Youth, Tolstoy Lev Nikolaevich. Leo Tolstoy - youth Tolstoy's youth very brief summary

The sixteenth spring of Nikolai Irtenyev is coming. He is preparing for university exams, filled with dreams and thoughts about his future purpose. To more clearly define the purpose of life, Nikolai starts a separate notebook, where he writes down the duties and rules necessary for moral improvement. On Holy Wednesday, a gray-haired monk, a confessor, comes to the house. After confession, Nikolai feels like a clean and new person. But at night he suddenly remembers one of his shameful sins, which he hid in confession. He hardly sleeps until the morning and at six o'clock he hurries in a cab to the monastery to confess again. Joyful, Nikolenka returns back; it seems to him that there is no better and purer person in the world than him. He cannot restrain himself and tells the cab driver about his confession. And he answers: “Well, master, your business is the master’s.” The joyful feeling disappears, and Nikolai even experiences some distrust of his wonderful inclinations and qualities.

Nikolai successfully passes the exams and is enrolled in the university. The family congratulates him. By order of his father, the coachman Kuzma, the carriage and the bay Handsome are at the complete disposal of Nikolai. Deciding that he is already quite an adult, Nikolai buys many different trinkets, a pipe and tobacco on Kuznetsky Most. At home he tries to smoke, but feels nauseous and weak. Dmitry Nekhlyudov, who came to pick him up, reproaches Nikolai, explaining the stupidity of smoking. Friends, together with Volodya and Dubkov, go to a restaurant to celebrate the younger Irtenyev’s entry into university. Observing the behavior of young people, Nikolai notices that Nekhlyudov differs from Volodya and Dubkov in a better, more correct way: he does not smoke, does not play cards, does not talk about love affairs. But Nikolai, because of his boyish enthusiasm for adult life, wants to imitate Volodya and Dubkov. He drinks champagne and lights a cigarette in a restaurant from a burning candle that stands on the table in front of strangers. As a result, a quarrel arises with a certain Kolpikov. Nikolai feels insulted, but takes out all his resentment on Dubkov, unfairly shouting at him. Realizing the childishness of his friend’s behavior, Nekhlyudov calms and consoles him.

The next day, by order of his father, Nikolenka goes, as a fully grown man, to make visits. He visits the Valakhins, Kornakovs, Ivins, Prince Ivan Ivanovich, with difficulty enduring long hours of forced conversations. Nikolai feels free and easy only in the company of Dmitry Nekhlyudov, who invites him to visit his mother in Kuntsevo. On the way, friends talk about various topics, Nikolai admits that lately he has been completely confused by the variety of new impressions. He likes Dmitry’s calm prudence without a hint of edification, his free and noble mind, he likes that Nekhlyudov forgave the shameful story in the restaurant, as if without attaching special significance to it. Thanks to conversations with Dmitry, Nikolai begins to understand that growing up is not a simple change in time, but the slow formation of the soul. He admires his friend more and more and, falling asleep after a conversation in the Nekhlyudovs’ house, thinks about how good it would be if Dmitry married his sister or, conversely, he married Dmitry’s sister.

The next day, Nikolai leaves for the village by mail, where memories of his childhood and his mother come to life in him with renewed vigor. He thinks a lot, reflects on his future place in the world, on the concept of good manners, which requires enormous internal work on himself. Enjoying village life, Nikolai happily realizes in himself the ability to see and feel the most subtle shades of the beauty of nature.

At the age of forty-eight, my father marries for the second time. The children do not like their stepmother; after a few months, the father and his new wife develop a relationship of “quiet hatred.”

When Nikolai begins his studies at the university, it seems that he is dissolving into the mass of the same students and is in many ways disappointed with his new life. He rushes from conversations with Nekhlyudov to participation in student revelries, which are condemned by his friend. Irtenyev is irritated by the conventions of secular society, which seem for the most part to be the pretense of insignificant people. Among the students, Nikolai makes new acquaintances, and he notices that the main concern of these people is, first of all, getting pleasure from life. Under the influence of new acquaintances, he unconsciously follows the same principle. Carelessness in studying bears fruit: Nikolai fails his first exam. For three days he does not leave the room, he feels truly unhappy and has lost all his former joy in life. Dmitry visits him, but due to the cooling that sets in their friendship, Nekhlyudov’s sympathy seems condescending and therefore offensive to Nikolai.

