The most precious thing for people is life, and life belongs to people only once. A person's life should be spent like this: when he looks back on the past, he will not regret for wasting his years, nor will he be ashamed of being inactive. In this way, before he died, he could proudly say: "I have dedicated my entire life and all my energy to the most magnificent cause in the world - fighting for the liberation of mankind."

Source: Former Soviet Union Nikolai Ostrovsky's "How Steel Was Tempered"

Appreciation of "How Steel Was Tempered"

"How Steel Was Tempered" "Achievements" is a famous work in Soviet socialist literature. The main achievement of the work is to shape the artistic model of Paul Korchagin. The author strictly followed the reality of life when portraying this character. He did not regard Paul's strong will and strong character as innate, but considered it as the result of heroic fighting and hard work, as well as hard study. and strict self-discipline.

The novel truly and profoundly depicts the vast picture of life in Ukraine before and after the October Revolution, and creates a glorious image of a generation of heroes represented by Paul Korchagin.