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The action takes place in revolutionary Petrograd in the winter of 1917/18. Petrograd, however, acts both as a concrete city and as the center of the Universe, a place of cosmic cataclysms.
The first of the twelve chapters of the poem describes the cold, snow-covered streets of Petrograd, tormented by wars and revolutions. People make their way along slippery paths, looking at slogans, cursing the Bolsheviks. At spontaneous rallies, someone - “must be a writer - Vitya” - speaks of sold Russia. Among the passers-by - "a sad comrade pop", a bourgeois, a lady

In doodle, frightened old women. There are fragmentary screams from some nearby meetings. It's getting dark, the wind is picking up. The state of the poet? one of the passers-by? – is described as “malice”, “sad malice”, “black malice, holy malice”.
The second chapter: a detachment of twelve people is walking through the night city. The cold is accompanied by a feeling of complete freedom; people are ready to do anything to protect the new world from the old - "let's fire a bullet at Holy Russia - into the condo, into the hut, into the fat-ass." On the way, the fighters discuss their friend, Vanka, who got along with the “rich” girl Katya, scold him as a “bourgeois”: instead of defending the revolution, Vanka spends time in taverns.
Chapter three is a dashing song, apparently performed by a squad of twelve. A song about how, after the war, in torn coats and with Austrian guns, “guys” serve in the Red Guard. The last verse of the song is a promise of a world fire, in which all the “bourgeois” will perish. Blessing for the fire is requested, however, from God.
The fourth chapter describes the same Vanka: with Katya in a scorcher they rush through Petrograd. A handsome soldier hugs his girlfriend, says something to her; she, contented, laughs merrily.
The next chapter is Vanka's words addressed to Katya. He reminds her of her past. Katya's wild life was reflected in her beautiful body - scars and scratches from the stab wounds of abandoned lovers. In rather rude terms (“Al, didn’t you remember, cholera?”), the soldier reminds the walking young lady of the murder of some officer, to whom she clearly had something to do. Now the soldier demands his own - “dance!”, “get lost!”, “put to sleep with you!”, “sin!”
Sixth chapter: a scorcher carrying lovers collides with a detachment of twelve. Armed people attack the sleigh, shoot at those sitting there, threatening Vanka with reprisals for appropriating a “strange girl”. The cab driver, however, takes out Vanka from under the shots; Katya, with a shot through her head, remains lying on the snow.
A detachment of twelve people goes on, as cheerfully as before a skirmish with a cabman, a “revolutionary step”. Only the killer - Petruha - is sad for Katya, who was once his mistress. Comrades condemn him - "now is not such a time to coddle with you." Petruha, really cheered up, is ready to move on. The mood in the detachment is the most combative: “Lock the floors, today there will be robberies. Open the cellars - the squalor is walking today!
The eighth chapter is the confused thoughts of Petrukha, who is very sad about the shot girlfriend; he prays for the repose of her soul; he is going to disperse his longing with new murders - “you fly, bourgeois, like a little sparrow! I’ll drink blood for a sweetheart, for a black-eyed ... ”.
Chapter nine is a romance dedicated to the death of the old world. Instead of a policeman at the crossroads, there is a freezing bourgeois, behind him - very well combined with this hunched figure - a lousy dog.
Twelve go on - through the blizzard night. Petka commemorates the Lord, marveling at the strength of the blizzard. His comrades blame him for his unconsciousness, reminding him that Petka is already stained with Katya's blood, which means that there will be no help from God.
So, “without the name of a saint”, twelve people under a red flag firmly move on, ready at any moment to respond to the enemy’s blow. Their procession becomes eternal - "and the blizzard dusts them in the eyes for days and nights without a break ...".
Chapter twelve, last. A mangy dog is tied behind the detachment - the old world. The soldiers threaten him with bayonets, trying to drive him away from them. Ahead, in the darkness, they see someone; trying to figure it out, people start shooting. The figure, however, does not disappear, it stubbornly goes ahead. “So they walk with a sovereign step - behind - a hungry dog, in front - with a bloody flag<...>Jesus Christ".

Twelve (Summary) - Unit A

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Twelve (Summary) - Unit A

Year of publication of the poem: 1918

Blok's poem "12", which poetry lovers have been starting to read more and more lately, is one of the author's last works. It is attributed to an attempt to rethink the October Revolution. It feels the author's fatigue from two years of war, admiration for the "world fire" and awe before the advancing German army. Those who read the poem "12" can find all this in its lines. This combination caused a flurry of criticism from all sides, and probably the poem "The Twelve" at the moment remains the most controversial work of Blok.

