In the socio-psychological novel Defeat, the author talks about the years of the Civil War. The composition and plot of the work are built in such a way that it is possible to vividly and fully show the sprouts of a new consciousness in the souls of the fighters of the partisan detachment. According to the author, this is the inevitable result of revolutionary events. Fadeev, proving this idea, combined two different genres - the epic and the novel. Therefore, the plot of the work turned out to be very branched, in which various characters and events are intertwined.

Background to the creation of the novel

Alexander Fadeev became a writer of the "new time". To reflect reality, he tried to show the appropriate mood and introduced new images into literature. The writer's task was to create a hero of the revolution who would be understandable to a new, mostly illiterate, reader. By design, the thoughts and language of the book were to be accessible to people who do not have sufficient education. It was necessary to approach the issues of spiritual values ​​in a different way, to present such concepts as humanism, love, loyalty, duty, struggle, heroism from a different perspective.

date of writing

At this turning point for the country, from 1924 to 1926, Alexander Fadeev wrote the novel "Rout", which "grew" from the story "Snowstorm". The writers who dedicated their works to the Civil War tried to somehow “smooth out” sharp corners, held back their heroes, preventing them from sinking to the limit. In Fadeev, on the contrary, the heroes are merciless, dishonorable and cruel. The terrible conditions in which they are, his characters justify by the fact that this serves to protect and win the revolution. By serving a higher idea, they justify all actions and crimes, assuring themselves that the end justifies the means. The heroes of Fadeev are guided by such moral principles.

novel idea

Fadeev defined the main idea of ​​the work “The Defeat” something like this: “In the war, people are hardened. Those unable to fight are weeded out.” Of course, from the position of today, such an assessment of the Civil War is unfair. But the undoubted merit of the author is that he was able to show the Civil War from the inside. And in the foreground of his novel is not military action, but a person. It is no coincidence that the author chose the time when the detachment was defeated for the description. Fadeev wanted to show not only the successes, but also the failures of the Red Army. In dramatic events, the characters of people are revealed most deeply. Such is the history of the creation of Fadeev's "Rout".

Theme of the work

The novel takes place on Far East, where the author himself fought in those years. But in the foreground is not the historical component, but socio-psychological problems. Partisan detachment, war is only a background for displaying the inner world of heroes, internal conflicts and psychology. The plot of the novel is very complex, and in a short period - from the beginning of the defeat to the breakthrough - various characters of the characters, as well as the attitude of the author towards them, emerge. Several figures - Levinson, Morozka, Metelitsa and Mechik - occupy a central place in Fadeev's work "The Rout".

Let's take a closer look at the characteristics of the characters. All of them are in equal conditions, which most accurately allows you to judge the characters of these characters and their actions.

Squad leader

Levinson is a true hero of the times. He is the epitome of the heroic in the novel. Born and raised in a working-peasant environment, he devoted his entire life to serving the people. In the soul of this person lives a dream of a bright and strong person - this is exactly what, in his opinion, should be new person revolution. The commander of the detachment is a man of duty, "special", cold and unshakable, "of the right breed", putting only business above all else. He knew that people would follow a strong and confident man. And he knew how to be.

Levinson makes decisions quickly, acts confidently, does not share his feelings and thoughts with anyone, "presents ready-made yes or no." His heroism is based on an unwavering belief in his ideals; the end goal justifies "even death". This confidence gives him the moral right to cruel orders. For the sake of a great idea, many things can be allowed: to take away the only pig from a Korean family with six children (after all, isn’t the squad fighting for their future?); poison a wounded comrade, otherwise he will slow down the retreat of the detachment ...

But it is not easy for Levinson to remain cold and impregnable: he suffers when he learns about the murder of Frolov, does not hide his tears when he learns about the death of young Baklanov. He feels sorry for the Korean, and his children, and his own, suffering from scurvy and anemia, but he stops at nothing, the main thing for him is to fulfill the task of the Bolshevik center. He thinks about the future and the present: “How can you talk about a wonderful person if millions of people are forced to live an unbearably poor and miserable life?”

