Good afternoon, dear fairy tale lovers. I again invite you on a fascinating journey into the semantic content of A.S. Pushkin’s poem “Ruslan and Lyudmila”.

All my thoughts are based on information taken from the Holy Scriptures, from the works of the holy fathers, from the scientific works of modern scientists, from works of art. I don’t claim that this is exactly what our great storytellers wanted to say – I’m guessing.

Baptism of Rus'

From thinking about the meaning of previous fairy tales and cartoons, it became clear that they all figuratively reflect the life of the Universe: the creation of man, man’s disobedience of what was said by the Heavenly Father not to eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, which led to the first death, the fall into the world of solid forms - the physical. Next, being in leather clothes, the task was to return to their Heavenly Homeland - to Eden, avoiding the second death - the death of the soul. But what is the poem about?

Ruslan - loving Rus', the spirit of the Russian people, Lyudmila - dear to people - Christian faith. The poem begins with a story about the baptism of Rus'.

“In the crowd of mighty sons with friends in the high grid, Vladimir the sun feasted; He married his youngest daughter to the brave prince Ruslan. Why did Prince Vladimir, the clear sunshine, decide to baptize Rus'? The fact is that at that time the Slavs had their own pantheon of gods. According to tribal traditions, each tribe, honoring all the Slavic gods, singled out one main god, connecting primarily with him the preservation of all social and economic life. As a result, inter-tribal conflicts and strife in the East Slavic world were consolidated in religious form. This weakened Rus' in the fight against its enemies. Vladimir Svyatoslavovich realizes the need for a new religion in order to free Rus' from tribal traditions and strengthen grand-ducal centralism. Vladimir began with a “test of faith.” Then embassies began to come to Rus' and Prince Vladimir slowly chose. He conducted a “test of faith” thoroughly, trying to understand in truth which of the religions was most needed by Rus'. Having settled on Christianity, he first of all gave way to reflection and only after that finally made his choice in favor of Eastern Orthodoxy. (A.F. Zamaleev, E.A. Ovchinnikova “Essays on Old Russian Spirituality”)

Why “the youngest daughter,” although the others are not mentioned in the poem? I assume that we are talking about the transformation of our consciousness: the beginning of human transformation is Faith, then after Faith we have Hope and, finally, the highest level of consciousness - Love.

… “Our ancestors did not eat soon”...

The Christian faith gradually, slowly entered the consciousness of people: they looked closely, thought about it. The spirit of the Russian people - Ruslan was already ready to unite with the Christian faith, this would be followed by a “resurrection”, that is, the possibility of returning to Eden. But “the fairy tale is soon told, but the deed is not done soon.”

“Three young knights are sitting at a noisy wedding table;...

...They lowered their embarrassed gaze: they were Ruslan’s three rivals;

In their souls, the unfortunate harbor poison of love and hatred.”

In the soul of each of us, along with qualities of high dignity, nest also such as envy, aggression, lust, laziness, gluttony, etc. These are rivals. At the interstate level everything is the same. The mentality of a country is the united consciousness of its population.

“Only Rogdai, a brave warrior, who with his sword pushed the boundaries of the rich fields of Kyiv; the other is Farlaf, an arrogant loudmouth, undefeated at feasts, but a humble warrior among swords; the last, full of passionate thought, the young Khazar Khan Ratmir: all three are pale and gloomy and a cheerful feast is not a feast for them.” Co-joy even between close people is rarely manifested sincerely, and interstate relations are even more difficult to build. Which state or group of states corresponds to which of these names, think for yourself, this is the history of our country. Alexander Sergeevich wrote the poem in 1820.

Kidnapping of Lyudmila

“Suddenly thunder struck, light flashed in the fog, the lamp went out, smoke ran, everything around was dark, everything was trembling, and Ruslan’s soul froze.”

... Faith in love according to the teachings of Jesus Christ: “love one another” was not allowed to be quickly realized on earth by dark forces: persecution of Christians began - a sorcerer - the united image of world evil, born of the imperfect consciousness of people, “stole Lyudmila.”

“Oh grief: there is no dear friend! Abducted by an unknown force."

“But what did the Grand Duke say?

Tell me, which of you agrees to gallop after my daughter? Whose feat is not in vain, to him I will give her as a wife with half the kingdom of my great-grandfathers.”

"I!" - said the sad groom. “I, I,” Farlaf and joyful Ratmir exclaimed with Rogdai.”

“All four of them go out together. Ruslan languished in silence, having lost his meaning and memory.” The Russian people were given many talents from God from the very beginning. The enemies of the Russian people, those who really did not want dear Love to become a queen on our land, distorted the history of Great Rus'.

Farlaf (the corroded ego of an individual or a state) arrogantly, arrogantly boasted of his future exploits, the Khazar Khan already considered Lyudmila his own, full of the excitement of the young, Rogdai was gloomy, feared an unknown fate, did not seem to crave heroic deeds: he already had experience in the battle with Ruslan - Russia.

“Rivals travel the same road all day long.” We live on the same planet, and universal human values ​​seem to be the same: everyone craves love and considers themselves the most worthy of it. But at some point in history there was a split in Christianity.

“Let’s leave, it’s time! - they said, “we’ll entrust ourselves to an unknown fate.” And each horse, not sensing the steel, chose its own path of its own free will.” A horse “does not sense steel” when its rider controls it uncertainly.

