The Life Written by Himself

by Avvakum Petrov

Book Overview

Moscow in the middle of the seventeenth century had a distinctly apocalyptic feel. An outbreak of the plague killed half the population. A solar eclipse and comet appeared in the sky, causing panic. And a religious reform movement intended to purify spiritual life and provide for the needy had become a violent political project that cleaved Russian society and the Orthodox Church in two. The autobiography of Archpriest Avvakum--a leader of the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231198094
• ISBN13: 9780231198097
• Release Date: July 2021
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.4"