Immersion in darkness. From the experienced. Volkov O.V.

The same age, the hereditary nobleman Oleg Vasilievich Volkov was first arrested at 28, and received the final liberation only in 1955, having spent half -life in prisons, links and camps by the time of release. Twice he served the camp period on Solovki (1928-1929,1931-1933), which he devoted several chapters that make up a significant part of his famous work “Immersion in the Darkness”, the work on which was completed by the end of the 1970s. Like other similar manuscripts of that time, it was written “on the table”, it was harmful and even dangerous with those circumstances of the left-handed literature.

now, in the year of the 100th anniversary of the collection of the elephant (Solovetsky special purpose camp), comes. Time to recall again of terrible social vortices that tormented Russia all the XX century. And in the truly vast sea of ​​the “camp” literature, Volkov’s book is clearly distinguished by his tonality. “The bright face of the Church”, “the luminous lights of faith”, “bright people”, which became “light and truth in impenetrable night”, “panicidal lights and lamps”, “sunlight” - together and separately, all this fills the book with special content , testifies to the inner light, which transforms the thoughts and actions of a person, inspires hope for the best, if it is a reflection of the Higher Light.