Ruslan's despondency

“What are you doing, unfortunate Ruslan, alone in the desert silence? Leaving the reins from your powerful hands, you walk at a pace between the fields, and slowly in your soul hope perishes, faith fades. But suddenly there was a cave in front of the knight; there is light in the cave." A time of stagnation in the country.

“There is an old man in the cave; clear appearance, calm gaze, gray hair; the lamp in front of him is burning; he sits behind an ancient book, reading it carefully.” Why in a cave? Yes, because knowledge about the Creation of the world, its development, the fate of countries and people, about the true history of the lives of our ancestors until the time of awakening of souls was hidden from the masses of people. Therefore it is said: in the cave there is an old man, that is, a man with an awakened soul who has acquired knowledge about the laws of this world, about the destinies of countries and peoples. He got to know them in order to achieve the love of an earthly woman - this is one layer of information; the next one is that the mind of an earthly person learns the laws of education, the development of the matter of the earth in order to use them for its enrichment, but much more has been revealed.

“Welcome, my son! – he said with a smile to Ruslan. “For twenty years I have been here alone in the darkness of my old life, withering away; but finally I waited for the day I had long foreseen. We are brought together by fate; sit down and listen to me.”

The old man called Ruslan his son for a reason: according to the law of succession of generations, in the language of physics this is the law of conservation of energy, nothing happens by chance, from nothing - the spiritual experience of our pagan ancestors prepared the modern state of our consciousness, and therefore our spirit and soul. The old man is the mind, transfers his experience to the young spirit - Ruslan. This happens in every person and in humanity as a whole: the physical body transfers its life experience to the emotional part of the soul, the emotional body transfers its experience to the mental (mental) part of the soul, and the mind transfers all experience to the spirit. This is how we see the light.

“Ruslan, you have lost Lyudmila; your strong spirit loses strength; but a quick moment of evil will rush by: for a while, doom has befallen you. Go to everything with hope and cheerful faith, do not be discouraged; forward! With a sword and a bold breast, make your way to midnight.”

More than once in the life of Russia, the faith of Christ was forgotten, as if hidden, disappeared. But hard years passed and she reappeared, still sweet and beloved, calling for love between all peoples.

“Find out, Ruslan: your offender is the terrible wizard Chernomor” ... - this is a combined image of the servants of the dark forces, what we call the earthly pragmatic mind, not yet purified of gross animal qualities. There are states in which a significant part of the population thinks about the world around them in terms of its benefits for personal enrichment with material wealth, neglecting moral, ethical and spiritual values.

“No one’s gaze has penetrated his abode until now; but you, destroyer of evil machinations, will enter into it, and the villain will perish by your hand.” In Russia, many immoral laws of other states are not welcomed, and Russian representatives at the international level often highlight - voice the secret insidious actions of some countries against others, when one thing is said from the international platform, but the completely opposite is done.

“Our knight fell at the elder’s feet and kissed his hand in joy. The world brightens his eyes, and his heart has forgotten the torment. He came to life again."

Man and woman

Next, the elder told Ruslan about his life. In his youth, he, a shepherd, was sincerely in love with the beautiful Naina: - and I recognized love in my soul. Naina rejected his love, only loving her charms: - shepherd, I don’t love you! Then he decided to earn Naina’s proud attention with abusive glory. - Rumor spread, the kings of a foreign land were afraid of my audacity! Long-time dreams came true, a bloody sword, corals, gold and pearls were brought to the feet of the arrogant beauty. I stood there as an obedient captive, but the maiden hid from me: “Hero, I don’t love you.” And I, a greedy seeker of love, decided in my joyless sadness to attract Naina with charms and kindle love in the proud heart of the cold maiden with magic. But in fact the winner was fate, my stubborn persecutor. I spent invisible years in the training of sorcerers. Now, Naina, you are mine! The victory is ours, I thought. And suddenly a decrepit, gray-haired old woman sits in front of me, her sunken eyes sparkling, with a hump, with a shaking head, a picture of sad disrepair.

Ah, knight, it was Naina!.. And it really was like that. Mute, motionless in front of her, I was a complete fool with all my wisdom. In a sepulchral voice, the freak mutters a confession of love to me. Imagine my suffering! But meanwhile she, Ruslan, blinked her languid eyes; traitor, monster! Oh shame! But tremble, maiden thief!”

The Creator placed enormous talents in a man, but the key to unlocking them lies in a woman’s body. The man first turned from a carefree youth into a brave, courageous warrior, but this was not enough: his beloved did not appreciate either his exploits or the gifts brought to her feet. Women's selfishness sometimes knows no bounds, but it also gives meaning to men's lives. The man did not give up: he decided to comprehend all earthly wisdom. This is also a feat in the name of a woman’s love. I knew something, but time passed: Naina grew old, even though he awakened her feelings. But the feelings were awakened by witchcraft, and Naina also admitted to him that she was a witch, that is, their hearts did not open to each other. It turned out to be deception in exchange for love. This is how this world works: our feelings encourage the development of the brain: in order to do something, you need to want it. Our desires gradually become more complex and are the driving force behind the development of the world: first we want enough food, warm shelter, then, having found this, we want beauty, aesthetics, fame. But this is not enough, we become bored and want to know the laws of this world in order to master it. But the world was created by the Creator and He alone can own it. Human exaltation leads to the collapse of both the individual and entire nations infected with this idea. We went through all this in history books (and in the fairy tale about the fisherman and the fish).

