Solzhenitsyn - The Historical-spiritual Destinies of Russia and the West

This study of Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn (1918-2008) and his writings focuses on his reflections on the religiopolitical trajectories of Russia and the West, understood as distinct civilizations. What perhaps most sets Russia apart from the West is the Orthodox Christian faith. The mature Solzhenitsyn returned to the Orthodox faith of his childhood...

Summary

This study of Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn (1918–2008) and his writings focuses on his reflections on the religiopolitical trajectories of Russia and the West, understood as distinct civilizations. What perhaps most sets Russia apart from the West is the Orthodox Christian faith. The mature Solzhenitsyn returned to the Orthodox faith of his childhood...

Product details

• Authors: Lee Congdon, Lee W. Congdon
• Publisher: Northern Illinois University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.09.2017
• EAN: 9780875807652
• ISBN: 978-0-87580-765-2
• No. of pages: 180
• Series: NIU Series in Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > Art, literature > Biographies, autobiographies