The plot of the poem "The Twelve" briefly

Blok's poem "12" begins with a description of the winter streets of Petrograd. A detachment of Red Army soldiers consisting of 12 people walks along them. They discuss their colleague Vanka, who quit his revolutionary activities in order to contact the former prostitute Katya. Suddenly, the detachment collides with the sleigh on which Vanka and Katya ride. The detachment attacks the sled, causing Vanka to drive away, but Katya gets shot. Petka, who fired the fatal shot, is sad, but the detachment does not condemn him.

Then you can read in Blok's poem "12" how the detachment continues to move. The dog that has tagged behind the detachment is driven away with bayonets. Suddenly, a vague shadow appears ahead. The Twelve attack her, but there is nothing they can do. They have Jesus Christ in front of them. And so the detachment of twelve continues to move with Jesus Christ in front and the mangy dog behind.

According to numerous critics, Blok wrote the poem "The Twelve" during the period of spiritual admiration for the revolution. Because of her, many of his friends turned their backs on him. Tak considered it inadmissible even in delirium to invent such poems. Blok himself, just a few years later, lying on his deathbed, asked to destroy all the manuscripts of the poem. It is significant enough that Blok could not read the poem "12". In this, he always asked his wife to help, whom he took to concerts by chansonnier Savoyarov. According to Blok, "12" should be read precisely as Savoyarov, playing the role of a tramp.

The poem "The Twelve" on the Top Books website

The popularity of Blok's poem "12" to read is so great that it allowed the work to take a high place in our rating. At the same time, interest in the work is quite stable, which, after so many years since the moment of writing, is characteristic only of truly significant works in literature.

You can read Alexander Blok's poem "12" online on the Top Books website.

The action takes place in revolutionary Petrograd in the winter of 1917/18. Petrograd, however, acts both as a concrete city and as the center of the Universe, a place of cosmic cataclysms.

The first of the twelve chapters of the poem describes the cold, snow-covered streets of Petrograd, tormented by wars and revolutions. People make their way along slippery paths, looking at slogans, cursing the Bolsheviks. At spontaneous rallies, someone-\"must be a writer-Vitya \"-talks about the sold Russia. Among the passers-by-\"sad comrade pop \", bourgeois, lady in astrakhan fur, frightened old women. There are fragmentary screams from some nearby meetings. It's getting dark, the wind is picking up. Status - poet? one of the passers-by? - Described as\"malice\", \"sad malice\", \"black malice, holy malice\".

The second chapter: a detachment of twelve people is walking through the night city. The cold is accompanied by a feeling of complete freedom; people are ready to do anything to protect the new world from the old-\"let's fire a bullet at Holy Russia-in the kondovoy, in the hut, in the thick-assed \". On the way, the fighters discuss their friend-Vanka, who got along with the\"rich \" girl Katya, scold him\"bourgeois \": instead of defending the revolution, Vanka spends time in taverns.

Chapter three is a dashing song, apparently performed by a squad of twelve. A song about how, after the war, in torn coats and with Austrian guns,\"guys \" serve in the Red Guard. The last verse of the song is the promise of a world fire, in which all the "bourgeois" will perish. Blessing for the fire is requested, however, from God.

The fourth chapter describes the same Vanka: with Katya in a scorcher they rush through Petrograd. A handsome soldier hugs his girlfriend, says something to her; she, contented, laughs merrily.

The next chapter is Vanka's words addressed to Katya. He reminds her of her past - a prostitute who moved from officers and cadets to soldiers. Katya's wild life was reflected in her beautiful body - with scars and scratches from the stab blows of abandoned lovers. In rather rude terms ("Al, didn't you remember, cholera? \"), the soldier reminds the walking young lady of the murder of some officer, to whom she obviously had something to do. Now the soldier demands his -\"dance!\",\"get lost!\", \"put to sleep with you!\", \"sin!\"

Sixth chapter: a scorcher carrying lovers collides with a detachment of twelve. Armed people attack the sleigh, shoot at those sitting there, threatening Vanka with reprisals for appropriating\"another girl\". The cab driver, however, takes out Vanka from under the shots; Katya, with a shot through her head, remains lying on the snow.

