The Greatest Novel of all times. An immortal epic where destinies are intertwined different people against the background of the tragic events of the war between Russia and Napoleon. The main events revolve around Natalya Rostova, Andrei Bolkonsky and Pierre Bezukhov, but other characters are no less interesting in their significance and role in the novel. The image and characterization of Tikhon Shcherbaty in the novel “War and Peace” are quite vivid, despite the minor nature of the character. Tolstoy invested exclusively in his hero positive qualities. A real Russian hero is capable of rushing at the enemy at any moment, defending his homeland.
Appearance
Tikhon's appearance was impressive. A real Russian man. Healthy, strong. Behavior left much to be desired. Rough and cocky. He could easily be rude to a stranger, but only for the sake of it.
Tikhon received his nickname for missing a tooth. Since then, no one has addressed him other than Yellowfang. It firmly stuck with him, but he was not offended and soon got used to the fact that no one called him by name.
Despite his heavy weight, Tikhon’s gait can be called light. The legs are long, as are the arms, constantly swinging from side to side. Movements are abrupt and impetuous.
Tikhon's face cannot be called pretty. The pockmarks, coupled with the deep wrinkles, did not make him look good. And why should a man be handsome, tea is not a woman.
The eyes are small, like slits.
His face, pitted with smallpox and wrinkles, with small, narrow eyes, shone with self-satisfied gaiety.
The facial expression is roguish and at the same time good-natured.
As for clothing, the hat and bast shoes became invariable attributes. "A man in a jacket, bast shoes and a Kazan hat, with a gun over his shoulder and an ax in his belt."
Characteristic
Tikhon was born in the Smolensk region in the village of Pokrovskoye. He was from the people, from a family of simple hard workers, accustomed to earning a living by their own hump. During World War II, he joined the partisans, ending up in Denisov’s detachment. Sitting at home, lying on the stove, when people are dying all around - that’s not about him. For courage and dexterity he was assigned to the Cossack reconnaissance team. He was given the most difficult tasks and not by chance. Everyone in the squad knew that Tikhon would definitely cope and would not let him down. He was respected and loved, admired sincerely, from the heart.
Soon he became indispensable.
«... was one of the most the right people in the party».
He preferred to move exclusively on foot, covering vast distances. Anyone else in his place would have already fallen off his feet from fatigue, but he wouldn’t even give a damn. Having walked 50 km, I could go further without showing that I was tired.
He instantly became the life of the party. He knew how to make anyone laugh and cheer up. He himself never lost heart and did not allow others to become discouraged. An optimist in life.
Industrious. He took on any job, doing it with all his heart and conscience. Having grown up in a village, he was used to plowing from morning to night. Everything in his hands was arguing and burning. The guy has golden hands, that's what they say about such people.
Tikhon's favorite activity is military. The ax in his hands is both a tool and a formidable weapon. The enemy will be in trouble if he gets caught by Yellowfang on the narrow path.
Military life made him cruel, but only in relation to the enemy. He hated those who encroached on the sacred. The feeling was too developed in him true patriotism. His cruelty did not affect his friends. With them he remained just as kind and sympathetic.
Tikhon is the personification of the strength and power of the entire Russian people in one person. With people like him, no enemies are scary. His fearlessness and readiness to sacrifice in the name of victory are a worthy example to follow.
A complete picture of life in the novel
Among the representatives of the nobility, the image of Platon Karataev in Tolstoy’s “War and Peace” stands out especially brightly and prominently. When creating his work, the writer sought to most fully reflect the picture of his contemporary era. In the novel, numerous faces and various characters pass before us. We meet emperors, field marshals, and generals. Studying life secular society, life landed nobility. No less important for understanding ideological content works played by characters from common people. Lev Nikolaevich Tolstoy, who knew well the living conditions of people of the lower class, talentedly depicts it in his novel. The memorable images of Platon Karataev, Tikhon Shcherbaty, Anisya, and the hunter Danila were created by the writer with a particularly warm feeling. Thanks to this, we have before us a realistic and objective picture of the life of people in the first half of the nineteenth century.
