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Дети подземелья
В своей повести «Дети подземелья» известный русский писатель В.Г.Короленко (1853-1921) затрагивает вечные темы дружбы, любви, добра, заставляет сопереживать, сочувствовать юным героям, их нелегкой жизни, полной лишений.
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First published February 1, 1886
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About the author
Vladimir Korolenko
502 books74 followersVladimir Galaktionovich Korolenko (Russian: Владимир Галактионович Короленко) was journalist, human rights activist and humanitarian. His short stories were known for their harsh description of nature based on his experience of exile in Siberia. Korolenko was a strong critic of the Tsarist regime and in his final years of the Bolsheviks.
Korolenko's first short stories were published in 1879. However, his literary career was interrupted that year when he was arrested for revolutionary activity and exiled to the Vyatka region for five years. In 1881 he refused to swear allegiance to the new Tsar Alexander III and was exiled farther, to Yakutia.
Upon his return from the exile, he had more stories published. Makar's Dream (Сон Макара, Son Makara) established his reputation as a writer when it was published in 1885. The story, based on a dying peasant's dream of heaven, was translated and published in English in 1892.
Korolenko settled in Nizhniy Novgorod shortly afterwards and continued publishing popular short stories. He published a novel Слепой музыкант (Slepoi Musykant) in 1886, which was published in English as The Blind Musician in 1896-1898.
After visiting the Chicago exhibition during 1893, Korolenko wrote the story Without Language (Без языка, Bez Yazyka) based on what happens to a Ukrainian peasant who immigrates to the USA. His final story Мгновение (Mgnovenie, "Blink of an Eye"), was published in 1900.
By then, Korolenko was well established among Russian writers. He was a member of the Russian Academy of Sciences but resigned in 1902 when Maxim Gorky was expelled as a member because of his revolutionary activities. (Anton Chekhov resigned from the Academy for the same reason).
In 1895, Korolenko became the editor of the periodical Russkoe Bogatstvo (Russian Wealth) and used this position to criticise alleged injustices occurring under the tsar. He also used his position to publish reviews of important pieces of literature such as Chekhov's final play The Cherry Orchard in 1904.
Vladimir Korolenko was a lifetime opponent of Czarism and reservedly welcomed the Russian Revolution of 1917. However, he soon opposed the Bolsheviks as their despotic nature became evident. During the Russian Civil War that ensued, he criticized both Red Terror and White Terror.
He worked on an autobiography История моего современника (Istoria moego sovremenika The History of My Contemporary.
Korolenko advocated for human rights and against injustices and persecutions on the basis of social class by his essay В Голодный год (During The Starving Year, 1891–1892), nationalism in his article Мултанское дело (The Multanskoye Affair, 1895–1896), and criticised[1] the anti-Semitic Beilis trial (in his Call to the Russian People in regard to the blood libel of the Jews, 1911–1913).
He died in Poltava in the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic on December 25, 1921.
Korolenko's first short stories were published in 1879. However, his literary career was interrupted that year when he was arrested for revolutionary activity and exiled to the Vyatka region for five years. In 1881 he refused to swear allegiance to the new Tsar Alexander III and was exiled farther, to Yakutia.
Upon his return from the exile, he had more stories published. Makar's Dream (Сон Макара, Son Makara) established his reputation as a writer when it was published in 1885. The story, based on a dying peasant's dream of heaven, was translated and published in English in 1892.
Korolenko settled in Nizhniy Novgorod shortly afterwards and continued publishing popular short stories. He published a novel Слепой музыкант (Slepoi Musykant) in 1886, which was published in English as The Blind Musician in 1896-1898.
After visiting the Chicago exhibition during 1893, Korolenko wrote the story Without Language (Без языка, Bez Yazyka) based on what happens to a Ukrainian peasant who immigrates to the USA. His final story Мгновение (Mgnovenie, "Blink of an Eye"), was published in 1900.
By then, Korolenko was well established among Russian writers. He was a member of the Russian Academy of Sciences but resigned in 1902 when Maxim Gorky was expelled as a member because of his revolutionary activities. (Anton Chekhov resigned from the Academy for the same reason).
In 1895, Korolenko became the editor of the periodical Russkoe Bogatstvo (Russian Wealth) and used this position to criticise alleged injustices occurring under the tsar. He also used his position to publish reviews of important pieces of literature such as Chekhov's final play The Cherry Orchard in 1904.
Vladimir Korolenko was a lifetime opponent of Czarism and reservedly welcomed the Russian Revolution of 1917. However, he soon opposed the Bolsheviks as their despotic nature became evident. During the Russian Civil War that ensued, he criticized both Red Terror and White Terror.
He worked on an autobiography История моего современника (Istoria moego sovremenika The History of My Contemporary.
Korolenko advocated for human rights and against injustices and persecutions on the basis of social class by his essay В Голодный год (During The Starving Year, 1891–1892), nationalism in his article Мултанское дело (The Multanskoye Affair, 1895–1896), and criticised[1] the anti-Semitic Beilis trial (in his Call to the Russian People in regard to the blood libel of the Jews, 1911–1913).
He died in Poltava in the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic on December 25, 1921.
