Anton-Goremyk. Village. Fishermen

“In the circle of Russian writers,” Dmitry Vasilievich Grigorovich recalled, “there are hardly many of those who have been brought in childhood as many unfavorable conditions for literary field as I had them.” Nevertheless, in 1893, on the day of the fiftieth anniversary of his literary activity, the best Russian writers, including Lev Nikolaevich Tolstoy, gave Grigorovich a tribute and recognition as one of the patriarchs of Russian literature. Dmitry Vasilievich became famous as the author of works that played an important role in the formation and development of critical realism. One of these works is the story "Anton-Goremyk", represented by readers in 1847. In the center of this story is the tragic fate of the peasant Anton. The story of an ordinary man, brought by a number of circumstances, on him independent and explained by the conditions of fortress captivity, to complete ruin and despair, became a convincing accusation against Dmitry Vasilyevich against the main social evil of that time - serfdom. The story about the fate of Anton-Lomezika not only caused compassion, pity for the oppressed peasantry, he woke up a feeling of indignation in people, shame for the fact that this is possible and still happens in Russia, sounded like a call to the struggle for the liberation of the people .... ..