The biography of Suvorov read

These wars brought quite a little glorious names to the pages of history; The first place among these names belongs to the famous Russian commander - Alexander Vasilievich Suvorov. The name of Suvorov, this remarkable person in many respects and the glorious deeds committed by him, will live long in the memory of the people. The victory did not once change him, and thirty years of continuous celebrations in the battlefields of battles best indicate the military genius of Suvorov.

” A hundred years have passed since Suvorov’s death and involuntarily I want to once again recall the life and deeds of this wonderful person. The children and descendants of Suvor faithfully served Russia and enjoyed the special mercy of the rulers of the Russians, and the father of the future commander, Vasily Ivanovich Suvorov, was the godson and favorite of Peter the Great.

In his time, he was a well -educated person, he perfectly knew engineering art and often, on behalf of his high recipient, was engaged in the translation of foreign works in military sciences into Russian. Having risen to the rank of Anthef General, Vasily Ivanovich, after the death of Peter the Great and Catherine I, he resigned in order to settle at rest. At this time, November 13, and his son Alexander was born in Moscow.

It is remarkable that the future commander was born in the same year with Empress Catherine II, whose reign he later glorified with his amazing feats. The first years of Suvorov’s childhood leaked among the quiet rural situation of the Novgorod estate of the Suvorovs, where Vasily Ivanovich resigned to resign. The weak and frail from nature, the boy greatly bothered the caring father, who was afraid to lose his only son and heir.

At that time, the nobles used to record their sons from the diapers in one or another regiment so that their service was considered from the day they were born. Such a custom has been established since the time of Peter the Great, who demanded that every nobleman would certainly go to military service and pass it from the lowest ranks. Noble and rich people, writing down their sons in the regiment since childhood, achieved the fact that their children, not serving, often still in the cradle, received officer officials and easily then reached the highest ranks.

It was not so with Suvorov. Father, fearing for the poor health of his son, did not write him down in the regiment, but began to prepare for the civil service. In the mesonin of the village house of Vasily Ivanovich there were four rooms; Alexander with his uncle occupied two of them, and the teacher lived in the other two. Classes with little Suvorov went successfully, and the boy soon acquired various and extensive knowledge, which his natural talents contributed a lot: mind, memory and passion for reading.

At eleven, he knew much more than many adults of that time, who considered scientific classes inappropriate to the noble rank. With special hunting, young Suvorov studied foreign languages, which were given to him very easily; He perfectly studied French, German, Polish and Italian, and this gave him the opportunity to read foreign authors in the original.

Russian literature did not exist then, and knowledge could be acquired only from foreign books. Suvorov was addicted to reading from an early age; This noble passion did not leave him later in his whole life; Even in campaigns and in the days of battles, he found time to read. The biographies of the great people of antiquity, the history of wars and the descriptions of the battles were a favorite reading of the boy.

And he read not just, not for the sake of idle curiosity. Having laid out geographical maps, armed with pencil and paper, he himself made up the battles, followed the movement of the troops, made marks on the maps and so deepened into these classes that he often did not notice how his uncle entered him to call him to dine either to the guests. Since childhood, the love of a simple harsh life that he led until his death has developed in Suvorov.

As a child, he sometimes remained in the rain or in the cold for a whole hour and all the exhortations of loved ones, usually replied that the soldier was not supposed to bask and get used to luxury. There was nothing superfluous in his children's room: a wooden bed with a hard mattress, a leather pillow, a large simple table and several oak chairs - this is the atmosphere of his room in the parental house.

But the other was struck in the room of Suvorov - a boy: this is an abundance of books, globes, battles and geographical maps, in many hung on the walls lying on the floor and on the table. Under such conditions, the future miracle miracle miracle Russian Russian grew. Suvorov’s father still hoped to determine his son on the civil service, despite the fact that the boy felt more and more attraction to military affairs every day.

The future hero was already the twelfth year, when his fate completely unexpectedly decided, finally, according to his attraction and inclinations. General Hannibal, a friend and friend of the service of Vasily Ivanovich, often visited the Suvorov’s house.Hannibal was Arab; In childhood, he was bought by Peter the Great, who became attached to a small slave, gave him a brilliant education at that time and contributed a lot to the development of a useful statesman from him.