Snowstorm

The former shepherd Metelitsa also stands out in the work. The pride of the entire detachment is the platoon Metelitsa, whom the commander appreciates for his "extraordinary tenacity" and "vitality." He became one of the main characters only towards the middle of the novel. The author explained this by the fact that he saw the need to reveal in more detail the character of this hero. It was too late to reshape the novel, and the episode with this character somewhat disturbed the harmony of the narrative. The snowstorm is clearly sympathetic to the author of the work "Rout" - Alexander Alexandrovich Fadeev. Firstly, this can be seen from the appearance of the hero: a slender hero, he was beaten by "extraordinary value" and "vital force". Secondly, the hero's lifestyle - he lives as he wants, does not limit himself in anything, a hot, brave and determined person. Thirdly, Metelitsa's actions prove the positive personality of this hero: he fearlessly goes on reconnaissance, behaves with dignity in captivity, and accepts death for the sake of others. He is bold and determined.

Being in captivity, Metelitsa calmly reflects on death and wants only one thing - to die with dignity. He holds himself proudly and independently and rushes to save the shepherd boy, who did not want to give the scout to the whites. Metelitsa's courage admires those around her. He was like that even before the war, in his working life, and the revolution helped the hero not to lose his best qualities. In the novel, he is like Levinson's addition: Metelitsa's determination, as it were, complements the commander's doubts and experience. This can be seen from how cleverly the commander replaces Metelitsa's impetuous plan with a more cautious and calm one. Having been captured, he understands the hopelessness of his situation. But he behaves like a real hero and wants to show those who will kill him that "he is not afraid and despises them." According to the author, the new hero must be imbued with class hatred, which is capable of making a real hero out of an ordinary fighter.

Frost

Ivan Morozov or, as he is called, Morozka, did not look for easy ways in life. This is a broken and talkative guy of about twenty-seven, a miner. He always walked long-established paths. Frost feels compassion for Mechik and saves him. Frost showed courage, but still considered Mechik somehow "clean" and despised this person. The guy is very offended that Varya falls in love with Mechik, he indignantly asks: “And with whom? In entogo, mother's? And with contempt calls the opponent "yellow-mouthed", from pain and anger. In personal relationships, he fails. Ivan has no one closer to Varya, so he seeks salvation in the detachment, with his comrades.

When he steals melons, he is very afraid that for this offense he will be kicked out of the squad. For him, even the thought of this is unbearable, he lives the life of the detachment so closely, he has become accustomed to these people. And he has nowhere to go. At the meeting, he says that for each of them "a drop" of his blood would "give" without hesitation. He respects his commanders - Levinson, Dubov, Baklanov - and tries to imitate them. They also saw in the guy not only a good fighter, but also a good-natured, sympathetic person, and they supported and trusted him in everything. It was he who was sent to the last reconnaissance. And Frost justifies their trust - at the cost of his life, he warns his comrades about the danger. Even in his last moments, he thinks of others. That's why Fadeev loves the main character of "Rout" - for devotion and courage, for kindness, because Morozka did not take revenge on Mechik for Varya.

sword

The heroic images of Frost and Snowstorm are opposed to the image of the Sword. This is a nineteen-year-old boy who came to the detachment voluntarily to amuse his vanity. To prove himself at least somehow, he rushes to the hottest places. He fails to get close to the members of the detachment, because he loves himself first of all. He had the idea of ​​desertion, although no one drove him to the detachment - he came himself. This means only one thing: he did not come here to serve the cause, but simply to show off his valor. He stands apart from the rest. And when he deserts, the reader is not surprised.