The soft appearance of Plato
The most significant character from the common people is, of course, Platon Karataev. It is in his mouth that the author’s concept is put common life and the meaning of human existence on earth. The reader sees Plato through the eyes of Pierre Bezukhov, who was captured by the French. It is there that they meet. Under the influence of this common man educated Pierre changes his worldview and finds the right path in life. Using a description of appearance and speech characteristics, the author manages to create a unique image. The hero’s round and soft appearance, leisurely but deft movements, gentle and friendly facial expression radiate wisdom and kindness. Plato treats his comrades in misfortune, his enemies and a stray dog with equal sympathy and love. He is the personification of the best qualities of the Russian people: peace, kindness, sincerity. The hero's speech, full of sayings, aphorisms, and aphorisms, flows measuredly and smoothly. He slowly talks about his simple fate, tells fairy tales, sings songs. Wise expressions fly from his tongue easily, like birds: “To endure an hour, but to live a century,” “Where there is judgment, there is untruth,” “Not by our mind, but by God’s judgment.”
Constantly busy with useful work, Plato does not get bored, does not talk about life, does not make plans. He lives for today, relying in everything on the will of God. Having met this man, Pierre understood a simple and wise truth: “His life, as he himself looked at it, had no meaning as separate life. It made sense as a part of a whole that he constantly felt.”
Platon Karataev and Tikhon Shcherbaty. Comparative characteristics
The worldview and lifestyle of Platon Karataev are the closest and dearest to the writer, but in order to be objective and honest in depicting reality, he uses a comparison of Platon Karataev and Tikhon Shcherbaty in the novel.
We meet Tikhon Shcherbaty in the partisan detachment of Vasily Denisov. This man from the people is contrasted in his qualities to Platon Karataev. Unlike the peace-loving and all-forgiving Plato, the hero is full of hatred for the enemy. A man does not rely on God and fate, but prefers to act. The active, savvy partisan is everyone’s favorite in the detachment. If necessary, he is cruel and merciless and rarely leaves the enemy alive. The idea of “non-resistance to evil through violence” is alien and incomprehensible to Shcherbaty. He is "the most useful and brave man in the squad."
Giving a characterization of Platon Karataev and Tikhon Shcherbaty, Tolstoy compares them external features, qualities of character and life position. Tikhon is hardworking and cheerful like a peasant. He never loses heart. His rude speech is filled with jokes and jokes. Strength, agility, and self-confidence distinguish him from the soft and leisurely Plato. Both characters are well remembered, thanks detailed description. Platon Karataev is fresh, neat, and has no gray hair. Tikhon Shcherbaty is distinguished by a missing tooth, which is where his nickname came from.
Tikhon Shcherbaty is a character who personifies the image of the Russian people - a hero who stood up to defend his Fatherland. The fearlessness, strength and cruelty of such partisans struck terror into the hearts of the enemy. Thanks to such heroes, the Russian people managed to win. Lev Nikolaevich Tolstoy understands the need for such behavior of his hero and partially justifies it in our eyes.
Platon Karataev is a representative of the other half of the Russian people, who believes in God, who knows how to endure, love and forgive. They, like halves of one whole, are necessary for a complete understanding of the character of the Russian peasant.
Dear image of Plato to the author
Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy’s sympathies are, of course, on the side of Platon Karataev. The writer, a humanist, has spent his entire adult life opposed to war, the most inhumane and cruel, in his opinion, event in the life of society. With his creativity, he preaches the ideas of morality, peace, love, mercy, and war brings death and misfortune to people. Scary pictures The Battle of Borodino, the death of young Petya, the painful death of Andrei Bolkonsky make the reader shudder from the horror and pain that any war entails. Therefore, the importance of Plato’s image in the novel “War and Peace” is difficult to overestimate. This person is the embodiment of the author’s main idea about a harmonious life in harmony with oneself. The writer sympathizes with people like Platon Karataev. The author, for example, approves of the action of Petit, who takes pity on the French captive boy, and understands the feelings of Vasily Denisov, who does not want to shoot the captured French. Tolstoy does not accept the heartlessness of Dolokhov and the excessive cruelty of Tikhon Shcherbaty, believing that evil begets evil. Realizing that war is impossible without blood and violence, the writer believes in the victory of reason and humanity.
The novel "War and Peace" by Tolstoy is a work that talks about significant events in the history of our country, about the morals, ideals and views of various sectors of society, about important aspects of the life of the people. The epic novel recreates a whole historical period. It presents the destinies of peoples and individuals. The heroes of this novel find themselves in a whirlpool of large-scale events. At the same time true value Each character is determined by how involved he is in them, how much he feels responsible for what is happening.
