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Прекрасная книга, написанная по-настоящему искренне и светло. Чтение этой книги можно было бы определить как чистую радость. Сплетение святоотеческого предания и городского рассказа, древних патериков и современных коллизий - делает книгу отца Тихона истинным украшением современной русской литератур Leggi tutto

This is a wonderful series of stories written by the Abbot of a monastery in Moscow, all from his personal experience. He is a very good story teller and the book is well translated. Many of the stories revolve around the monastery in Pechory during the Communist era. This was the only monastery in

Предивна књига. Чак и онима који нису верујући топло препоручујем због дивних особа које су описане у овим причама.

Trivia time… What is the bestselling book in Russia since the fall of Communism (besides the Bible)? We went to Doma Knegy (House of Books bookstore) across from Kazan Cathedral on Nevsky Prospect. I bought a book that looked interesting. Turns out it is the bestselling book in Russia since the fall Leggi tutto

The Russian title of this wonderful, edifying book could be better translated as Unsaintly Saints . Archimandrite Tikhon has gives us a lively, irresistibly readable account of his own conversion and entry into monasticism in the depths of the Soviet period. This leads into his firsthand accounts of Leggi tutto

Lots of wonderful characters and stories in here so far. One from a chapter I just finished relates how the author was under pressure by Soviet authorities to create an "ecumenical" film about how all religions are basically the same, but he refused as he had been properly catechized regarding the p Leggi tutto