Levinson calls Mechik weak and lazy, a "worthless hollow flower". He deserved that attitude. An egoist who values ​​himself highly does not confirm this by his actions. At decisive moments, he, without realizing it, acts vilely. His selfish nature was revealed already when he allowed to step on a photo of a girl, and then he himself tore it up. He became angry with his horse for its unattractive appearance and stopped caring for the animal, dooming it to unsuitability. It is the Sword that is to blame for Frost's death. The terrible thing is that after the betrayal, he is tormented by the thought not of the death of his friends, but that he, the Mechik, “soiled” his spotless soul.

And yet in Alexander Fadeev's novel "The Rout" he is not the embodiment of evil. Most likely, the reason for his failures is that Mechik comes from a different social stratum, a representative of the "rotten intelligentsia." He was not instilled with the features inherent in other members of the detachment, who for the most part come from the people - rude, courageous, devoted to the people and loving him. In Mechik, the desire for beauty is alive. He was shocked by the death of Frolov. He is inexperienced, young and afraid of not being liked by those among whom he will live. Perhaps this makes him act so unnaturally.

Comrades in arms

Continuing the analysis of Fadeev's "Defeat", let's get acquainted with the members of the detachment. Those who surround Levinson are just as dedicated to the idea. His assistant Baklanov imitates the commander in everything. Platoon Dubov, a former miner, is an honest and loyal person who can be sent to the most critical areas. Demoman Goncharenko is a shrewd and reliable Red Army soldier.

Levinson's rank-and-file comrades know their inner strength, but, burdened with daily bustle, "feel their weakness" and "entrust" themselves to stronger comrades like Baklanov, Dubov, Levinson. As the analysis of "The Rout" showed, Fadeev, in order to highlight the heroic in the characters more clearly, creates anti-heroic images, such as Chizh and Mechik. They are happy to shirk "from the slumber, from the kitchen", retreat or betray, they are always so "clean" and "with the right speech."

The plot of the novel

We continue the analysis of Fadeev's "Defeat". The epic plot of the novel is based on the story of the defeat of a partisan detachment. The exposition features a respite in the war in the Far East, when a partisan detachment settled down to rest. The plot of the work is the receipt of a package from the headquarters with the instruction - "keep small but strong combat units." The development of the action in the work is the maneuvers of the detachment, which breaks away from the Kolchak and Japanese pursuing it. The ring of encirclement shrinks irreparably, and the climactic scene in the novel is a night fight in a swamp, which tests who and what is. Immediately after the climax, the denouement follows - the remnants of the detachment, having got out of the swamps, are ambushed and almost all of them die under machine-gun fire. Only nineteen fighters remain alive.

Composition of the work

Concluding the analysis of Fadeev's "Defeat", let's consider the composition of the novel, which has some peculiarities. One of them is the slow unfolding of events. Almost the entire work is, as it were, a development of the action, and only in the last two chapters is there a climax and a denouement. This construction is explained by the genre feature of the work. "The Rout" is a socio-psychological novel, the purpose of which is to depict human characters and significant changes in the minds of the characters during the revolutionary struggle. The peculiarity of the novel is also that Fadeev skillfully intertwines the epic plot and individual storylines heroes.

For example, he introduces Frost's backstory at the moment when he is traveling with a package to Shaldyba's detachment. Here is this event pause, while the orderly is driving, the author fills in the story about past life hero. In the same way, the author depicted many significant details from the former life of Mechik, Baklanov, Levinson, Vari, Metelitsa, Dubov. Thanks to this construction, Fadeev's heroes turned out to be bright and convincing. The author chose the direct order of the narrative, where each chapter is an independent story, in the center of which is a separate character.

The novel "The Rout" is built very well and has a dynamic plot. At the same time, the author does not confine himself to the chronicle of the defeat of Levinson's detachment, Fadeev reveals the characters and problems of the heroes in "The Rout" not only through the general plot, but also through their interaction and comparison.

Fadeev's "Rout" was the brainchild written in the post-October years, where the author's own memories of the war were fresh.

