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BIOGRAPHY AND SPIRITUAL IMAGE OF THE ELDER AMVROSIY OF OPTINA IN THE BIOGRAPHICAL NOVEL OF 1891 «THE ELDER AMVROSIY OF OPTINA (FROM A LETTER TO THE EDITOR OF «THE CITIZEN»)» BY K. LEONTIEV

https://doi.org/ 10.18384/2310-7278-2015-6-99-105

Abstract

The article presents the spiritual image of the elder Amvrosiy of Optina, attention is paid to his ascetic life. A brief comparative description of the path to God of the elder Amvrosiy and of the writer K. Leontiev, his spiritual son, is introduced in it. The blessed repose of the elder Amvrosiy and wonders that accompanied it are described in detail. The author of the article draws the readers’ attention to the artistic features of the biographical novel: the presence of quotations from Scripture, ring composition, inserted elements in the form of a poem by unknown author and excerpts from prose of Evgeniy Poselyanin dedicated to Optina and the elder Amvrosiy of Optina.

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A. . Pavlova
Moscow State Regional University
Russian Federation


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