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Інститутка. Народні оповідання
«Інститутка» — це твір, який розповідає не лише про гіркоту існування закріпачених селян, але й про початок наростання їхнього протесту проти існуючого ладу та соціальної несправедливості.
Письменник порушив не тільки проблеми побуту кріпаків, але й більш вагому проблему — соціальний протест селян та їхнє бажання звільнитися, змінити своє життя на краще.
Письменник порушив не тільки проблеми побуту кріпаків, але й більш вагому проблему — соціальний протест селян та їхнє бажання звільнитися, змінити своє життя на краще.
239 pages, Hardcover
Published January 1, 2017
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About the author
Marko Vovchok
79 books12 followersMarko Vovchok was a pseudonym of a famous Russian and Ukrainian writer. Vovchok contributed to Russian literature by publishing works in the Russian language and to Ukrainian literature by publishing works in Ukrainian langauge.
While there is a broad consensus about the authorship of the Russian language works published under pseudonym Marko Vovchok (it was Mariya Lobach-Chuzhenko, also known as Mariya Markovytch during her first marriage and by her maiden name Mariya Vilinskaya, 1833 – 1907), to this day there is no consensus among literary historians as to the authorship of the Ukrainian language works published under this pseudonym: today most modern scholars believe that Vilinskaya's first husband, a Ukrainian folklorist and writer Opanas Markovytch (1822 - 1867), was likely either the sole author of Ukrainian language works of Marko Vovchok or at the very least the co-author of those works).
Ukrainian-language and Russian-language author page: Марко Вовчок
French-language author page: Marko Vovtchok
While there is a broad consensus about the authorship of the Russian language works published under pseudonym Marko Vovchok (it was Mariya Lobach-Chuzhenko, also known as Mariya Markovytch during her first marriage and by her maiden name Mariya Vilinskaya, 1833 – 1907), to this day there is no consensus among literary historians as to the authorship of the Ukrainian language works published under this pseudonym: today most modern scholars believe that Vilinskaya's first husband, a Ukrainian folklorist and writer Opanas Markovytch (1822 - 1867), was likely either the sole author of Ukrainian language works of Marko Vovchok or at the very least the co-author of those works).
Ukrainian-language and Russian-language author page: Марко Вовчок
French-language author page: Marko Vovtchok
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April 19, 2022
This is a collection of works, written in the 1860s by Marko Vovchok. If you look at the author’s page here on Goodreads there are two portraits, because librarians here back the version of a joint work of Mariya Vilinskаya (whose pen name was Marko Vovchok) and her first husband Opanas Markovych. It is a mystery story about the authorship and there are three main versions: mostly her authorship, mostly his and a joint work.
This audiobook contains the following works:
Інститутка After Finishing School, one of the earliest Ukrainian ‘social novels’ about a hard fate of serf women. It is told from POV of one of the serf women and starts with the coming of a granddaughter of her current mistress, who just finished school. This young mistress thinks that all serfs are lazy and should be constantly punished. The story continues with her marriage to a local doctor, a mild man, whom she also ‘trains’ not to speak with serfs s equals, etc.
Кармелюк Karmelyuk a version of local Robin Hood story, told from POV of his mother and wife
Козачка Kozak’s daughter here a bit of context first: serfdom was much strengthened on Ukrainian lands by Catherine II after 1783 and kozaks, who were closer to a gentry were often turned to serfs, one of the ways is if a free person marries a serf, s/he becomes a serf too. Olesya was the only daughter of an old kozak. She fell in love and married a serf (despite people in her village trying to stop her). Later her husband was taken by their master to a city where he died. Her older sons were also taken from her, she was left in poverty with the youngest.
Не до пари Not a good pair a story of an orphan girl, told by her aunt, who grew her. The girl married a melancholic man, who saw futility in everything so that they slowly lost all they had.
Павло Чорнокрил Pavlo Chornokryl another melancholic tragic man, who married a woman, who tried to uplift his moods, for she loved him so, but who fell in love with another serf girl, for she was as tragic as he. There are no divorces, so till death should us part should be quickened
Пройдисвіт Rogue a girl fells in love with a hired worker, but the difference in their social levels is a serious impediment for their happiness
Сестра Sister siblings, a brother and a sister grew up together, both grew up and married. Sister’s husband soon died and she gave all she had to help her brother, moving to live with them. both her brother and his kids loved her, but her sister-in-law envied her their love, so the sister decided to leave them
Три долі Three fates the story of three women, who lived close to each other since childhood. Two of them, one outgoing brave one and another a shy one fell in love with the same guy. To make matters worse, he was in love with yet another woman, do didn’t want him
Overall all works are quite sad and full of romantic love, but not happy endings. The prose is fluid, close to the vernacular of rural Ukraine of the period
This audiobook contains the following works:
Інститутка After Finishing School, one of the earliest Ukrainian ‘social novels’ about a hard fate of serf women. It is told from POV of one of the serf women and starts with the coming of a granddaughter of her current mistress, who just finished school. This young mistress thinks that all serfs are lazy and should be constantly punished. The story continues with her marriage to a local doctor, a mild man, whom she also ‘trains’ not to speak with serfs s equals, etc.
Кармелюк Karmelyuk a version of local Robin Hood story, told from POV of his mother and wife
Козачка Kozak’s daughter here a bit of context first: serfdom was much strengthened on Ukrainian lands by Catherine II after 1783 and kozaks, who were closer to a gentry were often turned to serfs, one of the ways is if a free person marries a serf, s/he becomes a serf too. Olesya was the only daughter of an old kozak. She fell in love and married a serf (despite people in her village trying to stop her). Later her husband was taken by their master to a city where he died. Her older sons were also taken from her, she was left in poverty with the youngest.
Не до пари Not a good pair a story of an orphan girl, told by her aunt, who grew her. The girl married a melancholic man, who saw futility in everything so that they slowly lost all they had.
Павло Чорнокрил Pavlo Chornokryl another melancholic tragic man, who married a woman, who tried to uplift his moods, for she loved him so, but who fell in love with another serf girl, for she was as tragic as he. There are no divorces, so till death should us part should be quickened
Пройдисвіт Rogue a girl fells in love with a hired worker, but the difference in their social levels is a serious impediment for their happiness
Сестра Sister siblings, a brother and a sister grew up together, both grew up and married. Sister’s husband soon died and she gave all she had to help her brother, moving to live with them. both her brother and his kids loved her, but her sister-in-law envied her their love, so the sister decided to leave them
Три долі Three fates the story of three women, who lived close to each other since childhood. Two of them, one outgoing brave one and another a shy one fell in love with the same guy. To make matters worse, he was in love with yet another woman, do didn’t want him
Overall all works are quite sad and full of romantic love, but not happy endings. The prose is fluid, close to the vernacular of rural Ukraine of the period
September 9, 2024
Непоганий твір, але як на мене занадто примітивний. Основна тема кріпацтво і жорстокість панів, я все це розумію, але не сподобалося, що інші проблеми не були висвітлені, як то пияцтво або родинні стосунки. На сьогоднішній день реально не актуально, хоча людині, яка ніколи не цікавилась, як жилося за панщини, можна почитати. Герої не дуже глибокі, сюжет простенький... Якщо хочете про той же проміжок часу, але епічно і з розвитком персонажів, то краще почитати Хіба ревуть воли як ясла повні?
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