About the author: Nikolai Alexeevich Ostrovsky (1904— 1936), a famous proletarian writer and Bolshevik fighter in the former Soviet Union. 1904 was born in a worker's family on September 22nd. Because of his poor family,1/started to work as a child laborer at the age of 15, and 16 was unfortunately seriously injured in the battle. He was blind at the age of 23, paralyzed at the age of 25, and died at the age of 1936. Three years later, he overcame unimaginable difficulties and created the immortal masterpiece How Steel was Tempered, realizing his ideal of returning to combat posts. His novel How Steel was Tempered is one of the best works in Soviet proletarian revolutionary literature in 1930s.
How Steel was Tempered: It is a famous work in Soviet socialist literature, and its main achievement is to shape Pavel Colta King, a perfect artistic model. When describing this character, the author strictly follows the truth of life, and does not regard Paul's strong will and strong character as innate, but thinks that it is tempered by heroic fighting and hard struggle, hard study and strict self-discipline. By describing Pavel Colta King's growth path, we can tell people that only by defeating the enemy and himself in the hardships of revolution and linking his pursuit with the interests of the motherland and the people can he create miracles and grow into an iron warrior.