The main characters are individual in their own way:

Morozov Ivan (Morozka)- A young man who does not shy away from hard work. He is considered among his friends as a reliable and loyal friend. In the process of revolution, he rethinks his actions and thoughts, becoming a true revolutionary, ready to fight for the truth, for his comrades.

Levinson- Commander of a partisan detachment. He was firmly aware of the whole political situation going on around him. Levinson tries not to show his feelings in public, so he tries to be a brave, wise, strong and fair commander, from whom his fighters will take an example, feeling great responsibility. In his appearance, he does not have the physique of a hero, but still he is distinguished by the ability to lead the "leader" and is a good leader. Levinson is highly respected in the detachment.

He is married to Vara, but for one reason or another, he is not a good family man.

sword- a young man brought up in an intelligent family, where such concepts as the class struggle were instilled. And for his ideological reasons, he ends up in a partisan detachment. But still, he understands how far the romantic struggle described in the books is from the real struggle in which he himself had a chance to participate. He was faced with rudeness and dirt, the simplicity of the "lower classes" in which he was deeply disappointed. Maybe that's why he embarks on the path of betrayal and lies. By nature, he is very soft and too gentle, and slow in making a decision.

In addition to the main characters in the novel, there are minor characters:

Snowstorm- one of the most daring and courageous heroes of a secondary plan, a former shepherd. He is brave, determined and determined. Blizzard is quick in resolving any issue, and it is not in his nature to think for a long time. Danger - there is no time to think. This was the cause of his death, saving the life of a little boy, at the cost of his life.

barbarian Levinson's wife. Not distinguished by decency and a loving wife. Her only hobby is to attract the attention of all men. She herself never knew the fire of love with anyone.

Dubov- Responsible and executive person.

Stashinsky doctor, intellectual He is passionately devoted to his work and his ideals. Using his example, the author showed that the intelligentsia played no small role in the revolution.

Baklanov- a young teenager who tries to imitate his commander Levinson in everything, even in every little thing.

Goncharenko- demolition. Like the commander is " the right person". He is prudent, selfless, and in any action he acts clearly and harmoniously. After all, his job is the most dangerous in the squad.

Fadeev managed to recreate the realism of the military events of the civil war, to show that pain, hunger, fatigue and death.

Option 2

The main character in the work is a young guy of twenty-seven years old, hardworking, accustomed to work since childhood. Frost does not understand the purpose of the civil war. The guy is a good friend and comrade. A brave and desperate guy got into Levinson's squad. He is cunning and capable of reckless deeds.

Throughout the work, readers are shown how Frost step by step becomes a person, and in the finale becomes a revolutionary who can give his life for his comrades in battle.

Frost was married to a girl Varvara, a nurse, he did it in a rush. His wife turned out to be a prodigal girl, not averse to having fun with other men.

Levinson

This hero is a commander in a partisan detachment. He is short with a reddish beard on his face and has large blue eyes. He is fearless, he is not equal to anyone. He is a brave and courageous person. He understands that he must act like a real commander, from whom his wards will take an example. As a commander, he is very responsible, he understands that the life of his wards depends on him, he takes care of his squad. He is respected by his students. He is smart and patient. He is able to find a way out where the situation seems completely hopeless. Levinson, although sometimes strict, is fair. Also, the hero is responsible, educated and tactful. He can support any conversation.

This character is also partisan detachment, he was once saved from death by Frost. The young swordsman went to the service for the sake of interest, he did not realize that there was a harsh reality waiting for him there. He wanted to find adventure and perhaps accomplish some feats, but eventually became disappointed, because his expectation did not coincide with reality. Mechik started an affair with the wife of the protagonist. This character turned out to be cowardly, and it was because of this that Frost died.

Blizzard.

This character is very brave and courageous. He is determined, bold, knows exactly what he wants. A hero died to save one boy. This character is sympathetic to every reader. He was devoted to his military cause. He was a kind and compassionate person.

