of Pushkin "Queen of Spades" came from the pen of the great poet in 1833.The basis for it was the well-known salon in the light of the mysterious legend of the sudden and stunning good luck card Princess Natalia Golitsyn.Story Intact, recalls a fascinating story and read "first time."
assembled with the usual card of the story (the landlord tells Tomsky) begins eyeballs plot Pushkin."The Queen of Spades" their content brings us into a hussar XVIII century.The grandmother of the narrator, Count Tomsky, Anna Fedotovna in his youth lost count of Orleans every penny.Not having received funds from the disturbed husband, she is assisted by a famous alchemist and occultist Count St. Germain (who then asked for money) to learn the secret of the three cards.This mysterious Frenchman was due to that the Countess will only play one game.Anna Fedotovna Tomsk then recouped and moved to St. Petersburg.Never again, she did not sit down at the table.Only once he revealed the secret to Mr. Chaplitsky previously having secured a promise from him similar to his.He did not keep his word, winning once, did not stop in time, and then, after losing millions died in poverty.Agree, dear readers, is masterful intrigue wove his novel Pushkin."The Queen of Spades" - the product of an exciting and dynamic.
story was not left "hanging in the air."He heard eaten passions and ambitions of a young engineer Hermann.It does not matter, because the state of his modest, and he has no other income other than wages.Repressed strong-willed passion for the game makes him eager to catch her every nuance.Hearing the story of Count Tomsky shook the young engineer, and a thirst for fast enrichment seized him.
way of life of the ducal house described in the next chapter of Pushkin."The Queen of Spades" introduces us to the Countess of Tomsk, who lives on the estate is closed, it is meaningless observant XVII century palace etiquette, manic watching their appearance and decoration.Its endless petty quibbles.This manner of his landowner produces and pulls all the others, and especially a young pupil Elizabeth.Hot and passionate Hermann captivates Lizonka wrote her a note and achieves secret visits to the Count's house.Getting young people - the theme of the third chapter.The pupil describes in detail his plan rooms.But at the appointed hour, Hermann goes to the girl and to her mistress.Mistress he sees sitting in the window insomnia.The young man asks, and then requires the disclosure of Tomsk Countess cherished secrets, but she stubbornly silent.When an engineer starts to threats, he pulled out a pistol, a landowner a heart attack, and she dies.
fourth chapter of the psychological and moral.Germann rises to the ward, said that about misfortune.Elizabeth shocked him selfish.However, neither the tears of a girl in love, nor her feelings do not touch greedy young man.
In the fifth chapter of Pushkin shows his talent as a writer-mystic.At the funeral service of the Countess Hermann fancies mocking glance and a wink of the deceased.The next night he was awakened by a strange noise and then floated into the room the ghost of Anna Fedotovna and told him a secret combination of cards - three, seven, ace.Vision ended his speech by asking forgiveness of Germany and to play only once and that was to stop, and then to marry Elizabeth.This culmination of the plot created by Pushkin."The Queen of Spades" reinforces the dynamics of its line.
Soon there an ideal situation for enriching game.In Moscow attracts the rich players.On the first day Hermann doubles his fortune by putting it all in the top three, but it does not stop there.Luck favors to him and on the second day - seven also brings good luck, he becomes rich.However, the player's passion, greed powerfully lead him to death.He decided on the third game, putting the ace all your extracted game easy money - 200 thousand rubles.Ace falls, but the triumph of Hermann interrupts opponent Chekalinsky remark that his lost lady.The engineer understands - the incomprehensible happened: pulling aces from the deck, his fingers somehow got a completely different card - the queen of spades - a symbol of secret malevolence.
Desperate conman shocked his mind can not cope with the stress, and it is crazy.It was in the sixth chapter, and containing very fateful play, and paid for her inescapable denouement of the plot outlined Pushkin."The Queen of Spades," rewarder of Germany on merit: his home is now - Seventeenth Chamber Obukhov hospital for the insane.Consciousness former engineer from now forever closed in a combination of three cards.The fate of the pupils develops Elizabeth happily: marriage, prosperity and family happiness.
story "The Queen of Spades" created a furor.Among the players even had fashion - to put on the card mentioned Pushkin.Contemporaries noted masterful psychological image of the author of the image of the old countess and her pupils.However, most clearly depicted "Byron" character Hermann.Luck product is not accidental: a classic, in whose veins flows the blood of really hot, writes on the subject for himself close Fartagh luck.At the same time we see him fatalistic beliefs, saying that after all the fuss over the entire life of rock dominates.
