Shield and faith

The followers of the disgraced schismatic of Avvakum - representatives of the noble family of the Zykovs - fearing persecution, move into the Russian north, laying new settlements and creating the foci of true faith. But with the advent of Emperor Peter I, the schismatics run even further: to master the unknown Siberian lands for the stone (Ural) ...
The author tells of events undeservedly bypassed by modern literature: the development of the Old Believers of the Russian North and Siberia, their contribution to the historical, spiritual and literary heritage of Russia.
Continuing the temporary thread, the heroes of the writer’s stories and stories pass through the paired roads of the twentieth century: war, revolution and repression of the 30-50s