The heroine Varya is the wife of Morozka, who never loved him, but loved to receive attention and courtship from other men. She is described as a rude girl who is indifferent to everything and everyone. When he meets the Mechik, he falls in love with him. Tries to appear decent in front of his wife.

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Fadeev's novel still causes heated controversy. His heroes are real, alive, but many see them as state orders and Soviet revolutionary propaganda. And although history has now turned against the “Reds”, there are still millions of people in the country who are close to the position of Morozka and Levinson, but there are those who sympathize with Mechik, they are against goodness and freedom mixed with blood.

The author wrote the novel at the age of 25, but despite this, the work was quite mature. Critics immediately noted the talent of the writer. The work brought him success and recognition, because the ideological basis of the book was very suitable for the political course of the new state. The action in "Rout" takes place during the Civil War in the Ussuri region. Alexander Alexandrovich himself fought in the 1920s in the Far East against the army of Kolchak and Semyonov and personally experienced the hardships of battles. Therefore, the descriptions of combat sorties and front-line life look so convincing and lively, as if the reader himself was a witness to these events and is now listening to a nostalgic story of a comrade of those years.

the main idea

Fadeev spoke about the main idea of ​​the work as follows:

The first and main thought: in a civil war, the selection of human material takes place, everything hostile is swept away by the revolution, everything incapable of real revolutionary struggle, accidentally falling into the camp of the revolution, is eliminated, and everything that has risen from the true roots of the revolution, from the millions of people, is tempered, grows, develops in this fight. There is a huge transformation of people. This alteration is successful because the revolution is led by the leading representatives of the working class - the communists, who clearly see the goal of the movement and who lead the more backward and help them to re-educate.

And, indeed, throughout the story, in the center of which there are three heroes, we see how they change. The author describes in detail their experiences, dreams, desires, suffering, thoughts. Many critics even accused Fadeev of excessive internal probing of the characters, of unnecessary "Tolstoyism". But without this, it would be simply impossible to reveal the images of Frost, Mechik and Levinson. The writer managed to overcome the superficiality of socialist realism and preserve in literature the psychologism typical of classical Russian prose.

Image of Frost

The heroes are representatives of different strata of society, with different fates, but they were united by the revolution. They ended up in the same squad, fighting side by side with the enemy, experiencing similar feelings every day. The author describes in detail the development of each of them.

Morozka is a miner's guy who has been living a physically difficult but careless life since childhood. At the age of 12, he already started working at the mine, learned to swear and drink vodka. Fadeev writes that Morozka got into the detachment, most likely thoughtlessly, it was just that then it was impossible to do otherwise. It turns out that he appeared with his wife Varka among the partisans by chance, unconsciously, fate itself led him there. But in the first chapter, we see that Morozka values ​​his place in the detachment and will never leave him, this has become the meaning of his worthless, aimless life. He initially has the ability to implement real honest deeds, but he can also easily commit a low, disgraceful act. Frost does not betray his comrades, saves Mechik's life, but then steals melons from Ryabets, with whom he slept under the same blanket and lived with him. Later, Frost changes. The author describes its development in the following way: “He also thought about the fact that life is becoming more cunning, the old suchan paths are overgrown, you have to choose the Road yourself.” This suggests that the hero is already quite consciously choosing his path. Then Frost makes his own decisions. At the trial, he promises that he will never again dare to disgrace their detachment, says that he is ready to shed blood for each of them. The soldier has long become an integral part of the detachment, these are his dearest people, for whom, in the finale of the novel, he gives his life without hesitation. Such people are needed in the revolution. There is no selfishness in them, and they love their comrades more than themselves.

Levinson's image

Levinson is completely different. He is a squad leader and is a role model for most partisans. Everyone considers him the strongest, bravest, smart person who always knows how to do the right thing. In fact, Levinson grew up in an ordinary Jewish family, helped his father sell used furniture, was afraid of mice and was in many ways similar to his partisans. But he knew that he could only lead people by hiding all his fears and anxieties deeply, he should be an example for them to follow. Levinson, like Frost, loves his comrades more than himself and his suffering. He knows for sure that there is an important cause for which he lives and is ready for anything.