“Now I find consolation in nature, wisdom and peace. But the old woman had not yet forgotten her former feelings and turned the late flame of love from annoyance into anger. The old witch, of course, will hate you too; but grief on earth does not last forever.” The feelings in a person must submit to the mind - reason. But this is a slow process. Naina here reflects our feelings, the old man - the mind. These processes occur in humanity as a whole and in the soul of each person: feelings are very difficult to obey the mind. Earthly wisdom will give way to spiritual wisdom when it fulfills its destiny. And Naina somehow resembles America, and the old man resembles Russia. They looked up to America and competed with it. Our scientists and artists found an opportunity there to realize their talents and, in fact, gave them to her. For some reason, even the Russian stabilization fund is located in an American bank.

Ruslan's fight with Rogdai

Rogdai mistook Farlaf for Ruslan and wanted to show heroism. Farlaf fell out of fear into a dirty ditch. The old lady told me where to look for Ruslan. She told Farlaf to sit at home near Kiev in solitude on his ancestral estate and that she would help him get Lyudmila without worries. Yes, hurt feelings are insidious.

Rogdai caught up with Ruslan: prepare, friend, for the death blow. The knights fought fiercely. “Suddenly my knight, boiling, with an iron hand rips the rider off the saddle, lifts him up, holds him above him and throws him into the waves from the shore. Perish! - exclaims menacingly; “Die, my evil envious one!”

“You guessed, my reader, with whom the valiant Ruslan fought: it was the seeker of bloody battles, Rogdai, the hope of the people of Kiev.” I think international events in the coming years will show who (which state or group of states) Alexander Sergeevich named Rogday. Political events of the modern world revolve around Kyiv.

Conspiracy of Naina and Chernomor

Naina made her way to Chernomor like a snake and proposed an alliance: “hitherto I knew Chernomor only by loud rumor; but a secret fate now unites us with common enmity; danger threatens you, a cloud hangs over you; and the voice of offended honor calls me to vengeance.” “With a look full of cunning flattery, the dwarf gives her his hand, saying: we will put Finn to shame.” I’m not saying that, but Naina is very much reminiscent of America: in the recent past everyone aspired to her, but now her position has clearly been shaken. And she, like old Naina, tries to present as many intrigues to Russia as possible. What is Chernomor’s beard, which he boasts so much about to Naina? Perhaps this is the dollar - the international monetary equivalent, perhaps this is the world evil united against Russia.

Trinity in man

“The gray-haired sage shouts after his young friend: “Happy journey!” Forgive, love your wife, don’t forget the elder’s advice.” The developed earthly mind transfers all its knowledge to the spirit while striving for the Savior. This is how a chain is built: the body submits to the soul (feelings and mind taken together as a single whole, and the soul gives itself into submission to the spirit. The Lord says about this in the Gospel: “where there are three of you for My sake, there I am with you.”

“Whoever is destined by inevitable fate to have a girl’s heart will be sweet in spite of the universe; being angry is stupid and funny.” Like this! This is the knowledge - revelations that the old man learned in the “cave”.

Two brothers

Ruslan met a huge talking head in an open field, fought with it, contrived and fell away. “Then in the empty place the heroic sword sparkled.” The sword here is an image of the wise consciousness of the people. The head is the mind, the elder brother,” Ruslan told how his mind was deceived by his younger brother Chernomor. “Listen,” he slyly told me, “don’t refuse an important service: I found in black books that behind the eastern mountains on the quiet shores of the sea, in a remote basement under locks, a sword is kept - so what? Fear! I understood in the magical darkness that by the will of hostile fate this sword would be known to us; that he will destroy us both: he will cut off my beard, your head.” “Beyond the distant mountains we found a fatal cellar; I scattered it with my hands and took out the hidden sword.” Dialogue between brothers is our internal dialogue between the worst (mundane) in us and between our sublime thoughts, that is, between the mind and reason. In Russia, all sources of information about the origin of the Russians and our centuries-old history were destroyed. But is it possible to destroy something like this irrevocably? A lot of documentary evidence was found in the form of manuscripts and works of art; During excavations on the land of the current European states, in Siberia, many artifacts were found that indicate, without a doubt, the great history of our people. And this is an indisputable fact!

The head gave the sword to Ruslan: “Oh, knight! We keep you with fate, take it and God be with you! Perhaps on your way you will meet Karla, the sorcerer. “Oh, if you notice him, take revenge on treachery and malice!”

The wisdom of the holy fathers says that anger only grows from revenge. Man, as a slave of passions and animal instincts, ignoring the needs of the soul and spirit, is the image of this evil dwarf with a beard. To cleanse your soul of base feelings means to cut off Karl’s beard: there is no dependence, no slavery. And Karla becomes simply an earthly mind, necessary for life in the physical world.

“Ruslan, this unparalleled knight, a hero at heart, a faithful lover. Tired of stubborn battle, under the heroic head he tastes sweet sleep.” In the modern world, scientists from all countries have made many discoveries that have provided food for our minds - the “heroic head”. These discoveries confirm knowledge about the subtle and spiritual world.

Lyudmila

The main commandment given to us by the Lord: “people, love one another”! But people, with their pragmatic minds, have forgotten about God’s love; love is now called something else. God's true feeling of love remains in us, but as if hidden from the eyes of strangers - under an invisible cap. Love languishes, she feels bad in Karla’s slavery. Lyudmila is waiting for her beloved - the strong spirit of the people, Ruslan - to save her. Carla tricks her into catching her in her net. Lyudmila fell into a wonderful dream from horror. “Behind Faith, Hope awakens, but Love sleeps in deep lethargy.”

