are no negative characters among those named, but Natalya evokes special sympathy; it is no coincidence, it seems to me, that the story is named after her. First of all, she knows how to love. She understands that her feeling is real. Secondly, she cares about her loved ones and worries that she might offend them. Natalya is also a very devoted person; she remains close to Alexei even during the war. She feels subtly, worries, and is an example of a Russian woman.

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