One late evening Nikolai takes out a notebook on which it is written: “Rules of Life.” From the surging feelings associated with youthful dreams, he cries, but not with tears of despair, but with repentance and moral impulse. He decides to write the rules of life again and never change them. The first half of youth ends in anticipation of the next, happier one.

In 1857, Tolstoy’s story “Youth” was published. A summary of the two previous stories, “Childhood” and “Adolescence”, will have to be read by all those who want to know more about the main characters of “Youth”. The story is part of a pseudo-autobiographical trilogy.

The main character of the story is Nikolai Irtenev. In the third part of the trilogy, he is presented as a young man. Nikolai is preparing for entrance exams to the university. For the main character, the time has come to think seriously about his future and his choice of life path. Irteniev strives for self-discipline and moral self-improvement. For these purposes, he starts a special notebook to write down his life principles, which he intends to strictly follow. In addition, Nikolai confesses, trying to remember even the most ancient and already forgotten sins. After confession, the main character feels born again.

Having entered the university, Irtenyev feels like an adult and goes with his friends to a restaurant to celebrate his enrollment. Nikolai carefully observes the behavior of his friends. Dmitry Nekhlyudov is a model of morality. He doesn't drink, smoke or gamble like others. However, Nikolai decided to imitate Dubkov and Volodya. The main character drinks champagne and smokes a cigarette.

The next day, Irtenyev goes on a visit to his parents’ friends. The father believes that his son has become an adult, which means he should get used to social life. Nikolai is bored in the company of unfamiliar people. Only with Dmitry Nekhlyudov can he allow himself to be himself. Dmitry invites a friend to his estate. After a long, emotional conversation with Nekhlyudov, the main character has a desire to become related to him. Dmitry can marry his sister, or he himself will marry Dmitry's sister. The next day, the main character goes to the village, where he recalls his childhood memories. Here he thinks a lot about his mother, about his place in this world and enjoys all the delights of village life.

Irtenyev Sr. married for the second time. Children do not have a good relationship with their stepmother. A few months after the marriage, Nikolai’s father himself begins to feel hatred for his new wife.

Nikolai is disappointed with his student life, which he imagined differently. The main character continues to communicate with Nekhlyudov, without neglecting the student revelry, for which Dmitry condemns him. Nikolai's new acquaintances are not distinguished by their good behavior. They expect pleasures from life, first of all, without thinking about how they will be received. The main character is annoyed by social interaction, which he considers too hypocritical. Under the influence of new friends, Nikolai forgets about his studies and gets carried away in the pursuit of pleasure. The result is failure in exams.

Irtenyev locks himself in his room, feeling shame and despair. He is disappointed with life and doesn't want to talk to anyone. One day Nikolai finds a notebook in which he wrote down the rules of life. The young man feels remorse and cries for a long time. Nikolai decides to follow his rules further. But now he intends to never give up on them.

Characteristics

Nikolay Irtenev

The main character of the story involuntarily arouses the reader's sympathy. Nicholas is distinguished by his independence, which arose as a result of his prolonged loneliness. The young man grows up without a mother. Father is always busy. Not all topics can be discussed with your sister. The main character decides to engage in self-education. He feels an urgent need for a moral core, without which, in his opinion, it is impossible to live his life with dignity. Religion becomes one of the ways for a young man to achieve a moral ideal. Nikolai believes that sincere repentance of sins in confession can cleanse the soul. However, religion is not enough. The young man begins to come up with his own rules, following which should make him even more perfect.

Like many young people of his age, Nikolai tends to get carried away quickly and just as quickly become disappointed. Student life seems to him to be another step towards a moral ideal. A visit to the “temple of science,” like a visit to the temple of God, should elevate the main character and contribute to the improvement of his moral qualities.