Ruslan's fight with the sorcerer

Ruslan entered into battle with Karla and grabbed the villain by the beard. The spirit of the Russian people exposed the dwarf, but he resisted for a long time: he carried the hero through the air for two days. The strong spirit of the Slavs “holds the beard” of world evil.

“Meanwhile, weakening in the air and amazed at the Russian strength, the wizard insidiously says to the proud Ruslan: listen, prince! I will stop harming you; but only with an agreement... - shut up, treacherous sorcerer! - interrupted our knight, - with the Black Sea, with the tormentor of his wife, Ruslan does not know the agreement! And be without a beard! - Leave me life, I am in your will. - Humble yourself, submit to Russian power! Take me to my Lyudmila." Ruslan finds his wife sleeping. He's desperate, but Finn's voice revives him. He takes Lyudmila and Karla and goes to Kyiv. On the way he meets his former rival Ratmir, but now as a peaceful fisherman with a young wife. - “The soul is tired of the abusive glory of the empty and disastrous ghost.”

Farlaf's cunning

Ruslan fell asleep at Lyudmila’s feet and dreamed of Vladimir with his twelve sons - which means our Lord, together with the 12 apostles, support the spirit of the Russian people. Farlaf, vice and malice, treachery, on Naina’s tip, killed the sleeping Ruslan. He brought Lyudmila to her father in Kyiv, but could not awaken her - Love can only awaken Love!

Victory of Love

“But at this time, the prophetic Finn (sorcerer, wizard - a person who knew the laws of controlling earthly energy), the mighty ruler of spirits, in his serene desert with a calm heart, waited for the day of inevitable fate, long foreseen, to rise.” Finn filled one jug with dead water (the laws of the Old Testament), and filled another with living water (the New Testament). He healed the wounds with dead water and restored life in Ruslan by sprinkling him with living water.

“Fate has come true, oh my son! Bliss awaits you; the bloody feast calls you; your formidable sword will strike with disaster; A gentle peace will fall on Kyiv, and there she will appear to you. The powers of the secret spell will disappear. Peace will come, anger will perish. He said he disappeared." Witchcraft is the possession of earthly electromagnetic energy; with the advent of new times and other, more subtle energies, it will lose its power. The Pechenegs (Asians, formerly nomadic tribes) attacked Kyiv, Ruslan inspired with his heroism and the enemy was defeated.

All the events in the poem are somehow strangely structured around Kyiv, wasn’t Alexander Sergeevich writing about our times? The poem was written at the beginning of the 19th century, now outside the window is the beginning of the 21st century! Alexander Sergeevich, in his brilliant images, outlined the essence of what was happening in our world. But the essence is the same - the evolution of consciousness, the awakening of Love in the soul of every person.

Ruslan woke up Lyudmila. Love has triumphed!

Ruslan and Lyudmila is a poem by Alexander Pushkin, written in 1818 - 1820. This is his first completed poem, inspired by Russian fairy tales and epics.

In addition, the poet was inspired by other works that one way or another left a mark on the work:

1. “Furious Roland” by Ariosto;

2. Works of Voltaire (“The Virgin of Orleans”, etc.);

3. Russian literary fairy tales by Kheraskov, Karamzin, Radishchev, popular print story about Eruslan Lazarevich;

4. “History of the Russian State”, from which, in particular, the names of all three heroes were taken - Farlaf, Rogdai and Ratmir (famous ancient Russian warriors);

5. Zhukovsky’s poem “Twelve Sleeping Virgins.”

“Ruslan and Lyudmila”, in fact, was a youthful comic reworking of Zhukovsky’s poem. The parody was good-natured and rather friendly, so Zhukovsky appreciated the creation. However, Pushkin himself, in his mature years, criticized his youthful experience, noting that he “ruined” the great poem “to please the mob.”

The poem is written in iambic tetrameter, which until now has been used only in “grassroots” poetry. The language of the work is also deliberately lowered and coarser. Nevertheless, iambic tetrameter, starting from this work, became the main one in Russian poetry.

Prince Vladimir decided to marry off his daughter Lyudmila. A groom was also found - the glorious hero Ruslan. We had a wedding with many guests. They all rejoiced, except for Ratmir, Farlaf and Rogdai - powerful knights who themselves wanted to get Lyudmila as their wife. After the feast, the young people were taken to their chambers, but suddenly a terrible wind arose, thunder roared, and a voice was heard. Then everything calmed down, but Lyudmila was not on the bed.

The saddened Vladimir ordered to find and return his daughter, and the one who does this will receive her as a wife, and even half a kingdom in addition. Farlaf, Rogdai and Ratmir saw that they had a good opportunity to fulfill their dream, and together they set off on a journey. At the fork, everyone went their own way. Ruslan went separately. He drove up to a cave in which a lonely old man lived. He tells Ruslan that he has been waiting for him for a long time.

The old man agrees to help him save Lyudmila. But before that he tells the story of his life and failed love. He reports that Lyudmila was kidnapped by the insidious Chernomor, an evil sorcerer. Chernomor's friend was Naina, an old woman whom the old man loved in his youth. Naina also turned out to be a witch who was angry with the old man.

Ruslan hits the road. But Rogdai begins to chase after him, plotting to kill his rival. By mistake he almost killed Farlaf; then, with the help of the advice of a decrepit old woman, she finds the trail of Ruslan, catches up with him and enters into battle with him. Ruslan wins, kills Rogdai and moves on. He goes out into the field with the scattered remains of warriors, picks up equipment, moves on, then fights with the huge head of the hero. At the last moment, he spared his head, and she, in gratitude, told him about Chernomor, who was her brother.