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June 18, 2022не верится, что это было в программе 6 класса
July 28, 2015
Smeldzīgs un skaists stāsts, tik maz lapās liek pārdomāt tik daudz vērtību un dzīves nesošās skumjas.
Grāmatiņa, kuru varētu pārlasīt vēl un vēl.
Grāmatiņa, kuru varētu pārlasīt vēl un vēl.
July 11, 2015
Очень грустная история, которая на протяжении часов чтения вызывала у меня в основном гнетущее состояние. Однако, в этой небольшой истории есть много пищи для размышления, фраз и мыслей, которые до сих пор актуальны и по сей день.
February 9, 2014
Все-таки я не понимаю, что из такой книги может вынести ребенок. Это повеселее, чем про мальчика, но у меня это все вызывает легкое недоумение.
March 27, 2022
Es lasīju latviešu versiju ''Pazemes bērni''
Stāsts ir interesants. Mēģināšu izteikt savu viedokli, bez spoileriem, jo silti iesaku šo grāmatu izlasīt.
Stāstā veiksmīgi mijas tumša gaisotne ar skumjām un priecīgiem bērnības brīžīem. Man it īpaši patika noslēpumainības elements - ne viss ir līdz galam pateikts, tā kā arī pēc stāsta beigām var pafantazēt kas tur bija ar to vai šito. Kas notika tālāk ar personāžiem? Vai personāžs bija pie pilna saprāta, vai tikai izlikās? Kā vecā pils nonāca līdz tādam stāvoklim? Kas tad īsti bija latīniski runājošais vīrs? Un tā tālāk.
Man patīk ka personāži bija daudzdimensionāli, ar savām stiprām pusēm un vājībām, saviem trūkumiem un tikumiem. Arī galvenā varoņa izaugsme stāsta gaitā bija laba.
Žēl ka stāsts tik īss.
Neieteiktu šo grāmatu bērniem. Drīzāk pusaudžiem un vecākiem. Laba, īsa grāmata drēgniem oktobra vakariem :D
Stāsts ir interesants. Mēģināšu izteikt savu viedokli, bez spoileriem, jo silti iesaku šo grāmatu izlasīt.
Stāstā veiksmīgi mijas tumša gaisotne ar skumjām un priecīgiem bērnības brīžīem. Man it īpaši patika noslēpumainības elements - ne viss ir līdz galam pateikts, tā kā arī pēc stāsta beigām var pafantazēt kas tur bija ar to vai šito. Kas notika tālāk ar personāžiem? Vai personāžs bija pie pilna saprāta, vai tikai izlikās? Kā vecā pils nonāca līdz tādam stāvoklim? Kas tad īsti bija latīniski runājošais vīrs? Un tā tālāk.
Man patīk ka personāži bija daudzdimensionāli, ar savām stiprām pusēm un vājībām, saviem trūkumiem un tikumiem. Arī galvenā varoņa izaugsme stāsta gaitā bija laba.
Žēl ka stāsts tik īss.
Neieteiktu šo grāmatu bērniem. Drīzāk pusaudžiem un vecākiem. Laba, īsa grāmata drēgniem oktobra vakariem :D
May 6, 2019
Yet another example of what was wrong with the USSR. Technically, it was supposed to be a pretty nice cultural drama that shows reader the ugliness of society from kids' perspective, but like most of the other Soviet stories, it gives you an awful aftertaste. Thanks to which you can't help but feel brainf***d. I mean, it's OK for a writer to share his beliefs, but every single page here screams "Commies are good, commies are good!" and therefore feel like a (very) cheap propaganda. So... yeah. A lot of potential ruined by our usual cheap propaganda.
May 14, 2023
Книга затрагивает несколько очень важных тем, такие как любовь и дружба. Человек потерявший свою любовь и убитый горем не замечает, что он страдает не один, но и дарит горе своим близким, которые очень нуждаются в его же любви. Тема дружбы проносится через все произведение. Главный герой, который живёт в роскоши, но очень несчастен и уходит к нищим, чтобы получить то тепло и любовь, которую не может получить в родном доме.
June 1, 2020
В детстве мы садились с мамой и бабушкой за стол и по очереди читали вслух книги. Под эту ревели всех семьёй ...
May 8, 2021
It's a bit hard to read due to old language used but quite a nice story reminding that you should stay always a human.
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January 30, 2024Read for school
December 25, 2024
Nana's recommendation. I read В дурном обществе, though.
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August 21, 2025я помню как плакала когда это читала
October 5, 2025
A heartbreaking story of friendship and humanity.
June 9, 2017
** spoiler alert ** Я знал, что он страшно вспыльчив, что в эту минуту в его груди кипит бешенство. Что он со мной сделает? Но мне теперь кажется, что я боялся не этого... Даже в эту страшную минуту я любил отца и вместе с тем чувствовал, что вот сейчас он бешеным насилием разобьет мою любовь вдребезги. Теперь я совсем перестал бояться. Кажется, я ждал и желал, чтобы катастрофа наконец разразилась... Если так - пусть... тем лучше - да, тем лучше.
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October 3, 2021
This story is so deep and sad, I can't hold my tears, so much empathy, kindness and compassion.
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