Misconceptions about student life
In reality, student life was not what Nikolai expected it to be. Students are not only far from the moral ideal, they do not strive for it. The main character tries to find the joy of life in forbidden pleasures, but they, in the end, disappoint him and cause him a huge amount of trouble.

At the end of the story, the young man comes to the conclusion that he started his path correctly, but then lost his way. Nikolai sets himself the task of returning to the right path. The main character again makes a decision consciously and independently, without experiencing external pressure.

Nikolai unconsciously reaches out to a person who corresponds to his ideas about the moral ideal. Nekhlyudov becomes the “alter ego” of the main character. But unlike Nikolai, Dmitry does not set himself the goal of acquiring high moral qualities. He possesses such qualities from birth. Nekhlyudov does not have to make any effort to become “correct.” The conviction that drinking, smoking and indulging in various forms of debauchery is evil is his internal guideline. This is the same integral and unchanging quality as, for example, hair or eye color. Nekhlyudov has no need to hide from all sorts of temptations, from which Irtenyev is so frantically trying to protect himself. Dmitry simply cannot imagine that his behavior could be any different. Any behavior other than the one he has is unnatural for him.

It should be noted that Dmitry does not try to seem “good” and does not show hypocrisy. All his actions are completely sincere and correspond to his internal moral principles. Dmitry never imposes his “moral code” on others, but it is considered necessary to reprimand a friend who has stumbled.

The main idea of the story

Youth is one of the most difficult periods in a person’s life. It marks the transition to a new life. Self-control and the participation of a loved one will help you avoid making a fatal mistake.

Analysis of the work

A significant place in the story is devoted to the reflections of the main character and the description of his feelings. There are few events in the story. The author decided to devote his story to the inner world of Nikolai. Events, as such, are necessary only to show the movements of the protagonist’s soul, his reaction to what is happening.

Leo Tolstoy’s novel “Family Happiness” addresses the theme of family fidelity, mutual understanding and life for the sake of the happiness of the other half as the only correct path.

familiar topics, Nikolai admits that lately he has been completely confused by the variety of new impressions. He likes Dmitry’s calm prudence without a hint of edification, his free and noble mind, he likes that Nekhlyudov forgave the shameful story in the restaurant, as if without attaching special significance to it. Thanks to conversations with Dmitry, Nikolai begins to understand that growing up is not a simple change in time, but the slow formation of the soul. He admires his friend more and more and, falling asleep after a conversation in the Nekhlyudovs’ house, thinks about how good it would be if Dmitry married his sister or, conversely, he married Dmitry’s sister.