At this time, Ratmir drove up to a certain castle inhabited by beautiful girls. He spent the next few days in their arms. Lyudmila was in the Chernomor castle and was waiting for her savior. The sorcerer turned out to be a dwarf with a huge beard, which was carried in front of him by many servants. The castle was located on the top of a high mountain, and there were many magical objects in it that the girl played with. She even found Chernomor's invisible cap, with which she teased the servants and hid from the sorcerer himself.

Ruslan finally arrived at the walls of the Chernomor castle. He fought with the sorcerer for two days and two nights, defeated him and cut off his beard, which is why Chernomor lost his witchcraft power. Ruslan took the sleeping Lyudmila with him and went to Kyiv. On the way back, he met Ratmir, who had already found his love. Now he and Ratmir are no longer enemies. Then he decided to take a break and fell asleep, and at that time Farlaf found him and killed him. He took the girl with him and left.

An old man appeared from the cave and revived Ruslan with living and dead water. Ruslan travels to Kyiv and finds the city surrounded by Pechenegs. Alone, he defeats all the enemies and goes to Vladimir's palace, but meets the prince and Farlaf. Farlaf did not expect such a turn and began to repent to the prince, saying that he killed Ruslan and took Lyudmila from him. Meanwhile, Ruslan goes to the girl’s chambers and awakens him with the help of a magic ring given by the old man. So he confirmed that he was worthy of his beloved.

Year: 1820 Genre: poem

Main characters: old Prince Vladimir, his daughter Lyudmila, Prince Ruslan, the wizard Chernomor, Rogdai, Ratmir and the knights Farlaf.

The work “Ruslan and Lyudmila” was the author’s first major work; it was written in the period 1817-1819.
This work is filled with faith in love, courage, and how you need to fight for your happiness. Pushkin showed that no matter what, in the end good triumphs over evil.

The plot is that Prince Vladimir is celebrating the wedding of his daughter, but suddenly she is kidnapped. Now her fiancé Ruslan goes in search of her; he will face many trials, a long road and enemies. But in the end everything ends well.

Read a summary of the poem Ruslan and Lyudmila for children (Pushkin)

Prince Vladimir decided to organize a holiday by bringing together his sons, friends and other people. The reason for the celebration was the wedding of his only daughter, Lyuda. Everyone around is happy about this event, only a few knights stand aside dejectedly, as they envy Lyudmila’s groom.

After the end of the holiday, the prince gives his blessing to the young people and takes them to their chambers. Suddenly the weather worsened, wind and thunder suddenly appeared, and a voice began to be heard from the darkness. When the storm ended and Ruslan came to his senses, he discovered that his bride was missing. Vladimir, having learned about the disappearance of his daughter, sends knights to search for her, and says that whoever finds her first will marry her. Each of the knights is already dreaming of how to save the young beauty. Arriving at the road, they found that it divided and now everyone went their own way. Ruslan also went in search of a bride; on his way he came across a cave in which an old man lived. He told him that he had been waiting for a long time, and said that Ruslan would definitely find a bride, but before that he would go through many difficulties. Lyudmila was stolen by Chernomor and to save the girl, it is necessary to kill him. Ruslan sat with the old man until the morning, who told him the story of his life. While Ruslan listened to the old man, Rogdai thought about how he could get rid of Ruslan and save the girl. Rogdai, having gathered his strength, sets off to meet the enemy and on the way meets an old grandmother who showed the way.

Ruslan is looking for Lyudmila, but suddenly Rogdai appears in front of him with a spear. All this time, Lyudmila is in the Chernomor mansion; the most beautiful room was allocated for her, as well as many servants. A battle takes place between Ruslan and Rograd, as a result Ruslan wins.

Then Ruslan finds himself in the fields where the war once unfolded, with swords and bones of warriors lying around. Here he finds some weapons for himself and sets off further on his journey. Soon a hill appears in front of him, but in the end it turns out to be the head of a warrior. The head came to life and blew Ruslan into the field. After this, the guy attacks the warrior’s head, pierces his tongue, and then hits him on the head. Lyudmila is teasing the slaves at this time. Chernomor came up with a cunning plan: he turned into the girl’s lover, caught her and sent her to her chambers.

Finally Ruslan met with Chernomor. Their struggle lasted for several days, a struggle for life and death. Chernomor's weak point was his beard; after cutting it off, Ruslan emerges victorious. He goes to look for Lyudmila and accidentally finds her under an invisible hat. Ruslan and Lyudmila are very happy with each other and go home. On the way, Ruslan meets Ratmir, who is also happy, because he has found himself a girl. They made peace with Ruslanov and parted as friends.

Naina told Farlaf how to get rid of Ruslan, and soon he kills him, and he leaves with Lyudmila. A new problem came to Kyiv, the Pechenegs gathered around the city. The old man, whom Ruslan met in the cave, revives the guy and gives him a ring that will help remove the spell from Lyudmila. Ruslan hurries to Kyiv, at this time enemies attack the city. Ruslan emerges victorious from the battle with Russian enemies. Going for his beloved, he meets Vladimir and Farlaf. Farlaf is very surprised to see Ruslan, and swears that he personally killed the guy. Ruslan, not paying attention to anything, runs to Lyudmila and resurrects her.

