Silver Coat of Arms

The story by K. I. Chukovsky Silver Coat of Arms is autobiographical. Little Kolya Korneychukov was expelled from gymnasium by decree regarding the children of cooks. The meaning of the decree is that children of the lower classes should be... allowed as little education as possible, so that they, once educated, would not dare to rebel and incite others to disobedience. Kolya was indeed the son of a laundress, and he was not supposed to study. But as always, the authorities expect one thing, and the result is completely opposite. Kolya grew up and became Konstantin Ivanovich Chukovsky. A children's writer, translator, literary critic. One of the most educated people of the 20th century. For middle school age.