"People are like rivers"
Human life appears before readers in all its diversity and completeness. Numerous streams flow into this huge stream. Tolstoy said: “People are like rivers.” By this the writer emphasized the complexity and versatility human personality, as well as its continuous movement. The place and role of this personality in the life of the country, in its history, in relations with the Russian people are the questions that Lev Nikolaevich poses in War and Peace. Inconspicuous war participants and historical figures, careerists and the best representatives of their time pass before us. There are more than 500 in the novel characters. Tolstoy created many different characters and types. He showed us that the mass of people are the real creators of history.
The value of ordinary people
The writer believed that it is not the will of one or another that determines the path of development of the country, but the spiritual life ordinary people- partisans, ordinary soldiers and officers, that is, those on whose actions the outcome of battles depends. The author admires and is deeply touched by the manifestation of patriotism in ordinary people. He believes that love for the motherland is not expressed by killing children in the name of saving the fatherland, not by pompous phrases or other unnatural actions, but is manifested simply, imperceptibly, and therefore always leads to strong results. it is presented below) is convinced that war has folk character. gives rise to a feeling of revenge, which filled the heart of every person in the difficult days of 1812. Close up the writer draws Tikhon Shcherbaty, a peasant partisan from Denisov’s detachment, in which he is “the most useful and brave man.”
A characteristic feature of Tikhon Shcherbaty’s appearance, occupation
This peasant, a native of the village of Pokrovskoye, is certainly the most necessary person in his detachment. It should be noted that it external characteristic expressive and funny. The hero has a flaw in appearance, which is why he got his nickname - he is missing one tooth. This gives Yellowfang a resilient and cunning appearance.
Tikhon Shcherbaty knows how to do everything correctly and easily. He easily gets water, makes fires, skins horses for food, prepares food, etc. However, the main occupation of this hero, of course, is military affairs.
Fighting the enemy as Shcherbaty’s calling
Staying with Denisov, Tikhon first did all the menial work. He looked after the horses and built fires. However, it turned out that Tikhon Shcherbaty was capable of more. And he began to go out at night to hunt for prey, bringing French weapons and clothes, and, on orders, sometimes brought prisoners. After some time, the hero was enrolled in the Cossacks. Lev Nikolaevich notes that Tikhon Shcherbaty always walked, but did not lag behind the cavalry. He carried a blunderbuss with him, but more for fun. The real weapons of this hero were an ax and a pike, which Yellowfang wielded perfectly, “like a wolf with teeth.”
He devotes all his strength, endurance and ingenuity to the fight against the enemy. Yellowfang is by nature a worker of the earth, created for a peaceful life. However, with extraordinary naturalness, this hero suddenly turns into a defender of the homeland. The author embodies in his image the spirit of the avenging people, the daring and resourcefulness of Russian peasants.
Manifestation of cruelty
Tikhon Shcherbaty goes to the enemy with an ax in his hands. And not because someone forces him to defend his homeland, but under the influence of hatred of uninvited guests and great patriotism. These feelings are so strong in him that Tikhon, good-natured by nature, sometimes becomes cruel. Then the French appear to him not as people, but exclusively as enemies of their homeland.
The attitude of comrades towards Shcherbaty
The image of Tikhon Shcherbaty is revealed even more fully to the reader in the way his comrades in arms speak of him. One feels that they admire this hero and respect him. In their rude words you can even hear a kind of affection: “well, he’s clever,” “what a scoundrel,” “what a beast.”
Hero mobility
It must also be said that Shcherbatov’s movements are fast and dexterous. For the first time he appears before the reader running. We see how Tikhon “threw” into the water, then “climbed out on all fours” from the river and “ran further.” This hero is all in action, in a rush. Even his speech is dynamic. It should also be noted that in the work “War and Peace” Tikhon Shcherbaty is distinguished by his ability not to lose his sense of humor in any circumstances.
We now invite you to get acquainted with two heroes - Platon Karataev and Tikhon Shcherbaty. This will help you better understand the role of the latter in the work.
Platon Karataev and Tikhon Shcherbaty
Lev Nikolaevich Tolstoy, drawing the image of the people's avenger, shows that he is distinguished not only by courage, energy, determination, and hatred of the enemy. He is also characterized by great humanism. In the novel War and Peace, the “spirit of simplicity, kindness and truth” is personified by a soldier named Platon Karataev. This hero is the complete opposite of Yellowfang. If Tikhon Shcherbaty in the novel is merciless to the enemy, then Plato loves all people, including the French. Tikhon is rude, and his humor is sometimes combined with cruelty. Platon Karataev wants to find “solemn decorum” everywhere. And him appearance, and the “gentle melodious caress” in his voice, and the nature of his speeches, which are full of thoughts about people and life - everything distinguishes this hero from Shcherbaty.