With the start of university studies
The 16th spring of Nikolai Irtenyev is underway. He is preparing for university exams, filled with dreams and thoughts about his future purpose. To more clearly define the purpose of life, Nikolai starts a separate notebook, where he writes down the duties and rules necessary for moral improvement. On Holy Wednesday, a gray-haired monk, a confessor, comes to the house. After confession, Nikolai feels like a clean and new person. But at night he suddenly remembers one of his shameful sins, which he hid in confession. He hardly sleeps until the morning and at six o'clock he hurries in a cab to the monastery to confess again. Joyful, Nikolenka returns back; it seems to him that there is no better and purer person in the world than him. He cannot restrain himself and tells the cab driver about his confession. And he answers: Well, master, your business is the master’s. The joyful feeling disappears, and Nikolai even experiences some distrust of his wonderful inclinations and qualities.
Nikolai successfully passes the exams and is enrolled in the university. The family congratulates him. By order of his father, the coachman Kuzma, the carriage and the bay Handsome are at the complete disposal of Nikolai. Deciding that he is already quite an adult, Nikolai buys many different trinkets, a pipe and tobacco on Kuznetsky Most. At home he tries to smoke, but feels nauseous and weak. Dmitry Nekhlyudov, who came to pick him up, reproaches Nikolai, explaining the stupidity of smoking. Friends, together with Volodya and Dubkov, go to a restaurant to celebrate the younger Irtenyev’s entry into university. Observing the behavior of young people, Nikolai notices that Nekhlyudov differs from Volodya and Dubkov in a better, correct way: he does not smoke, does not play cards, does not talk about love affairs. But Nikolai, because of his boyish enthusiasm for adult life, wants to imitate Volodya and Dubkov. He drinks champagne and lights a cigarette in a restaurant from a burning candle that stands on the table in front of strangers. As a result, a quarrel arises with a certain Kolpikov. Nikolai feels insulted, but takes out all his resentment on Dubkov, unfairly shouting at him. Realizing the childishness of his friend’s behavior, Nekhlyudov calms and consoles him.
The next day, by order of his father, Nikolenka goes, as a fully grown man, to make visits. He visits the Valakhins, Kornakovs, Ivins, Prince Ivan Ivanovich, with difficulty enduring long hours of forced conversations. Nikolai feels free and easy only in the company of Dmitry Nekhlyudov, who invites him to visit his mother in Kuntsevo. On the way, friends talk about various topics, Nikolai admits that lately he has been completely confused by the variety of new impressions. He likes Dmitry’s calm prudence without a hint of edification, his free and noble mind, he likes that Nekhlyudov forgave the shameful story in the restaurant, as if without attaching special significance to it. Thanks to conversations with Dmitry, Nikolai begins to understand that growing up is not a simple change in time, but the slow formation of the soul. He admires his friend more and more and, falling asleep after a conversation in the Nekhlyudovs’ house, thinks about how good it would be if Dmitry married his sister or, conversely, he married Dmitry’s sister.
The next day, Nikolai leaves for the village by mail, where memories of his childhood and his mother come to life in him with renewed vigor. He thinks a lot, reflects on his future place in the world, on the concept of good manners, which requires enormous internal work on himself. Enjoying village life, Nikolai happily realizes in himself the ability to see and feel the most subtle shades of the beauty of nature.
At the age of forty-eight, my father marries for the second time. The children do not like their stepmother; after a few months, the father and his new wife develop a relationship of quiet hatred.
When Nikolai begins his studies at the university, it seems that he is dissolving into the mass of the same students and is in many ways disappointed with his new life.
Nikolai Irtenyev is already 15 years old. He is preparing to go to university, persistently preparing for exams, and at the same time trying to achieve spiritual perfection - especially for this he starts a notebook, Rules of Life. During Holy Week, a monk comes to their house, to whom Nikolai confesses. But the feeling of purification and joy did not last long; at night he suddenly remembered another sin, which he had not mentioned during confession. Because of this, he cannot sleep and, as soon as early morning comes, he takes a cab and goes to the monastery for confession. Only after this confession does he feel completely cleansed.
Having passed his university exams with flying colors, Nikolai becomes a student. This joyful event becomes a real reason for celebration. Nikolai feels completely grown up, goes to Kuznetsky Most, and, among other little things, buys tobacco and a pipe, and upon returning home, tries to smoke. He feels bad, and then his friend Dmitry Nekhlyudov, who came to see him, talks about how stupid he is behaving.

Together with his brother Volodya, Dubkov and Nekhlyudov, Nikolai goes to a restaurant to celebrate his admission to the university. He sees how relaxed his brother and Dubkov behave, and how they differ from the serious and silent Nekhlyudov. But he is drawn to what he considers adult life, and therefore Nikolai tries to imitate his brother. He drinks champagne and takes a cigarette, lighting it from a candle standing on someone else's table, which causes a quarrel with a stranger. Feeling awkward, Nikolai blames Dubkov for what happened. Nekhlyudov tries to calm him down.