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There is a big holiday in Kyiv. Grand Duke Vladimir married his youngest daughter to Prince Ruslan. Everyone drank wine and had fun. Only three young knights sat sad, hiding their hatred of Ruslan. These were his rivals: Rogdai, Farlaf and Ratmir.

On her wedding night, Princess Lyudmila was kidnapped by a mysterious force. The prince, angry with Ruslan, issued a decree: the knight who finds and saves Lyudmila will take her as his wife and receive half a kingdom in addition. Ruslan and his rivals hit the road. Together they reached the Dnieper and went in different directions.

In the evening, Ruslan drove up to a cave in which a gray-haired old man had lived for many years. He told Ruslan about the wizard Chernomor, who used his beard to kidnap beautiful girls. And the wise old man revealed another secret to him: it is Ruslan who must put an end to the sorcerer’s atrocities.

At night the prince could not sleep, and he continued the conversation with the owner of the cave. The old man told him his story. As a young man, he lived in a small Finnish village and tended cattle. At the river he met the beautiful Naina. The proud girl rejected his love. Then Finn and his squad went on a hike to glorify his name and earn the love of a proud girl.

Returning, he threw gold and precious stones obtained in battles at her feet. But this time too, Naina refused his love. Then Finn, exhausted by passion, went into the wilderness of the forest to the gray-haired sorcerers. For many years he comprehended the secrets of their witchcraft. Having learned secret spells, he summoned Naina to him. But he did not notice that more than four decades had passed. What appeared before him was not a young beauty, but a hunchbacked and gray-haired old woman, who was also a witch. The old wizard fled from her in fear. Naina sent her curses after him. Since then, old Finn has lived in this cave.

In the morning, after the old man’s instructions, Ruslan went north to Chernomor Castle. At this time, Rogdai, a brave and strong warrior, met Naina. The old witch also directed him to the north. She ordered Farlaf, a lover of feasts, to go home and wait for her messages.

On the steep bank of the Dnieper, two rivals met - Rogdai and Ruslan. The brutal duel did not last long and ended with the death of Rogdai. And at this time Ratmir was heading south. On his way he met an ancient castle. On the balcony he saw a girl who sang about love in a gentle voice. He entered the castle, where the girls met him. On a luxurious carpet, surrounded by the tender care of young beauties, he forgot about Lyudmila.

Young Lyudmila woke up in an unfamiliar palace. The girl did not immediately realize that she was a prisoner. The next morning the princess met her captor. He was a dwarf with a long beard, carried by tall araps. All his strength lay in this beard. The princess, seeing Chernomor, raised such a cry that the old man, deaf from the noise, fell and became entangled in his beard. The araps took him away to untangle him, and in Lyudmila's room there was a sorcerer's hat left, with the help of which one could become invisible. Lyudmila was happy with this find. But Chernomor was an insidious and cunning wizard. He tricked the girl and put her to sleep.

In the steppe, Ruslan met a huge head of a hero, who was Chernomor’s brother. He guarded a magic sword with which he could defeat the sorcerer. After a showdown, the heroic head gave him the sword. Having met Chernomor in a fair fight, Ruslan cut off the sorcerer’s beard and left him without magical powers. Then he put the dwarf in a sack and tied him to a horse. He found Lyudmila sleeping in the garden, but could not wake her. Suddenly he heard the voice of the kind Finn, who told him that the princess would be able to wake up from her magical sleep only in her native Kyiv. The prince set off with Lyudmila in his arms and the dwarf on his back.

Naina, harboring a grudge against Finn, decided to kill Ruslan. Turning into a cat, she went after Farlaf. Together they found Ruslan sleeping near a high mound. By order of the sorceress, Farlaf hit Ruslan in the chest with a sword, then took Lyudmila and returned to Kyiv with her. But no force could wake up the girl.

Wise Finn went to a mysterious valley and collected dead and living water there. With her help, he revived Ruslan. The old man gave him a ring with which he could wake up the princess. But first he needed to drive the Pechenegs away from the walls of his hometown. The young prince did as the good wizard taught him. He defeated the enemy troops and returned home victorious.

At the touch of the ring, the spell dissipated, and Lyudmila woke up. The frightened Farlaf repented of his crime and was forgiven by the happy Ruslan. The old dwarf Chernomor was left in the palace by a jester.

The main idea and essence of the poem “Ruslan and Lyudmila” is that with the help of love any evil can be defeated, so Ruslan overcame all obstacles, saving both Lyudmila and his native land.

The poem "Ruslan and Lyudmila" begins with a dedication to the ladies, in which Alexander Sergeevich Pushkin expresses the hope that the poem will be read by them. This is followed by the fairytale opening “Near Lukomorye there is a green oak...”

wedding feast

Song 1 tells about this event. Let's begin the description of the brief content with it. The plot of the poem "Ruslan and Lyudmila" begins with a feast in Kyiv. The main characters appear here for the first time. Prince Vladimir the Sun, whose name is reminiscent of the famous Vladimir the Red Sun, married his youngest daughter Lyudmila to the brave Prince Ruslan. At the feast there were also three rivals of the young husband who had previously claimed Lyudmila’s hand - Rogdai, Farlaf and Ratmir.

Kidnapping of Lyudmila

Night fell and the newlyweds gathered to retire. But as soon as they lay down on the wedding bed, a mysterious voice was heard, and Lyudmila was kidnapped by an unknown sorcerer.

