Keväisiä lupauksia; Alikapteeni Kablukovin elämästä by Leonid Andreyev
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"Keväisiä lupauksia; Alikapteeni Kablukovin elämästä" by Leonid Andreyev is a collection of short stories written in the early 20th century. It presents two stark, compassionate portraits: the grim blacksmith Merkulov, briefly redeemed by spring’s light and the voice of church bells, and the weary subaltern Kablukov, numbed by routine and drink yet capable of sudden kindness. Themes of poverty, violence, spiritual yearning, and fragile human mercy run through both tales. The opening
of the volume first dwells on Merkulov’s harsh life in a bleak suburb: his mute, threatening drunkenness, the stifling winter, and then the liberating surge of spring that leads him to fasting, church, and an exultant, almost mystical bell-ringing that turns private pain into a great communal cry; afterward, his daughter is savagely beaten by her husband, and a fight lands both men in jail. The scene then shifts to Kablukov’s frigid quarters on the eve of a holiday: he plans a drinking party, his sullen servant Kukushkin is sent out with money, wavers under thoughts of his starving family, drinks instead, and returns claiming the cash is lost. Kablukov rages, drinks, and sinks into self-pity before unexpectedly softening, forgiving Kukushkin, and calling for vodka—just as the moment lurches toward chaos with the decanter flying from the servant’s hand. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Andreyev, Leonid, 1871-1919 |
|---|---|
| Title | Keväisiä lupauksia; Alikapteeni Kablukovin elämästä |
| Original Publication | Helsinki: Emil Vainio, 1907. |
| Note | Translations of: Из жизни штабс-капитана Каблукова (Iz zhizni shtabs-kapitana Kablukova) and: Весенние обещания (Vesenniye obeshchaniya). |
| Credits | Juhani Kärkkäinen and Tapio Riikonen |
| Language | Finnish |
| LoC Class | PG: Language and Literatures: Slavic (including Russian), Languages and Literature |
| Subject | Russian fiction -- Translations into Finnish |
| Subject | Short stories, Russian -- Translations into Finnish |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 78635 |
| Release Date | May 8, 2026 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 577 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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