Nicholas's next day is devoted to visits. But he is bored in the company of people he knows, and only in a conversation with Nekhlyudov does he feel at ease and at ease. He really likes his friend’s calmness and confidence, and he himself admits to Dmitry that he cannot sort out his feelings and thoughts regarding his new adult life. After a day of visits, Nikolai leaves for the village, where he feels unified with nature and enjoys new sensations, without ceasing to think about his future life.
Nikolai's father is getting married. But neither Nikolai nor Volodya experience any warm feelings for his new wife, and the father himself, soon after the wedding, realizes that he does not love her. Student life brings Nikolai not only new impressions, but also disappointments - he sees that in order to be a secular person, you have to pretend a lot, observing a lot of conventions, which his soul does not accept. He begins to rush between the judicious Nekhlyudov and his new friends, for whom only one principle is important: life should bring pleasure. And this principle draws him in more and more, and the result of this is that he cannot pass the first exam at the university. He locks himself in his room and even Nekhlyudov’s sympathy and consolations seem feigned to him. Being in this state, he again picks up the notebook Rules of Life and cries with remorse. He decides to write in his notebook again and live according to the rules he wrote down.
The sixteenth spring of Nikolai Irtenyev is coming. He is preparing for university exams, filled with dreams and thoughts about his future purpose. To more clearly define the purpose of life, Nikolai starts a separate notebook, where he writes down the duties and rules necessary for moral improvement. On Holy Wednesday, a gray-haired monk, a confessor, comes to the house. After confession, Nikolai feels like a clean and new person. But at night he suddenly remembers one of his shameful sins, which he hid in confession. He hardly sleeps until the morning and at six o'clock he hurries in a cab to the monastery to confess again. Joyful, Nikolenka returns back; it seems to him that there is no better and purer person in the world than him. He cannot restrain himself and tells the cab driver about his confession. And he answers: Well, master, your business is the master’s. The joyful feeling disappears, and Nikolai even experiences some distrust of his wonderful inclinations and qualities.
The 16th spring of Nikolai Irtenyev is underway. He is preparing for university exams, filled with dreams and thoughts about his future purpose. To more clearly define the purpose of life, Nikolai starts a separate notebook, where he writes down the duties and rules necessary for moral improvement. On Holy Wednesday, a gray-haired monk, a confessor, comes to the house. After confession, Nikolai feels like a clean and new person. But at night he suddenly remembers one of his shameful sins, which he hid in confession. He hardly sleeps until the morning and at six o'clock he hurries in a cab to the monastery to confess again. Joyful, Nikolenka returns back; it seems to him that there is no better and purer person in the world than him. He cannot restrain himself and tells the cab driver about his confession. And he answers: Well, master, your business is the master’s. The joyful feeling disappears, and Nikolai even experiences some distrust of his wonderful inclinations and qualities.
Nikolai successfully passes the exams and is enrolled in the university. The family congratulates him. By order of his father, the coachman Kuzma, the carriage and the bay Handsome are at the complete disposal of Nikolai. Deciding that he is already quite an adult, Nikolai buys many different trinkets, a pipe and tobacco on Kuznetsky Most. At home he tries to smoke, but feels nauseous and weak. Dmitry Nekhlyudov, who came to pick him up, reproaches Nikolai, explaining the stupidity of smoking. Friends, together with Volodya and Dubkov, go to a restaurant to celebrate the younger Irtenyev’s entry into university. Observing the behavior of young people, Nikolai notices that Nekhlyudov differs from Volodya and Dubkov in a better, correct way: he does not smoke, does not play cards, does not talk about love affairs. But Nikolai, because of his boyish enthusiasm for adult life, wants to imitate Volodya and Dubkov. He drinks champagne and lights a cigarette in a restaurant from a burning candle that stands on the table in front of strangers. As a result, a quarrel arises with a certain Kolpikov. Nikolai feels insulted, but takes out all his resentment on Dubkov, unfairly shouting at him. Realizing the childishness of his friend’s behavior, Nekhlyudov calms and consoles him.
The next day, by order of his father, Nikolenka goes, as a fully grown man, to make visits. He visits the Valakhins, Kornakovs, Ivins, Prince Ivan Ivanovich, with difficulty enduring long hours of forced conversations. Nikolai feels free and easy only in the company of Dmitry Nekhlyudov, who invites him to visit his mother in Kuntsevo. On the way, friends talk about various topics, Nikolai admits that lately he has been completely confused by the variety of new impressions. He likes Dmitry’s calm prudence without a hint of edification, his free and noble mind, he likes that Nekhlyudov forgave the shameful story in the restaurant, as if without attaching special significance to it. Thanks to conversations with Dmitry, Nikolai begins to understand that growing up is not a simple change in time, but the slow formation of the soul. He admires his friend more and more and, falling asleep after a conversation in the Nekhlyudovs’ house, thinks about how good it would be if Dmitry married his sister or, conversely, he married Dmitry’s sister.
The next day, Nikolai leaves for the village by mail, where memories of his childhood and his mother come to life in him with renewed vigor. He thinks a lot, reflects on his future place in the world, on the concept of good manners, which requires enormous internal work on himself. Enjoying village life, Nikolai happily realizes in himself the ability to see and feel the most subtle shades of the beauty of nature.
At the age of forty-eight, my father marries for the second time. The children do not like their stepmother; after a few months, the father and his new wife develop a relationship of quiet hatred.
With the start of university studies

