On the shore of the river. Notes of the Orthodox. In 2 volumes. Volume 1: Part 1. Volume 2: Parts 2 and 3

In the book of Sergey Alexandrovich Nilus (1862-1929), on the shore of the river God, presented in two volumes, the diary entries of a famous religious writer are combined. The notes of 1909 were placed in the first volume of this publication, the second volume is made up of the impressions and thoughts of 1910, as well as texts of different years, composed by a thematic principle.
The author considers it his duty to tell the reader about life in the Optina Desert, about meeting the future reverend elders of Optinsky - Barsonophy, Joseph, Anatoly, Nektarius, Rector Archimandrite Xenophon, the monastery of the monastery, about other inhabitants of the monastery and pilgrims, and also tries To comprehend the anxious events of world history of the beginning of the 20th century