Having learned about what had happened, the prince-father invited the recent guests of the wedding feast. Vladimir was angry with Ruslan because he did not protect his daughter, and therefore vowed to give Lyudmila as a wife to someone who could save her. The young husband and three of his rivals went to look for the princess. At first they moved in one direction along the banks of the Dnieper, but by the end of the day they went in different directions.

Meeting with a hermit

Ruslan, left alone, soon came across a cave. An old hermit lived in it. He revealed to the hero that Lyudmila had been kidnapped by the formidable sorcerer - Chernomor, the ruler of the Full Mountains. Due to his old age, he could not take possession of Lyudmila by force, but still kept her captive. The elder also said that Ruslan would defeat the evil wizard, although it would not be easy.

The Hermit's Story

Even giving a very brief summary of the poem "Ruslan and Lyudmila", it is worth mentioning some of the supporting characters. The hermit told Ruslan about his life. In his youth, he was a Finnish shepherd and passionately fell in love with his beautiful neighbor Naina. But she was too proud and rejected the simple shepherd. The ardent young man gathered a squad of brave fellows and for ten years gained the glory of a warrior in raids on neighboring countries. But when he returned to Naina with rich gifts, crowned with military glory, she again rejected him. Then he retired to the wilds of the forest, where he studied magic, dreaming of using it to win the heart of an unapproachable beauty.

So four decades passed. When he finally cast the spell and Naina appeared to him, he was horrified - she became old and ugly. Now Naina could answer him with love, but he no longer wanted that. Then she, offended, vowed to take revenge on her former admirer. It turned out that all these years Naina had also been studying the science of witchcraft, because, as the elder said, she already knows about his meeting with Ruslan, and he is in danger from an angry sorceress.

Rival plans

Rogdai, not forgiving Ruslan for his luck in love affairs, planned to kill him, but, turning back, he met only Farlaf, who was having lunch in the field. He was not distinguished by courage and, seeing that Rogdai mistook him for Ruslan, wanted to run away as quickly as possible. However, while jumping over a ravine, he fell from his horse. Rogdai took out his sword to deal with his hated rival, but saw that it was not Ruslan, turned around and left.

Naina's appearance

Not far away, Rogday met a hunchbacked old woman (in fact it was the sorceress Naina), who showed him the direction in which to look for Ruslan. Then Naina appeared to Farlaf, advising him to give up the search for Lyudmila and retire to his Kiev estate.

Lyudmila at Chernomor

And the following happened to Lyudmila. After Chernomor took her from the wedding bed to his castle, the girl came to her senses only in the morning, in a richly decorated room. The maids respectfully dressed her in a beautiful sundress, belted with pearls.

But Lyudmila was not pleased with the surrounding luxury. She missed Ruslan and her home. Chernomor had a beautiful large garden, fragrant with overseas flowers, where she could walk, and there she even had the idea of ​​committing suicide by throwing herself from the bridge between the rocks.

Everything about this place was magical - as soon as the girl sat down on the grass, lunch miraculously appeared in front of her. And with the onset of darkness, an unknown force transported Lyudmila back to the palace, where the maids prepared her bedchamber. When the princess was about to sleep, the door suddenly opened and Chernomor’s beard entered the room - a long row of slaves carried it in front of the sorcerer.

The sorcerer himself, a disgusting dwarf, appeared behind the beard. Lyudmila screamed in horror, threw the cap off his head and wanted to strike. From her scream, the blackamoor slaves were confused, and Chernomor wanted to run away, but got entangled in his own beard and fell to the ground.

And Ruslan continued on his way at this time. Suddenly a cry was heard from behind: “Stop!” Ruslan saw that Rogdai was approaching. They fought for a long time, but in the end Ruslan managed to throw his opponent off his horse and threw him into the Dnieper. According to rumors, Rogdai ended up with a mermaid, and his ghost wandered along the shore at night for a long time.

The Sorcerer's Secret

In the morning after the inglorious flight from Lyudmila, Chernomor met with Naina, who had arrived in the form of a flying kite. Turning into a woman, she proposed an alliance against Ruslan and the hermit. Chernomor willingly agreed, telling Naina the secret of his invincibility. It was possible to kill him only by cutting off his beard.

Song 3 of the poem “Ruslan and Lyudmila” tells about these events. In a brief summary of this part of the work, we will talk about the subsequent adventures of the heroes.

The disappearance of Lyudmila

After Naina flew away, Chernomor again visited the captive princess, but it turned out that she had disappeared. The sorcerer sent slaves to search for her. But where could Lyudmila really have gone? And she, starting to get dressed in the morning, saw Chernomor’s cap lying on the floor. Trying it on backwards, the girl discovered that she had become invisible. It turned out that the cap is actually an invisibility hat.

And Ruslan, after the victory over Rogdai, went forward and soon saw a field covered with the remains of the dead and weapons. There he picked up a replacement for his armor and shield, which had become unusable after the battle with his opponent. Only the hero did not find a new sword.

Monstrous Head

Having driven further, from a distance he noticed a mountain that seemed alive. Nearby, the hero was surprised to see a huge sleeping Head. Ruslan tickled her nose with a spear, and the Head sneezed so hard that she almost blew the hero off his horse. Angry at the man who woke her up, the Head began to blow on him with all her might, and Ruslan was carried away by the wind into the field. The hero gathered all his strength and rushed towards the Head, pierced its tongue with a spear and hit it on the cheek so that it rolled to the side. It turns out that there was a sword underneath it. Ruslan took it and wanted to cut off the head’s nose and ears, but she begged for mercy and told about herself.

