The Pugachev uprising left a noticeable mark in Russian history. True, many experts give him completely mixed ratings. Let's look at the topic “C. Yesenin, “Pugachev: Summary” and pay attention to how the great poet looks at the events of that time. The work, by the way, supports the idea of a "good king."
Pugachev
So, before us is the work that Sergey Yesenin wrote. “Pugachev,” a summary of which will now be considered, is a poem in several chapters. In each of them, interesting events are described that are practically consistent with historical chronology.
Let's see how Yesenin began his work. The poem "Pugachev" first paints us with the image of the main character, who arrives in Yaik and in conversation with a local watchman (Cossack) learns about the dreams and hopes of the people for a new king who could give him free rein.
This thought of a warrior and a rebel is so captivating by nature that he decides to create his own forces in order to realize this pipe dream. Sergey Yesenin subtly noticed: Pugachev (the summary of the poem just speaks directly about this) is turning to the Kalmyks for help, trying to persuade them to provide him with an army for the campaign. But it is still very far from completion.
"Peasant" king
If we analyze the work that Sergey Yesenin wrote, the poem "Pugachev" clearly expresses the then people's dreams of a "good" king. In this sense, an analogy is drawn with Peter III, who, perhaps, could have given people relative freedom. But, as it seems in a modern perspective, all these thoughts are pure utopia.
At first, everything goes as well as possible. Ataman Kirpichnikov adjoins Pugachev, and then the runaway convict Khlopush. It was with his submission that the idea of a "peasant" king began to dominate in Pugachev. Clapper, however, demands to capture Ufa in order to reinforce the rebels with artillery.
There is also a certain ataman Zarubin, a master in the field of luring troops to the side of the rebels. Thanks to his efforts, entire garrisons surrender without a fight and join the riot. But the main danger is yet to come.
Discord in the camp of Pugachev
Over time, it becomes clear that the rebels are not so simple and coherent, as it might seem at first glance. A certain Cottage cheese, supported by Kryamin, is clearly dissatisfied with the state of affairs, and more and more inclined to the idea of giving Pugachev to the tsarist troops (apparently, for a sufficiently large reward, and not by conviction).
It is these two that contribute to the panic in a fairly strong and organized army. And she, as you know, does not lead to anything good. This is what happens. The army, together with its leader, ceases to exist.
And what at the end?
But how does Yesenin end his poem? Pugachev (a brief summary of the work was discussed above) becomes a character, symbolizing the will of the Russian people to break the shackles. Naturally, his fate at that time could not have turned out differently. The last lines of the work testify to this, in which the reader sees only weeping trees and the longing of the Russian steppe and salt marshes. Alas, the dying main character, in essence, is just a loner who does not stand up for the idea in the fight against an entire empire.