How Steel is Made

Author: Ostrovsky
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Publish Date: 2003-07-01
Features: This book tells the story of the protagonist, Pavlo Korchagin, who grows from a poor young boy struggling at the bottom of society into a lifelong proletarian revolutionary fighter dedicated to the cause of the motherland and the people. As a young man, Pavlo worked as a shop assistant and was bullied; he stole a German pistol and went to jail to save Fyodor Zhukov; he wandered through battlefields filled with smoke and fire, struggling on the brink of death multiple times; and after the revolution, he devoted all his energy to national construction. In this process, Pavlo demonstrated the steadfastness, courage, and selfless dedication of a true proletarian revolutionary fighter. He gave his precious youth to the Party and the people, and even while paralyzed, he bravely picked up a pen to serve the people. Pavlo's spirit is an eternal banner, and his deeds and character are a model for every young person in the 21st century to learn from.