A detachment of twelve people goes on, as cheerfully as before a skirmish with a cabman, \"revolutionary step\". Only the killer - Petrukha - is sad for Katya, who was once his mistress. Comrades condemn him- \"not such a time now to babysit you\". Petruha, really cheered up, is ready to move on.

The action takes place in revolutionary Petrograd in the winter of 191718. Petrograd, however, acts both as a concrete city and as the center of the Universe, a place of cosmic cataclysms.
The first of the twelve chapters of the poem describes the cold, snow-covered streets of Petrograd, tormented by wars and revolutions. People make their way along slippery paths, looking at slogans, cursing the Bolsheviks. At spontaneous rallies, someone - “must be a writer - Vitya” - speaks of sold Russia. Among the passers-by - "a sad comrade pop", a bourgeois, a lady

In doodle, frightened old women.

There are fragmentary screams from some nearby meetings. It's getting dark, the wind is picking up. The state of the poet? one of the passers-by? – is described as “malice”, “sad malice”, “black malice, holy malice”.
The second chapter: a detachment of twelve people is walking through the night city. The cold is accompanied by a feeling of complete freedom; people are ready to do anything to protect the new world from the old - "let's fire a bullet at Holy Russia - into the condo, into the hut, into the fat-ass." On the way, the fighters are discussing their friend - Vanka, who got along with the “rich” girl Katka, scolded

He is “bourgeois”: instead of defending the revolution, Vanka spends time in taverns.
Chapter three is a dashing song, apparently performed by a squad of twelve. A song about how, after the war, in torn coats and with Austrian guns, “guys” serve in the Red Guard. The last verse of the song is a promise of a world fire, in which all the “bourgeois” will perish.

Blessing for the fire is requested, however, from God.
The fourth chapter describes the same Vanka: with Katya in a scorcher they rush through Petrograd. A handsome soldier hugs his girlfriend, says something to her; she, contented, laughs merrily.
The next chapter is Vanka's words addressed to Katya. He reminds her of her past - a prostitute who moved from officers and cadets to soldiers. Katya's wild life was reflected in her beautiful body - scars and scratches from the stab wounds of abandoned lovers.

In rather rude terms (“Al, didn’t you remember, cholera?”), the soldier reminds the walking young lady of the murder of some officer, to whom she clearly had something to do. Now the soldier demands his own - “dance!”, “get lost!”, “put to sleep with you!”, “sin!”
Sixth chapter: a scorcher carrying lovers collides with a detachment of twelve. Armed people attack the sleigh, shoot at those sitting there, threatening Vanka with reprisals for appropriating a “strange girl”. The cab driver, however, takes out Vanka from under the shots; Katya, with a shot through her head, remains lying on the snow.
A detachment of twelve people goes on, as cheerfully as before a skirmish with a cabman, a “revolutionary step”. Only the killer - Petruha - is sad for Katya, who was once his mistress. Comrades condemn him - "now is not such a time to coddle with you." Petruha, really cheered up, is ready to move on.

The mood in the detachment is the most combative: “Lock the floors, today there will be robberies. Open the cellars - the squalor is walking today!
The eighth chapter is the confused thoughts of Petrukha, who is very sad about the shot girlfriend; he prays for the repose of her soul; he is going to disperse his longing with new murders - “you fly, bourgeois, like a little sparrow! I’ll drink blood for a sweetheart, for a black-eyed ... ”.
Chapter nine is a romance dedicated to the death of the old world. Instead of a policeman at the crossroads, there is a freezing bourgeois, behind him - very well combined with this hunched figure - a lousy dog.
Twelve go on - through the blizzard night. Petka commemorates the Lord, marveling at the strength of the blizzard. His comrades blame him for his unconsciousness, reminding him that Petka is already stained with Katya's blood, which means that there will be no help from God.
So, “without the name of a saint”, twelve people under a red flag firmly move on, ready at any moment to respond to the enemy’s blow. Their procession becomes eternal - "and the blizzard dusts them in the eyes for days and nights without a break ...".
Chapter twelve, last. A mangy dog is tied behind the detachment - the old world. The soldiers threaten him with bayonets, trying to drive him away from them. Ahead, in the darkness, they see someone trying to figure it out, people start shooting.

The figure, however, does not disappear, it stubbornly goes ahead. “So they walk with a sovereign step - behind is a hungry dog, in front is with a bloody flag […] Jesus Christ.”

