Travelers to Russia: novel, essays, journalism. Zaitsev B.K.

The book includes rare works of the classic of the Russian abroad of Boris Zaitsev (1881-1972)-the novel “House in Passy”, Essays, Essays, Journalism.

They are united by the understanding of the Cross of the XX century in the light of Orthodoxy. In the center of all the writings of Zaitsev is a piercing love for the motherland, compassion for its great sorrow. The mission of Russia in the world, its grief and glory, the mysterious ways of fishing are the constant topics of the writer. The historical being of the people and man is considered by the Christian artist in the context of eternity.

in the essays and the lyric-philosope of essay, the images of contemporaries-ascetics, martyrs, heroes who showed the standing of the sacrificial feat in the name of Christ. From the Orthodox positions, Boris Zaitsev understands the events of the First and Second World Wars, the Russian revolution, the 100th anniversary of which we celebrated recently. Based on the experience of the experience, the classic addresses the Covenant to compatriots: “Always preserving its own, to accept the cross as proposed for unknown to us, but of the highest goals.”