How Steel is Made

Author: Ostrovsky
Publisher:
Publish Date: 2004-01-01
Features: The "New Curriculum Standard Designated Classics" series is selected based on the recommended reading list from the "Full-Time Compulsory Education Chinese Curriculum Standards" published by the Ministry of Education and the designated reading list from the "Senior High School Chinese Curriculum Standards." This series has the following characteristics:
1. Expert introductions with "Three Points and One Test" (Key Points, Difficult Points, Knowledge Points, Self-Assessment). The series invites foreign literature experts and professors to write introductions, clarifying the key points, difficult points, and knowledge points of the classics, helping readers better understand them. The "Self-Assessment" at the end of the book lists review and reflection questions related to the classic, catering to the learning needs of middle school students, facilitating better learning and revision for exams.
2. Abridgment. The series is abridged by foreign literature experts and professors, condensing overly lengthy and redundant chapters while ensuring the essence of the original work is preserved. This enables students to better and faster understand the classics, saving study time and achieving better results.
3. Annotations. To help readers better understand the classics, the series invites experts and professors to provide detailed annotations on foreign literary schools, trends, historical events, historical figures, and place names mentioned in the classics. These annotations are not only convenient for students to read and understand the classics but also serve as a reference for teachers when preparing lessons.
"Steel is How It Is Forged" is a world-renowned classic celebrated both in the Soviet Union and abroad, beloved by Chinese readers, and influential across generations. The protagonist, Pavlo Korchagin, endures immense hardships in life. At the age of sixteen, he joined the Red Army after the October Revolution. Whether in the midst of war or during the period of economic recovery, Korchagin demonstrates unwavering courage, an iron will, strong patriotism, and boundless loyalty to the people. Due to multiple injuries in the war and overwork, he becomes completely paralyzed and blind, confined to his bed. Yet, he overcomes both physical and mental blows, taking up his pen to praise the heroes who fought for the establishment, defense, and consolidation of the Soviet state.