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Nikolai Irtenyev is already 15 years old. He is getting ready to go to university, persistently preparing for exams, and at the same time trying to achieve spiritual perfection - especially for this he starts a notebook “Rules of Life”. During Holy Week, a monk comes to their house, to whom Nikolai confesses. But the feeling of purification and joy did not last long - at night he suddenly remembered another sin, which he had not mentioned during confession. Because of this, he cannot sleep and, as soon as early morning comes, he takes a cab and goes to the monastery for confession. Only after this confession does he feel completely cleansed. Having passed his university exams with flying colors, Nikolai becomes a student. This joyful event becomes a real reason for celebration. Nikolai feels completely grown up, goes to Kuznetsky Most, and, among other little things, buys tobacco and a pipe, and upon returning home, tries to smoke. He feels bad, and then his friend Dmitry Nekhlyudov, who came to see him, talks about how stupid he is behaving. Together with his brother Volodya, Dubkov and Nekhlyudov, Nikolai goes to a restaurant to celebrate his admission to the university. He sees how relaxed his brother and Dubkov behave, and how they differ from the serious and silent Nekhlyudov. But he is drawn to what he considers adult life, and therefore Nikolai tries to imitate his brother. He drinks champagne and takes a cigarette, lighting it from a candle standing on someone else's table, which causes a quarrel with a stranger. Feeling awkward, Nikolai blames Dubkov for what happened. Nekhlyudov tries to calm him down. Nicholas's next day is devoted to visits. But he is bored in the company of people he knows, and only in a conversation with Nekhlyudov does he feel at ease and at ease. He really likes his friend’s calmness and confidence, and he himself admits to Dmitry that he cannot understand his feelings and thoughts regarding his new “adult” life. After a day of visits, Nikolai leaves for the village, where he feels unified with nature and enjoys new sensations, without ceasing to think about his future life. Nikolai's father is getting married. But neither Nikolai nor Volodya experience any warm feelings for his new wife, and the father himself, soon after the wedding, realizes that he does not love her. Student life brings Nikolai not only new impressions, but also disappointments - he sees that in order to be a secular person, you have to pretend a lot, observing a lot of conventions, which his soul does not accept. He begins to rush between the judicious Nekhlyudov and his new friends, for whom only one principle is important: life should bring pleasure. And this principle draws him in more and more, and the result of this is that he cannot pass the first exam at the university. He locks himself in his room and even Nekhlyudov’s sympathy and consolations seem feigned to him. Being in this state, he again picks up the “Rules of Life” notebook and cries with remorse. He decides to write in his notebook again and live according to the rules he wrote down.

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The sixteenth spring of Nikolai Irtenyev is underway. He is preparing for university exams, filled with dreams and thoughts about his future purpose. To more clearly define the purpose of life, Nikolai starts a separate notebook, where he writes down the duties and rules necessary for moral improvement. On Holy Wednesday, a gray-haired monk, a confessor, comes to the house. After confession, Nikolai feels like a clean and new person. But at night he suddenly remembers one of his shameful sins, which he hid in confession. He hardly sleeps until the morning and at six o'clock he hurries in a cab to the monastery to confess again. Joyful, Nikolenka returns back; it seems to him that there is no better and purer person in the world than him. He cannot restrain himself and tells the cab driver about his confession. And he answers: “Well, master, your business is the master’s.” The joyful feeling disappears, and Nikolai even experiences some distrust of his wonderful inclinations and qualities.

