There is a classic sentence in How Steel is Tempered:

"The most precious thing for a man is life, and life belongs to him only once. A man's life should be spent like this: when he looks back on the past, he should not regret wasting his time, nor should he be ashamed of being mediocre. On his deathbed, he could say: My whole life and all my energy have been dedicated to the most magnificent cause in the world-the struggle for the liberation of mankind.

In the Soviet Union, during the two years before the author's death on December 22nd, 1936, the novel was reprinted 5 times in various languages. Before the disintegration of the Soviet Union, this book was printed in 61 languages for more than 6 times and spread abroad at the same time.

The Chinese version of this world famous book was published in China. After half a century, roughly speaking, there are more than twenty versions.

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Introduction to the main role of How Steel was Tempered:

1. pavel korchagin was born in a poor Ukrainian railway worker's family, and lost his father in his early years, so he was very poor. My mother made a living by washing and cooking for others, and it didn't improve until my brother worked. Later, I went to work in the provincial Committee for eliminating counter-revolutionaries. His wife is Daya Kochakina, the third lover.

Paul's personality: tenacious, persistent, hardworking, enterprising, brave, dedicated, tolerant, honest, strong and unyielding by fate. Paul's spirit: the spirit of self-sacrifice, tenacious will, unshakable faith and love of reading.

2. tonia

Paul's first love was the daughter of a forestry official; Pure and kind, beautiful and moving. She once introduced the novel The Gadfly to Paul. The book inspired his thoughts.

tonia met pavel korchagin by chance. Because of his stubbornness and enthusiasm, she liked him unconsciously, but because of her class background, she didn't take part in the great struggle to defend the Soviet regime like many young people at that time, so Paul gave up their feelings.

3. Zhu Helai was born in

*** party member, a strong Red Army soldier who was good at leading and organizing the masses. He United the broad masses of workers and educated countless young people in the revolutionary struggle, and Paul grew up by his education and training.

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