Bright Matins. A collection of prose. Nikiforov-Volgin V.A.

The book contains works of a recognized master of lyric prose of Vasily Akimovich Nikiforova-Volgin (1900-1941). The stories and sketches of the writer are formed in a quiet sincere song about Russia. In the days of lawlessness, persecutions that fell on his native land, in the middle of suffering, Volgin searches for the grains of Christian love, draws characters who store holy Rus' in his heart. These are wanderers, pilgrims, clergy, holy fools who console the suffering people, treat souls, purify hearts.

with particular tenderness, the author draws the world of the child who joins Orthodoxy. One of the constant motives of Volgin is the peace and enlightenment of a person. Together with his heroes, the author reflects on the mysterious ways of the Russian soul, its fall and resurrection.