The Life of Fyodor Vasilyevich Ushakov by Alexander Radishchev. Short summary

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At the age of 23, Fyodor Vasilyevich Ushakov enrolls at the University of Leipzig. The Russian students are assigned a mentor, Major Bocum, who was only concerned about making a profit.

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At the age of 23, Fyodor Vasilievich Ushakov enters the University of Leipzig. At that time he had the rank of collegiate assessor. Instead of a career as a bureaucrat, he decided to devote himself to his studies. Of all the sciences Ushakov preferred mathematics and philosophy.

Fedor Vasilievich had pronounced managerial inclinations. During his studies, the Russian students are assigned a mentor, Major Bokum, who was only concerned about making a profit.

The shrewd major takes a significant portion of the students’ allowance, which leaves them with nothing to buy food and no way to heat their quarters. Ushakov tries to negotiate with the mentor, but the latter does not listen to the average student.

Bokum punches the student Nasakin in the face, which becomes the last straw. The students want to challenge the major to a duel to avenge the offense. After his refusal, the student strikes the mentor twice in the face and the latter runs away in shame. As a result, the young men are imprisoned, but thanks to the successful actions of a Russian diplomat, the students are released.