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The 16th spring of Nikolai Irtenyev is underway. He is preparing for university exams, filled with dreams and thoughts about his future purpose. To more clearly define the purpose of life, Nikolai starts a separate notebook, where he writes down the duties and rules necessary for moral improvement. On Holy Wednesday, a gray-haired monk, a confessor, comes to the house. After confession, Nikolai feels like a clean and new person. But at night he suddenly remembers one of his shameful sins, which he hid in confession. He hardly sleeps until the morning and at six o'clock he hurries in a cab to the monastery to confess again. Joyful, Nikolenka returns back; it seems to him that there is no better and purer person in the world than him. He cannot restrain himself and tells the cab driver about his confession. And he answers: “Well, master, your business is the master’s.” The joyful feeling disappears, and Nikolai even experiences some distrust of his wonderful inclinations and qualities. Nikolai successfully passes the exams and is enrolled in the university. The family congratulates him. By order of his father, the coachman Kuzma, the carriage and the bay Handsome are at the complete disposal of Nikolai. Deciding that he is already quite an adult, Nikolai buys many different trinkets, a pipe and tobacco on Kuznetsky Most. At home he tries to smoke, but feels nauseous and weak. Dmitry Nekhlyudov, who came to pick him up, reproaches Nikolai, explaining the stupidity of smoking. Friends, together with Volodya and Dubkov, go to a restaurant to celebrate the younger Irtenyev’s entry into university. Observing the behavior of young people, Nikolai notices that Nekhlyudov differs from Volodya and Dubkov in a better, correct way: he does not smoke, does not play cards, does not talk about love affairs. But Nikolai, because of his boyish enthusiasm for adult life, wants to imitate Volodya and Dubkov. He drinks champagne and lights a cigarette in a restaurant from a burning candle that stands on the table in front of strangers. As a result, a quarrel arises with a certain Kolpikov. Nikolai feels insulted, but takes out all his resentment on Dubkov, unfairly shouting at him. Realizing the childishness of his friend’s behavior, Nekhlyudov calms and consoles him. The next day, by order of his father, Nikolenka goes, as a fully grown man, to make visits. He visits the Valakhins, Kornakovs, Ivins, Prince Ivan Ivanovich, with difficulty enduring long hours of forced conversations. Nikolai feels free and easy only in the company of Dmitry Nekhlyudov, who invites him to visit his mother in Kuntsevo. On the way, friends talk about various topics, Nikolai admits that lately he has been completely confused by the variety of new impressions. He likes Dmitry’s calm prudence without a hint of edification, his free and noble mind, he likes that Nekhlyudov forgave the shameful story in the restaurant, as if without attaching special significance to it. Thanks to conversations with Dmitry, Nikolai begins to understand that growing up is not a simple change in time, but the slow formation of the soul. He admires his friend more and more and, falling asleep after a conversation in the Nekhlyudovs’ house, thinks about how good it would be if Dmitry married his sister or, conversely, he married Dmitry’s sister. The next day, Nikolai leaves for the village by mail, where memories of his childhood and his mother come to life in him with renewed vigor. He thinks a lot, reflects on his future place in the world, on the concept of good manners, which requires enormous internal work on himself. Enjoying village life, Nikolai happily realizes in himself the ability to see and feel the most subtle shades of the beauty of nature. At the age of forty-eight, my father marries for the second time. The children do not like their stepmother; after a few months, the father and his new wife develop a relationship of “quiet hatred.” With the start of university studies

Youth, Tolstoy Lev Nikolaevich. Leo Tolstoy - youth Tolstoy's youth very brief summary

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Nikolay Irtenev

The main idea of ​​the story

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The main idea of the story