Tikhon Shcherbaty in the novel "War and Peace" does not remember God. He relies only on himself, on his own dexterity and strength. And Platon Karataev constantly thinks about God. His speech is filled with proverbs. In some of them, echoes of peasant protest against injustice are heard social order(example - “where there is justice, there is untruth”). However, Plato himself is not one of those who are accustomed to actively interfering during life, despite the fact that the spirit of truth-seeking, characteristic of the Russian peasantry in general, is noticeable in him.
Platon Karataev, like Tikhon Shcherbaty, is a patriot in the novel War and Peace. However, it is very difficult to imagine him fighting. The point is not his timidity, but the fact that Plato does not feel hatred for the enemy.
Shcherbaty - Russian hero
In two ways different images Lev Nikolaevich Tolstoy creates a single, capacious image of the people, a kind of unity of spirit. Both Platon Karataev and Tikhon Shcherbaty each contribute to the common cause in their own way. Both heroes do not simply carry out practical actions while participating in the struggle. Their role is more significant - they carry such qualities as moral beauty, warmth of soul and kindness. In the novel "War and Peace" Tikhon Shcherbaty, whose characteristics we have examined, expresses the active principle of the soul of a Russian person. It symbolizes the ability of the Russian people to bravely fight the invaders. This hero is the embodiment of heroic strength that rose to defend the homeland from enemies.
Shcherbaty and Petya Rostov
It should be noted that the function of Tikhon Shcherbaty in the work is not limited to personifying the courage and strength of a simple Russian peasant. His personality, like many other “passing” characters in the work, serves to enhance the characteristics of the main characters. Having guessed that Shcherbaty killed a man during his foray for the “tongue,” Petya Rostov feels very awkward, although this feeling does not last long. The author notes that Petya, sitting at the same table with the partisans, was in a state of childish, enthusiastic love for all people. He wanted to please everyone, so he treated everyone to raisins sent from home. The death of Petya Rostov emphasizes the weakness of the naive noble boys and the cruel greatness of the “Tikhonov”. After his death, Dolokhov coldly said about Rostov: “Ready.” Denisov, driving up to his body, suddenly remembered how Petya Rostov said: “Excellent raisins, take them all.”
So, Tikhon is a collective image of the people, personifying their best features. He is characterized by fearlessness and self-sacrifice in the name of victory over the invaders. This concludes the analysis of the image of Tikhon Shcherbaty.
The main characters of L.N. Tolstoy’s novel “War and Peace” are representatives of the noble class. However, the author strives to paint a picture of Russian life in its entirety, so characters from the common people also appear in the story - Tikhon Shcherbaty and Platon Karataev. Both heroes, as Russian national types and exponents of the spiritual essence of the Russian character, are dear to Tolstoy, each in their own way.
The image of Shcherbaty expresses the active beginning of the Russian spirit, showing the ability of the people to fearlessly fight against the invaders. Tikhon is the embodiment of a heroic people who rose up to defend the Fatherland.
Karataev embodies the idea of “non-resistance to evil through violence” that is close to the writer. The writer appreciates in this hero the manifestation of “everything Russian, kind and round,” all those qualities that, according to Tolstoy, constituted moral basis Russian people, Russian peasantry. Patriarchalism, gentleness, humility and religiosity are traits without which, according to Tolstoy, the mental makeup of the Russian peasant is unthinkable.
Tikhon Shcherbaty personifies that “club” in the romance people's war”, which rose and “with terrible force nailed the French until the entire invasion was destroyed.” “Non-resistance” Platon Karataev is a different type national character, the other side of “folk thought”.
Tikhon is “the most useful and brave man” in Denisov’s partisan detachment: “No one else discovered cases of attack, no one else took him and beat the French.” Shcherbaty occupied a special, exclusive place in Denisov’s detachment: “When something especially difficult had to be done... everyone pointed, laughing, at Tikhon.” At night he left the detachment and obtained everything that was necessary for his comrades, for the common cause: weapons, clothing, and when he was ordered, he also delivered prisoners. Tikhon was not afraid of any work. He was good at wielding an ax (“like a wolf wields his teeth”) and deftly, with all his might, split logs. If necessary, the ax in his hands turned into a formidable weapon. This character embodies the heroic forces of the people, their resourcefulness, camaraderie, and daring.
