Between. A poem in prose based on Celtic mythology of Britain. Alvdis N. Rutien (A. Barkova)

“between” is a novel on the verge of history and myth. The plot unfolds against the epic background of Celtic Britain, covering more than two millennia - from the construction of Stonehenge to the reign of King Arthur and the phenomenon of the Grail.

This novel was written thanks to many years of study of Celtic culture, but not so much connected with Tristan and Isolde ”, how much with“ Evgeny Onegin ”,“ demon ”(with an unexpectedly happy ending) and, mainly,“ Anna Karenina ”, with which there is a controversy not for life, but for death. The polemic, carefully covered by the sophisticated scribble of the British myths.

Alvdis N. Ruthien in the nineties was well known as one of the leaders of the internships of Moscow. Currently, she is better known as Professor Alexander Barkov, head of the Department of Cultural Studies of the Institute UNIC (Moscow), creator of the MIF.RU site. The main part of its scientific works are lecture cycles on world mythology and epic (ancient, Slavic, Scandinavian, Celtic, Indian, North Caucasus, etc.), Buddhism of Tibeta.