It is unlikely that there will be a man who would not read the story of a thirteen-year-old boy, from whom the war took everything: the house, relatives and childhood itself. He wandered through the forest until he met people who helped to become both a brave scout and a real person. As readers write in reviews of the book “Son of the Regiment”, this is a story of kindness and a pure heart, support and love for the Motherland.
History of the war years
The author of the story, Valentin Kataev, wrote plays and feuilleton, romantic poetry and tales, socialist realist novels and novels. “The son of the regiment” is a story that will be discussed in this article, he wrote in 1944. These were the most difficult years for every family. The war ravaged many cities, destroyed millions of people, and brought misfortune and pain to every home. She orphaned thousands of children and robbed them of childhood, love and joy. But, despite all the atrocities and horrors of the war, in the hearts of people there was a place for warmth, for sympathy and love.
Kataev was a war correspondent during the war years and was constantly in combat units. Once he noticed a boy in soldier uniform. From a conversation with the commander, the correspondent found out that the boy, hungry and feral, was found in the dugout and taken to his unit.
Foundling
In the center of the story is the boy Vanya Solntsev, who remained an orphan during the war. He was found in the forest by Soviet intelligence. Captain Enakiev’s battery fighters were returning from a combat mission. Scouts spent more than a day in the rear of the Germans. Before their left about two kilometers, and they slowly moved to the location. Suddenly, the scouts heard an incomprehensible sound - a whisper, a rustle, a screeching file? An intermittent sound came from under the ground. Some time later, they saw a sleeping boy. Tightening his bare feet, he raved heavily in his sleep. In reviews of the book “Son of the Regiment,” readers write that it is impossible to resist tears, reading how a sick and ragged boy froze in the forest.
The soldiers brought Vanya to their location. The boy said that his father was dead, the mother was shot by the Nazis when she tried to defend the only nurse - a cow. Sister and grandmother died of starvation, and Vanya went to fight in the villages.
In Vani’s bag, scouts discovered a torn primer and a sharpened nail. Kombat Enakiev, looking at the child, recalled his family, which died three years ago. He decided to send Vanya to the rear. The boy, who had no idea about this, was blissful in the tent of scouts who fed him unusually tasty potatoes and stew. In reviews of the book “Son of the Regiment,” readers write how much they were touched by the difficult fate of the boy and the kind, paternal attitude of the soldiers to Vanya.
Solntsev fighter
Imagine the disappointment of the boy when he found out that he was being sent to the rear. An experienced reconnaissance officer was assigned to escort him to the detention center, from whom Vanya “safely” escaped along the road. Three times he was sent to the rear, but he escaped and invariably ended up with the gunners. The boy was allowed to stay in the unit. He was washed in a bathhouse, trimmed, put on allowance, issued uniforms. Scouts Vanya loved. The reader’s reviews of the read book “Son of the Regiment” are full of admiration for the courage and courage of this child, who did his best to be accepted into the soldiers.
Captain Enakiev appointed a smart boy as his liaison and drew up a plan thanks to which Vanya should learn to fulfill the duties of gun crew. Their division was preparing for battle to support the infantry with fire. Before the battle, Enakiev admitted that after the war he wants to adopt Vanya. To the boy left the battlefield, the captain went to the trick - he sent him a note to the headquarters. The fight was hard. Before the death, the captain wrote a letter asking him to take care of Van. Many readers write in reviews of the book “The Son of the Regiment”, it’s a pity that Yenakiev died, because it seemed that everything would end well, and the boy who endured so much and suffered so much would have a caring and loving father. After the captain’s funeral, the boy was sent to the Suvorov School.
Reviews
Readers write that the book is easy to read and suitable for children to read. A very instructive story, which tells that in difficult times there is a place for sympathy. The book about a child who remained an orphan and lived in the forest like a wolf cub, and then found a family, a strong soldier's family, touches to the core. Severe men, soldiers, showed sympathy, warmed up the child and fell in love as their own son. From the reviews of the book and the summary of “The Son of the Regiment” it is clear that the feat is not only courage and heroism, but also iron discipline, unbending will and love for the motherland.