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Every revolution, social upheaval happens for a reason. For this large-scale change in society, there are usually reasons and prerequisites. As the true communist V. I. Lenin once said, it is necessary for the revolutionary situation to mature, to reach the point where some can no longer, and others do not want to. The results of the revolution cannot be predicted, but one […]

The action takes place in revolutionary Petrograd in the winter of 1917/18. Petrograd, however, acts both as a concrete city and as the center of the Universe, a place of cosmic cataclysms.

The first of the twelve chapters of the poem describes the cold, snow-covered streets of Petrograd, tormented by wars and revolutions. People make their way along slippery paths, looking at slogans, cursing the Bolsheviks. At spontaneous rallies, someone - “must be a writer - Vitya” - speaks of betrayed Russia. Among the passers-by - "a sad comrade priest", a bourgeois, a lady in astrakhan fur, intimidated old women. There are fragmentary screams from some nearby meetings. It's getting dark, the wind is picking up. The state of the poet himself or one of the passers-by is described as “malice”, “sad malice”, “black malice, holy malice”.

The second chapter: a detachment of twelve people is walking through the night city. The cold is accompanied by a feeling of complete freedom; people are ready for anything to protect the new world from the old - "let's fire a bullet at Holy Russia - into the condo, into the hut, into the fat-ass." On the way, the fighters discuss their friend - Vanka, who got along with the "rich" girl Katya, scold him as a "bourgeois": instead of defending the revolution, Vanka spends time in taverns.

Chapter three is a dashing song, apparently performed by a squad of twelve. A song about how, after the war, in torn coats and with Austrian guns, "guys" serve in the Red Guard. The last verse of the song is a promise of a world fire in which all the "bourgeois" will perish. Blessing on the fire and asked, however, from God.

The fourth chapter describes the same Vanka: with Katya in a scorcher they rush through Petrograd. A handsome soldier hugs his girlfriend, says something to her; she, contented, laughs merrily.

The next chapter is Vanka's words addressed to Katya. He reminds her of her past - a prostitute who moved from officers and cadets to soldiers. Katya's wild life was reflected in her beautiful body - with scars and scratches from the stab blows of abandoned lovers. In rather rude terms (“Al, didn’t you remember, cholera?”), the soldier reminds the walking young lady of the murder of some officer, to whom she clearly had something to do. Now the soldier demands his own - “dance!”, “get lost!”, “put to sleep with you!”, “sin!”.

Sixth chapter: a scorcher carrying lovers collides with a detachment of twelve. Armed people attack the sleigh, shoot at those sitting there, threatening Vanka with reprisals for appropriating a "strange girl." The cab driver, however, takes out Vanka from under the shots; Katya, with a shot through her head, remains lying on the snow.

A detachment of twelve people goes on, as cheerfully as before a skirmish with a cabman, a "revolutionary step." Only the killer - Petrukha - is sad for Katya, who was once his mistress. Comrades condemn him - "now is not such a time to coddle with you." Petruha, really cheered up, is ready to move on. The mood in the detachment is the most combative: “Lock the floors, today there will be robberies. Unlock the cellars - now the squalor is walking!

The eighth chapter is the confused thoughts of Petrukha, who is very sad about the shot girlfriend; he prays for the repose of her soul; he is going to disperse his longing with new murders - “you fly, bourgeois, like a sparrow! I’ll drink blood for a sweetheart, for a black-browed ... ".

Chapter nine is a romance dedicated to the death of the old world. Instead of a policeman at the crossroads, there is a freezing bourgeois, behind him - very well combined with this hunched figure - a lousy dog.

Twelve go on - through the blizzard night. Petka commemorates the Lord, marveling at the strength of the blizzard. His comrades blame him for his unconsciousness, they remind him that Petka is already stained with Katka's blood, which means that there will be no help from God.

So, "without the name of a saint," twelve people under a red flag firmly move on, ready at any moment to respond to the enemy's blow. Their procession becomes eternal - "and the blizzard dusts their eyes for days and nights without a break...".

Chapter twelve, last. A mangy dog is tied behind the detachment - the old world. The soldiers threaten him with bayonets, trying to drive him away from them. Ahead, in the darkness, they see someone; trying to figure it out, people start shooting. The figure, however, does not disappear, it stubbornly goes ahead. "So they walk with a sovereign step - behind - a hungry dog, in front - with a bloody flag [...] Jesus Christ."