At the turn of the XIX -XX centuries in Russia there were two places of mass pilgrimage – Yasnaya Polyana and Kronstadt. Why did crowds of people go to Leo Tolstoy and Father John of Kronstadt? The famous writer and journalist Pavel Basinsky, author of the bestseller Lev Tolstoy: Fleet from Paradise (Prize “Big Book”), in the book “Saint Against Leo” traces the story of the relationship between the most famous writer and the most beloved by the priest of that time, who became sworn enemies. What is Tolstoy’s religion? Was he anathematized by the church? How did the famous general confession of John of Kronstadt go? Was he a miracle worker or is it a myth? The book illustrated rare photographs from the State Museum A.N. Tolstoy in Moscow and the Central State Archive of Cinema Forest Documents in St. Petersburg.
Author
Basinsky Pavel Valerievich
Artist
Rybakov Andrey
Publisher
Elena Shubina, 2013
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