Anjolras

“He was a charming young man, capable of, however, inspiring fear. He was beautiful as an angel, and was like Antinous, but only severe. By the gleam of his brooding eyes, one would think that in one of his previous existence he had already survived the Apocalypse of the revolution. He adopted her traditions as an eyewitness. He knew to the smallest detail all her great deeds. Oddly enough, for a young man, by nature he was a high priest and a warrior. Priestly and militant, he was a soldier of democracy, if we consider it from the point of view of the present day, and a priest of ideal - if you rise above modernity. He had deep-seated eyes with slightly reddish eyelids, a mouth with a puffy lower lip, on which a contemptuous expression often flickered, a large forehead. A high forehead on the face is the same as a high sky on the horizon. Like some young people of the beginning of the present and the end of the last century of the 18-19th centuries), who had become famous early, he all shone with youth and, although pallor sometimes covered his cheeks, was fresh, like a girl. Reaching the maturity of a man, he still looked like a child. He was 22 years old, and in appearance - 17. He was strict in behavior and did not seem to suspect that there was a creature called a woman in the world. He possessed one passion - justice and one thought - to overthrow the obstacles that stand in the way to it. On the Aventine hill he would be Gracchus, in the Convention - Saint-Just. He hardly noticed the blooming of roses, did not know what spring is, did not hear the singing of birds. Evadnea's bare chest would have excited him no more than Aristogiton. For him, as for Garmody, the flowers were only suitable for hiding a sword in them. Seriousness did not leave him even during the hours of fun. He chastely lowered his eyes to everything that was not a republic. It was hard as granite, the lover of freedom. His speech breathed severe inspiration and sounded a hymn. He was characterized by unexpected rises in thoughts. The idea to have an affair with him was inevitable failure. If the grisette from Place Cambrai or from Saint-Jean-de-Beauvais, mistaking him for a schoolboy who has freed himself and was captivated by this appearance of a page, these long golden eyelashes, these blue eyes, these curly fluttering in the wind, these ruddy lanitas, these untouched with her mouth, with these wonderful teeth, all this morning of her youth, she would have thought to try the spell of her beauty over Anjolras, his amazed and menacing look would instantly open the abyss in front of her and taught him not to mix the formidable cherub Ezekiel with the gallant Cherubino Boma Chez. " ^[3]

Anjolras is a convinced Republican; he has strong moral principles and beliefs. He stands for revolutionary terror, but is ready to punish anyone who unreasonably uses violence. During the June uprising of 1832, Anjolras commands a barricade, personally kills a government sergeant in a shootout, gives the order to execute the captured police agent Javert (this is entrusted to Jean Valjean , but he generously leaves Javert alive and secretly releases him). But at the same time, Angolras personally shoots a bandit who joined the uprising for killing a civilian out of a whim (the author stipulates that this rebel may have been a well-known criminal authority nicknamed Zvenigrosh ) ^[4] .

The words of Anjolras are said by Hugo himself, he put into him all his dreams and ideals about how the world should become.

He is persistent in his beliefs, a good organizer and leader. He is not afraid of death, because he knows that he sacrifices himself for a higher purpose. His fearlessness can be seen before his execution, as well as in his determination to defend the barricade to the last, despite the fact that they are the only remaining revolutionaries in the city. ^[5] On the personal life of Angolras, it is only said that his lover's name is Patria, which from French translates as “Homeland”. ^[6]

• Les Miserables (film, 1913)
• Les Miserables (film, 1925)
• Les Miserables (film, 1934) , in the role of Anjolras - Robert Vidalin
• Les Miserables (film, 1935)
• Gavrosh (film, 1937) , in the role of Anjolras - Ivan Novoseltsev
• Les Miserables (1952 film)
• Les Miserables (film, 1958) , in the role of Anjolras - Serge Reggiani
• Les Miserables (mini-series 1972) , in the role of Anjolras - Jean Luc Boutti
• Les Miserables (1982 film) starring Anjolras - Hervé Furic
• Les Miserables (animated series 1992)
• Les Miserables (1995 film)
• Les Miserables (1998 film) starring Anjolras - Lenny James
• Les Miserables (mini-series 2000) , as Anjolras - Steffen Wink
• Les Miserables: Cosette, 2007 ( anime series)
• Les Miserables (musical)
• Les Miserables (film / musical, 2012) , as Anjolras - Aaron Twight
• Les Miserables (television series 2018) , in the role of Anjolras - Joseph Quinn

Angolras was a source of inspiration for the French anarchist - Louise Michel . Michelle, who is known for her participation in the Paris Commune , often signed as “Anjolras” in her published works and personal letters. ^{[7] [8]}

• June Uprising (France)
• Míriel (Les Miserables)
• Jean Valjean
• Javert
• Cosette
• Gavrosh