Important Feature Tikhon - the ability not to lose heart, not to lose heart under any circumstances, an indestructible sense of humor. This trait makes Shcherbatov everyone’s favorite in the detachment: “...he was the jester of all the Cossacks and hussars,” and “he himself willingly succumbed to this chip.” Probably, some of Tikhon’s traits (for example, his cruelty) could have been condemned by the writer if we were talking about peaceful
time. But at a critical moment in history, when the question of the future of Russia, the fate of all Russian people is being decided ( Patriotic War 1812), the activities of people like Shcherbaty are saving both for the country and for the people.
Tolstoy will give each of the heroes a bright portrait and speech characteristics. Tikhon’s entire appearance exudes dexterity, confidence, and strength. A funny and expressive feature of his appearance is a missing tooth (for this Tikhon was nicknamed Shcherbaty). His language is permeated with humor, a crude joke. Plato's appearance is also peculiar. He was over fifty years old, but everything in his appearance was preserved intact: not a single gray hair was in his beard or hair, everything was round - his face, his shoulders, his back, and his stomach. Everything had the appearance of some kind of drowsiness, softness.
If Tikhon is merciless towards the enemy, then Karataev loves all people, including the French. Other important features in Karataev are the spirit of truth-seeking, spiritual clarity, love of work: “He knew how to do everything, not very well, but not bad either.”
Plato - bright spokesman the philosophy of patience, characteristic of the Russian peasantry and determined by the uniqueness of Russian history and culture. This philosophy of life is reflected in the proverbial wisdom that often sounds in Plato’s melodious speech: “Fate seeks the head,” “To endure an hour, but to live a century.” Sometimes it seems that he uses the philosophy of patience to cover up his helplessness, his inability to actively resist circumstances. Karataev seems to be completely devoid of individual consciousness; at all times he relies on worldview stereotypes that have evolved over centuries among the people: “Where there is court, there is untruth,” “Never refuse a scrip and prison,” “Not by our mind, but by God’s court.” .
Unlike Karataev, Shcherbaty does not remember God, relying only on himself - on his strength, ingenuity, spiritual vigor. Yellowfang can be harsh, and if circumstances require it, even cruel. These features distinguish him from Plato, who strives to see “solemn beauty” in everything. Shcherbaty, experiencing a patriotic feeling and hatred of the invaders, goes at them with an ax. Plato, on the other hand, is ready to “suffer innocently in vain” rather than shed human blood, even if it is the blood of an enemy.
Karataev and Shcherbaty are two hypostases of a single whole. Salvation for Russia, according to Tolstoy, lies in the synthesis of these two principles - meekness, humility and peacefulness, on the one hand, and energy, will, and the ability to take active action, on the other. Having learned the truth of Karataev, Pierre follows exactly this path in the epilogue of the novel.
Images of Platon Karataev and Tikhon Shcherbatov in the novel “War and Peace” (2nd version)
A very colorful supporting character, Tikhon Shcherbaty - collective image ordinary Russian men who stood up to defend their fatherland from the invaders, the French. Yellowfang got his nickname from a physical disability - when he smiled, the absence of one tooth became noticeable.
His Face is covered with smallpox scars and wrinkles. The voice is bassy and melodious. By nature, Tikhon is a merry fellow, a jester. Never loses heart, loves to tell his friends funny stories, accompanying the story with sweeping gestures. He wore a blunderbuss and an ax on his belt, although there is not a single mention of Tikhon using a blunderbuss. But he mastered the ax as a weapon. He readily took on any work, no matter how difficult or disgusting it might seem. It is said about Tikhon’s physical strength and endurance that he is ready to walk all day, up to 50 kilometers, and at the same time keep up with the horsemen.
Tikhon's manners are simple, rude, and come from a pure heart. He looks commanders and aristocrats straight in the eyes and does not try to somehow gain their favor. For him, any Russian person soul mate. But he is intolerant of the French; out of the entire detachment, Tikhon has the most number of killed enemies. Such a person will never suffer the suffering that overtook Pierre Bezukhov. Tikhon's life is full of work that needs to be done, and he takes on it with joy.
