| Description |
1 online resource (lvii, 145 pages) |
| Series |
Russian library |
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Russian library (Columbia University. Press)
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| Contents |
Intro -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Introduction by Kenneth N. Brostrom -- The Life Written by Himself -- Notes -- References |
| Summary |
"Moscow in the middle of the seventeenth century had a distinctly apocalyptic feel. An outbreak of the plague killed half the population. A solar eclipse and comet appeared in the sky, causing panic. And a religious reform movement intended to purify spiritual life and provide for the needy had become a violent political project that cleaved Russian society and the Orthodox Church in two. The autobiography of Archpriest Avvakum provides a vivid account of these cataclysmic events from a figure at their center. Written in the 1660s and '70s from a cell in an Arctic village where the archpriest had been imprisoned by the tsar, Avvakum's autobiography is a record of his life, ecclesiastical career, painful exile, religious persecution, and imprisonment. It is also a salvo in a contest about whether to follow the old Russian Orthodox liturgy or import Greek rites and practices. These concerns touched every stratum of Russian society-and for Avvakum, represented an urgent struggle between good and evil. Avvakum's autobiography has been a cornerstone of Russian literature since it first circulated among religious dissidents. Its language and style served as a model for writers such as Tolstoy, Dostoevsky, and Gorky. The Life Written by Himself is not only an important historical document but also an emotionally charged and surprisingly conversational self-portrait of a crucial figure in a tumultuous time"-- Provided by publisher |
| Notes |
Translated from the original Russian into English |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on October 14, 2021) |
| Subject |
Avvakum Petrovich, Protopope, 1620 or 1621-1682.
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| SUBJECT |
Avvakum Petrovich, Protopope, 1620 or 1621-1682 fast |
| Subject |
Old Believers -- Biography
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Clergy -- Russia -- Biography
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FICTION / Literary
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Clergy
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Old Believers
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Russia
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Brostrom, Kenneth N., 1939- translator.
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Translation of: Avvakum Petrovich, Protopope, 1620 or 1621-1682.
Zhitie protopopa Avvakuma
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| LC no. |
2020041365 |
| ISBN |
0231552491 |
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9780231552493 |
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