Once upon a time it was the head of a valiant warrior. For his glory and courage, he was hated by his evil younger brother, Chernomor, who mastered witchcraft and had a magic beard that gave him invulnerability. One day, an insidious sorcerer told his older brother about a sword, which, as it is written in the books, is safely kept in a distant place. Chernomor convinced his brother that this sword would bring death to both of them, so they needed to get it by any means.

The glorious warrior believed his younger brother and set off on the road. Chernomor sat on his shoulder, showing the way. The sword was eventually found, and there was a dispute over who should own it. Chernomor played a trick, suggesting that the two of them lie down on the ground and listen - a ringing sound will be heard from it, and the first one to hear it will become the owner of the sword. The naive older brother agreed, but as soon as he lay down on the ground, Chernomor deprived him of his head. A lot of time passed, and the warrior’s body decayed, but with the help of magic, Chernomor made his head immortal and placed it to guard the wonderful sword.

After what was said, the Head asked Ruslan to take revenge on Chernomor. The sword was supposed to help with this.

Adventures of Ratmir

Ruslan's third opponent, Ratmir, rode south. Suddenly he came across a palace, along the wall of which a girl was walking, inviting travelers. When Ratmir arrived at the gate, he was met by a crowd of girls. They undressed him, took him to the bathhouse and fed him. Ratmir stayed with one of the girls for the night.

And Ruslan tirelessly moved north, looking for his beloved. On the way he came across warriors and monsters with whom he had to fight.

Lyudmila's deception

Lyudmila, meanwhile, walked unseen through the gardens and palaces of Chernomor. Sometimes she took off her magic hat, teasing the sorcerer's servants who were looking for her. But when they tried to catch her, she instantly disappeared. Chernomor, in anger and frustration, finally came up with a way to catch the girl. He turned into Ruslan, who had received a wound, and began plaintively calling the princess. Lyudmila, of course, rushed into his arms, but suddenly saw that in front of her was not a husband at all, but a hated kidnapper. The girl tried to escape, but Chernomor put her in a deep sleep. And at that moment the sound of a horn was heard nearby - it was Ruslan who had reached the lands of the villain.

Battle

Ruslan challenged Chernomor to a fight. Suddenly the sorcerer attacked the warrior from the air and began to beat him. Ruslan deftly knocked the wizard down and grabbed him by the beard. Trying to free himself, Chernomor rushed into the air. Ruslan hung on the magic beard and did not unhook.

Their flight continued for three days, and the sorcerer began to get tired. No matter how he tried to fool Ruslan with false speeches, he did not give in and forced himself to be taken to his wife. When Chernomor descended into his garden, Ruslan immediately cut off his witch's beard. But where is Lyudmila? The knight began to look for his beloved, crushing everything around him. By chance, he touched the magic hat on Lyudmila’s head and saw his wife sound asleep.

Taking his beloved in his arms and putting the sorcerer in his knapsack, Ruslan went back. Passing through familiar places, he met the Head again. She, having learned about the revenge, finally tried to express to her brother the anger that tormented her and died.

Soon Ruslan came across a secluded poor house near an unknown river. There the beauty was waiting for her husband. He turned out to be a fisherman, and when he landed on the shore, Ruslan recognized him as Ratmir. Although he was a Khazar khan, for the sake of love he refused great fame, wealth, and even twelve beautiful girls he met along the way. The men hugged and talked in a friendly manner; Ratmir no longer thought about Lyudmila.

Death of Ruslan

And the evil sorceress Naina found Farlaf, who lived in the wilderness, and took him with her to the valley, where the tired Ruslan slept next to Lyudmila. Tom had a bad dream in which Farlaf and Lyudmila appeared at Vladimir’s feast.

The real Farlaf rode up to Ruslan on a horse and pierced him with a sword three times, grabbed the sleeping Lyudmila and rode away. Ruslan spent the night unconscious, and in the morning, trying to get up, he fell dead.

Return to Kyiv

Farlaf brought Lyudmila to Kyiv. Her father met them and saw that his daughter was sleeping soundly. Farlaf swore that he himself had won it from the goblin from the Murom forests.

The people of Kiev constantly went to look at the sleeping princess. No matter how hard they tried to wake her up with loud sounds and music, nothing helped. Vladimir was sad. And the next morning a new misfortune happened - the city was besieged by the Pechenegs.

Ruslan's friend, the hermit-sorcerer, already knew about what had happened. With the help of witchcraft, he found himself near magical streams, one of which was with dead water, and the other with living water. The elder filled the jugs, read a witchcraft spell, was transported to Ruslan and revived him with miraculous waters. Saying goodbye forever, the wizard gave Ruslan a ring that would help wake up Lyudmila.

Happy ending of the poem "Ruslan and Lyudmila"

Residents of Kyiv watched in horror as enemies besieged the city. The princely warriors were unable to drive out the Pechenegs. But the next day the people of Kiev were awakened by an incomprehensible noise - it was an unknown warrior hacking at foreigners. The defeated Pechenegs fled. Jubilant Kyiv met the hero who was Ruslan. He hurried to the prince's tower. Touching Lyudmila’s face with a magic ring, Ruslan woke her up. The happy Prince Vladimir ordered to re-celebrate the marriage of the heroes of the poem Ruslan and Lyudmila. Farlaf, who obeyed, was forgiven, and Chernomor, who had lost his witchcraft powers, was taken into the service of the prince.