Hannibal or, as Pushkin called him, “Arap of Peter the Great” was, as you know, the great -grandfather of the great poet. While in the Suvorov’s house, Hannibal often paid attention to the fact that his friend’s son almost never went to the guests, went to strangers and generally seemed to be some kind of strange, mysterious boy. Once, it was in the summer - many guests gathered in the Suvorov’s house; Among them, as usual, was Hannibal.

He was the first to notice the absence of Sasha in the living room and, having taken a comfortable minute, asked Vasily Ivanovich anxiously. What, he still has people and everything is sitting in his room? Father hopelessly waved his hand and, taking his friend aside, said in a sad voice. Will you believe what difficult minutes you have to worry when you think about what kind of person will come out of him?

After all, he is completely different from other children! He either sits for books and plans for days, or throws such a thing that it never occurred to anyone. Here, last week, for example, he ran around the fields and forests under pouring rain all day. He came home - after all, there was no dry thread on it. Or here last fall: frosts came, and he suddenly decided to swim. Well, how long is it to sin?

His health is weak - it will catch a cold, well, and remember what they called. You know what the soldier’s service is. Will Sasha bring her out with her health? Yes, and it is not recorded in the regiment. Do not start his service with the ordinary, when his peers have long been in officer ranks. Remember how the great Peter served Russia, how he did not neglect any work, if only it was useful.

Why don't Sasha serve a soldier? If he has such an insurmountable attraction to military service, then he will soon ahead of all his comrades ...-This is all true, only his health is unreliable, and I will never let him go into military service, although he wanders day and night with it. At this time, other guests approached the talk. Vasily Ivanovich changed the conversation, and his black friend quietly left the living room.

He carefully made his way up and looked into Sasha’s room. The boy, lying on the floor, delved into the book. In front of him were laid out cards on which special icons were marked with the places where the troops were located. The future commander was so immersed in his classes, which he did not notice how an outsider entered his room and stopped behind him. For a long time, Hannibal admired, watching how a young man in a laid -back position - all, undividedly, surrendered to his beloved occupation.

Sasha did not expect such a visit. He hurriedly jumped to his feet and looked at the speaker in embarrassment. Do not want to say hello! Sasha bashfully lowered his eyes, went to the guest and, according to the then custom, kissed his hand. How is health? I am healthy, thank God! Absolutely, brother, you live a recluse, - Hannibal joked cheerfully. I wanted to see what treasures attract you so much.

Show me, show you at you sit on days and nights! Sasha revived, his embarrassment passed, and he hunted to show his guest books, cards, plans, making very well -aimed and true remarks about every thing. Here, for example, the "life of great people" Plutarch; It can be read several times and she will never get tired. Hannibal took the book from Sasha and began to offer him questions.

The boy answered briskly, with meaning; It was evident that he learned everything he read well. Well, these are these plans, have you really drawed them? Hannibal was delighted. He hugged the boy and said with tears in his eyes: “If our great sovereign, Pyotr Alekseevich, was alive and saw your work,” his heart would rejoice, and he would have kissed you just like now ...

I don’t know where your father got so bad health. True, you are not fat, but strong, and a wonderful warrior will come out of you! Continue, brother, continue your classes ... You will go far! Do you know what? All my life I will be grateful to you if you persuade him. Hannibal was moved. He went down. The guests at this time had already moved. Having seized a comfortable minute, he took Vasily Ivanovich to the office.

This is an extraordinary boy, a great man will come out of him. It is sinful to hold it and not let him go along the path to which he is so striving. Well, what soldier will come out of him? To let him go into military service is to ruin it.

He is not at all as weak as you imagine. True, it looks so dry, but it is rather a sign of health and endurance. You know what, Vasily Ivanovich, I do not joke for you for Sasha: do not hold him! Let him go to the way drawn by God himself. Who knows, fate may have appointed him to strengthen the strength and power of Russia with new victories. Maybe he will be the successor of the great thing that your godfather began, the immortal Peter, who put his whole life to exalt Russia and lead it along the path of happiness and glory!

.. The words of Hannibal, deeply sank into the soul of Vasily Ivanovich. He silently, thinking, walked around the room. He almost agreed with the arguments of his friend, but at the same time the thought continued to disturb him that his son would not withstand heavy military service and would prematurely go into the grave.