Корона и крест

The book by Alexander Yakovlev, the author of the historical novels The Age of Filaret and Alexander II, tells about church life in Russia in the last decades of the 19th and early 20th centuries. The action takes place in Moscow, St. Petersburg, Saratov, Pskov, Paris and Damascus. In the center of the narrative is the image of St. Tikhon (Bellavin): the main stages of his life path are described, right up to his election as Patriarch. Bright portraits of Russian sovereigns - Alexander II, