The Life of Vasili Fyodorovsky

Author: Leonid Andreyev (Russian)
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Publish Date: 2003-06-01
Features: This book is written by Andreyev (1871-1919), a unique Russian-style novelist, whose outstanding talent was admired by contemporaries such as Leo Tolstoy, Korolenko, and Blok. Vasily Fyodorovsky's Life depicts the devout rural priest Fyodorovsky, who believes that as long as he steadfastly believes in God, miracles will appear. For this, he suffers various humiliations and hardships throughout his life, finally ending in a tragic fate of losing his family. Blok recalled reading this novel, "feeling shocked, as if everywhere was filled with unease, disaster was approaching, and terrible events were about to happen at the door."