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Colton 2022-09-15 15:38:48
History is just an illusion
A priest has been silent on the island for nearly 40 years, regretting all day long, and explaining people's doubts.
This is the story told by Russian director Pavel Longkin's "Island of Lonely" (also translated "Island of the Saints" in 2006). In 1942, a base of the Northern Fleet was occupied by...
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Alyson 2022-09-15 18:02:11
Soul Survivor: "Lonely Island" - Author: Wang Yi
In the 1970s, an exiled Soviet intellectual told an American pastor that the Soviet intellectual community was experiencing an Orthodox spiritual revival. Almost every prominent artist, writer, and musician is digging into spiritual themes. How is this possible, in Moscow it is difficult to read...
Olga Demidova
Extended Reading
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[first lines]
Father Anatoli: Lord, Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner. Lord, Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner. Lord, Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner. Lord, Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner. Lord, Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner. Lord, Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner. Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God...
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[last lines]
Father Anatoli: Lord... Receive my sinful soul.
