How Steel Was Tempered was a novel written by Ostrovsky, Russia, which was first published in 1932. The protagonist of the novel, Pavel Kochagin, experienced the transformation of many roles from rural to factory, from apprentice to engineer, from worker to revolutionary leader, etc. in the process of growing up, showing the various shortcomings of Russian society in the industrial era and the glory of human nature. How Steel Was Tempered was hailed as one of the classics in the history of world literature, which had a wide and far-reaching impact on later literature, art, politics and other fields. The image of Pavel Kochagin in the novel also became one of the representative images in Russian literature and was loved and respected by the majority of readers. In addition to its literary value, How Was Steel Tempered also had important historical and political significance. It reflected the various problems and challenges faced by Russia in the process of industrialization, and discussed the impact and role of industrialization on human society. It had important enlightenment and reference for countries in the world to promote the process of industrialization. At the same time, the road of the revolution and construction in the novel also provided useful experience and reference for the vast number of developing countries.