Optina almanac. Issue No. 2: Optina deserts and Russian culture. Compiled by Monk Lazar (Afanasyev)

In March 2006, two hundred years since the birth of Ivan Vasilievich Kireevsky turned two, and in June of the same year - one hundred and fifty years from the date of his death. This is a deeply talented person, great, sincere, warm faith. He was the faithful child of the elder Macarius, like his wife Natalia Petrovna. However, runaway words and brief assessments are not enough here. In a collection dedicated to the memorable dates of the life of an outstanding Russian Orthodox philosopher, the reader will find detailed materials about him. The publications included in the collection are dedicated to Ivan Vasilievich Kireevsky, as well as the connections of Russian culture figures with Optina Desert.