Image of the Sword

The sword is the exact opposite of Frost. A guy from an intelligent family, he graduated from the gymnasium and got into the detachment of his own free will, only he had completely different ideas about the revolution, the struggle, they are too bookish, romantic. In life, everything turned out differently, but Mechik did not immediately understand that this was not his environment. The author shows his long way to betrayal.

Fadeev immediately imagines him through the eyes of Morozka, who does not like such too clean people, his experience says that these are unreliable comrades who cannot be trusted. But at first, Mechik wanted to fight and move, young hot blood seethed in him. He was not immediately accepted by the partisans, as he was very different from them in appearance. Seeing real, living people - rude, dirty, uncouth - he was disappointed. The image of the Sword is written in the most detail, since it is important to know how seemingly good guys become traitors. Fadeev describes this process in detail. The author writes about him without contempt, he seems to justify his fall into sin. After all, it was the partisans themselves who did not accept him, and the main reason for this was that he belonged to a different class. He was constantly offended, mocked and ridiculed. He was always, in fact, alone, and loneliness pushes people to desperate acts. The sword, unfortunately, fell into the wrong environment, but it was no longer possible to leave in an amicable way. Fadeev leaves him alive, he will have to live with his betrayal. The hero will be able to justify himself, because more than anything in the world he loves only himself, such as he is. People like him have no place in the revolutionary ranks. He is too weak to fight.

Main problems

When it comes to a big and responsible business, it is important to understand all its aspects and if you take on it, then stand to the end. If you rush around, then nothing good will come of it. In this sense, the problem of betrayal is central to the novel. It is to her that the author devotes a lot of time and effort. His position is not one-sided: he does not judge, but tries to understand. So he wants to prove to people that it is not worth chopping off the shoulder if they have a traitor in front of them. It is necessary to take into account the reasons that prompted a person to become one. AT this case one cannot blame the intelligentsia's class failure for everything, as Soviet literary critics hastened to do on orders from "above". The roots of a moral crime are much deeper, because we have before us an almost biblical story: the denial of the Apostle Peter from his teacher. This is exactly what Sword did, and his betrayal was also foretold. So the problem moral choice stood before humanity from the very first day and still stands unchanged. Someone initially does not have the fortitude to defend their beliefs, so at a crossroads they choose a crooked path in order to save their lives.

The author also found the courage to look at the revolution from different points of view. Someone imagines it as a romantic aspiration, and someone sees a real struggle with blood, sweat and death at every turn. However, a realist runs the risk of becoming a cynic and a meat-cutter, going to the goal, no matter what. And a romantic can break down and turn off the path at the cost of considerable sacrifice. It is important to maintain a balance and perceive the revolution soberly, but at the same time obey the highest moral laws and follow the ideal, not agreeing to compromises.

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A. Fadeev defined the main idea of ​​the novel “The Defeat” as follows: “In the civil war, the selection of human material takes place ... Everything that is unable to fight is eliminated ... There is a remaking of people.” No matter how controversial the assessment of the events of the civil war from the standpoint of today, Fadeev’s undoubted merit is that he showed civil war from within. The author highlights not military actions, but a person.

It is no coincidence that Fadeev chooses to describe in the novel the time when the detachment was already defeated. He wants to show not only the successes of the Red Army, but also its failures. In the dramatic events of this time, the characters of people are deeply revealed. The central place in the novel is occupied by the images of the detachment commander Levinson, Frost and Mechik. All of them are connected by the same conditions of life, and this helps the reader to judge the characters of these heroes.

Ivan Morozov, or Morozka, as he is called, did not look for new roads in life. This is a natural in his actions, a talkative and broken guy of twenty-seven years, a miner in the second generation. Through life, he walked the old, long-established paths. The rescue of the Mechik became, as it were, the impetus for the remaking of Frost. We see that the hero feels compassion for Mechik, he shows courage, but there is also contempt for this person, whom he considers “clean”.

