Captain"s Daughter

The action takes place during the uprising of Emelyan Pugachev. It tells the story of the young nobleman Peter Grinev, whom his father sends to Orenburg to “serve under the command” of his ancient comrade. However, Peter gets to the service in the Belogorsk fortress in the Orenburg province, where the main events of the novel occur, including the famous duel scene, the attack of Pugachev, the courageous service and the sincere love of the protagonist for the daughter of the commandant of the fortress. The narrative is conducted on behalf of the already middle -aged landowner Peter Grinev. In his memoirs, the story of a noble young man is hidden, who, as everyone knows, was bequeathed to “protect the honor of a young man”