Favorites. Maikov A.N.

a. N. Maikov (1821 - 1898), a wonderful Russian poet who combined the work of a great artist and a scientist historian in his work, who studied the fate of Russia, Slavic peoples and world history (he was especially interested in the transitional era from paganism to Christianity, which spilled out of his poem of all His life is "two worlds"). His descriptions of nature, barely appearing, became textbooks. Belonging to an old family who has done a lot for the cultural life of Russia (it is enough to indicate the famous ascetic and spiritual writer, the Holy Elder Neil Sorsky, the poet - the classic of the 18th century V. I. Maykov, the father of the poet - historical artist and icon painter N. A. Maykov ), Maikov, like no other Russian writer, was not only penetrated by Russian spirituality, but also penetrated it quite consciously.

The collection presents all the facets of the poet’s work. The poems are located thematically and are equipped with illustrations of the theme of the poem, and photographs of A. N. Maykov at different periods of his life.

The book is addressed to all those who love Russian poetry and history interested in the history of Christianity, Orthodox Russia and general history.