Originally from peasant family from the Smolensk region, Tikhon of his own free will joins Denisov’s partisan detachment. At first, he does the simplest work - looks after horses, looks after fires. On his own initiative, he makes forays to the French, never returns empty-handed, but brings trophies: food, weapons, clothes. Denisov saw and appreciated this initiative and dexterity in him, and promoted Tikhon to Cossack. Now he was assigned to capture languages, i.e. such prisoners who could report useful information. Tikhon intuitively found the most useful prisoners and delivered them safely to the camp. All of Tikhon's comrades love his cheerful disposition, admire his dexterity, and gratefully appreciate his willingness to do unpleasant work.
Option 2
Often in literary works depict the image of a hero, a person who is ready to do anything to protect his homeland and loved ones. In most cases, construction this image associated with war, and the need to protect one’s country, which is what is required of a hero. Heroes can be very different. They can be both ideals of the human personality, to whom everything worldly is alien, and not very good individuals, who, despite their shortcomings, still have the right to be called heroes. Such heroes are present in Tolstoy’s work “War and Peace”.
IN wonderful work Tolstoy's War and Peace describes truly terrible things. In it, the author tells us about the war that took away huge amount lives and damaged a fairly large area. But he also described in the work the life of people during the war. I wrote about how they cope with hardships, how they deal with difficulties, and survive adversity. Also described in the work interesting image Tikhon Shcherbaty.
Tikhon Shcherbaty is one of the soldiers in the army, although not the most ordinary one. He truly is the personification of soldier's honor and courage. During a battle, he is one of the first to rush at the enemy in order to disorient him and confuse him, because his only weapons are an ax and a musket, which he masters ideally. Also, during the battle, he has a very, very terrifying appearance, since after many battles he has many noticeable scars left on his body, which the enemy sees and understands that there will be no mercy from this man.
By nature, Tikhon is a rather calm, kind, and sympathetic person. He is always ready to compromise in any conflict, so as not to create an even bigger one. However, he behaves this way only with his comrades in arms. He has a short conversation with the enemy. He is ready to do anything, just to protect his homeland and the people living on it.
Thus, the author, through his character, conveys to us the image of a real hero, who, although not idealized in all aspects of the human personality, still has every right to be called a hero, because he is one. The author shows that even in the most time of troubles ordinary people, like Tikhon Shcherbaty, are ready to undertake heroic deeds and show considerable courage, comparable only to some heroes in the entire history of mankind.
I believe that these are the traits that predominate in the image of Tikhon Shcherbaty from Tolstoy’s “War and Peace.”
Essay on the topic Tikhon Shcherbaty
The main characters of the novel are representatives of the noble class. Tolstoy wants to paint a complete picture in his novel War and Peace, describing all aspects of Russian life. He describes these aspects, not always with positive side. That is why ordinary people, such as Tikhon Shcherbaty, are also present in the novel. He wants people to see not only that noble life, but also the life of ordinary people, the life of all of Russia.
The image of Tikhon carries that same Russian spirit, courage and bravery. Shcherbaty can be compared to a hero in Ancient Rus'. It is people like him who go to the end for the Fatherland. This hero is the embodiment of the Russian people, the prototype of an ordinary Russian person.
Tikhon Shcherbaty can confidently be called the most daring and courageous fighter in Denisov’s detachment. His role in the detachment was extremely important and unique. He was so dedicated to his cause that he was not afraid to risk his life for other people. Very often, at night, he left the detachment to get all the most important things for himself and his comrades. Tikhon can be called a real man who was not afraid of even the most dusty work. He deftly chopped wood, defended himself and his creator. Everyone considered him a real different and stone wall.
Tycho had a unique sense of humor. It seems that everything is united in this man best qualities Russian people. This is the man who never lost heart, never lamented, or lost heart. Of course, he was the favorite of the whole squad. Tikhon had toughness, but in those days this could not be called a bad character trait. The Patriotic War of 1812 was going on, times were difficult, people like Tikhon Shcherbaty were the real saviors of their Motherland.
Tikhon is very dexterous, smart and self-confident. One of the features of the man’s appearance is that he is missing one tooth. His appearance is very unusual, even peculiar. He is more than 50 years old. The hair was like that of a young man, not a single gray hair. His appearance more indicated that he was a gentle person, but his character indicated the opposite. We can say that appearance contradicted character.
Tikhon never turns to God; all hope, according to him, is only in himself. He is used to relying only on his strength and intelligence. Tikhon is quite harsh, sometimes, and can be very rude. There is so much patriotism in Tikhon that it seems to be enough for the entire Russian people combined. He is ready to die for his Fatherland.
