Fr. Serafim -- Fr. Pyotr Shipkov -- My Journey -- My Childhood and Youth. "This book offers an intimate portrait of two courageous young Russian women and their struggles to maintain their integrity and personal values in Stalin's Russia, from the 1930s to the 1950s"
"This book offers an intimate portrait of two courageous young Russian women and their struggles to maintain their integrity and personal values in Stalin's Russia, from the 1930s to the 1950s" --
"This book offers an intimate portrait of two courageous young Russian women and their struggles to maintain their integrity and personal values in Stalin's Russia, from the 1930s to the 1950s" --
The tragedies and triumphs of the Russian past are viewed through the lens of isolated islands that served as both monastery and Gulag camp. Located in the northernmost reaches of Russia, the islands of Solovki are among the most remote in the world. And yet from the Bronze Age …
"Located in the northernmost reaches of Russia, the islands of Solovki are among the most remote in the world. And yet from the Bronze Age through the twentieth century, the islands have attracted an astonishing cast of saints and scoundrels, soldiers and politicians." "The sit…
The tragedies and triumphs of the Russian past are viewed through the lens of isolated islands that served as both monastery and Gulag camp. Located in the northernmost reaches of Russia, the islands of Solovki are among the most remote in the world. And yet from the Bronze Age …