Old Pokrovsky deacon. Potekhin A.A.

Name A.A. Potekhina (1829-1908) is now familiar only to the narrow circle of experts in Russian classical literature.

And meanwhile, before the revolution, he was one of the most famous writers in Russia. In 1900, he was elected by the Honorary Academician of the Academy of Sciences on the category of elegant literature along with L.N. Tolstoy, A.P. Chekhov, V.G. Korolenko, I.A. Bunin.

The peasant world, the world of clergy appears in the works of Potekhin in bright, visible paintings. A simple and at the same time highly artistic word, he makes people alive, their life, their thoughts, hopes. Its heroes are very different: refined natures and stringing owners, tireless workers and seekers of light profit.

Their bright, original images can cause both admiration and surprise, and often a condescending smile. But they all force them to empathize with them, move the reader to think about their own life.