Frost is greatly offended that Varya falls in love with Mechik. “In entogo, mother’s, or what?” - he asks her and contemptuously calls Mechik "yellow-mouthed". It contains pain and anger. And now he steals melons. And he is very afraid that he will be expelled from the army for this offense. It is impossible for him, he has already got used to these people. And he has nowhere to go. At the “court” he sincerely says: “Would I... have done such a thing... if I had thought... but would I, brothers! Yes, I’ll give blood by the vein for everyone, and not that it would be a shame or something!”

Frost failed in personal relationships. After all, he has no one closer to Varya, and he has to cope with personal problems on his own. He is alone and seeks salvation in the detachment. He is truly devoted to his teammates. Frost respects Levinson, Baklanov, Dubov, even tries to imitate them. They saw in Frost not only a good fighter, but also a sympathetic person, they always supported him. Frost can be trusted - after all, it is he who is sent on the last reconnaissance. And this hero, at the cost of his life, warns people of danger. Even in the last moments of his life, he thinks not of himself, but of others. For devotion to work and courage, for kindness - after all, Morozka did not take revenge on Mechik for his lost wife - the author loves his hero and conveys this love to the reader.

Like Morozka, Fadeev shows the commander of the Levinson detachment as a living person with his inherent hesitations and feelings. The author does not idealize this hero. Outwardly, he is inconspicuous, similar to a gnome with his small stature and red beard. He was always on the alert: he was afraid that his detachment would be taken by surprise, and began to prepare for resistance, but in such a way that no one knew about it. He is alert and insightful. All partisans considered him "correct".

But Levinson himself saw his own weaknesses, as well as the weaknesses of other people. When the squad gets into a difficult situation, Levinson tries to be an example for the rest. When this does not work, he begins to use the force of power, coercion (remember how he drives a fighter into the river at gunpoint). Being sometimes cruel makes him a sense of duty, which for Levinson is above all. He gathers all the forces in himself, and the detachment under his leadership breaks forward ... But after the breakthrough, Levinson no longer has the strength. When physical fatigue almost wins, Baklanov comes to his aid. This young naive "boy" was able to lead the detachment forward. Levinson is weak, but this suggests that it is not the commander that comes to the fore in his behavior, but the person. Fadeev sees the shortcomings of his hero and believes that he lacks vitality, courage, and will. In Levinson, we are attracted by the fact that all his thoughts and actions express the interests of the detachment, people. His personal experiences fade into the background.

The images of Frost, Metelitsa and other members of the detachment are contrasted with the image of the Sword. This is a nineteen-year-old young man who voluntarily came to the detachment to amuse his pride and vanity. Therefore, he rushes to the hottest place in order to prove himself as quickly as possible. This person fails to get close to the rest of the squad, because most of all he loves himself. He always thought only of himself, so he was stranger in the squad. Mechik has the idea of ​​desertion, although he himself came to the detachment. This is exactly what speaks of the true intentions of the Sword. He did not serve the cause, but simply wanted to show off his prowess.

Therefore, we can say that the detachment is a single entity, and the Sword stands apart from the rest. And when he finally deserts, the reader is not surprised. And what does Mechik think about when he deserts? “... How could I do this - I, so good and honest and who did not wish harm to anyone ...” And after all, it was the Sword that caused Frost's death. It seems to me that this hero of the work is best characterized by the words of Levinson, who called Mechik a “worthless empty flower”, weak, lazy and weak-willed. And although the collective hero of A. Fadeev's novel "Rout" is a military detachment operating in the Far East, he does not appear to us as something unified. Too much different people are included in it. Each person is a person who has his own social roots, dreams and moods. This is confirmed by the images of Frost, Levinson and Mechik, which are so different from each other.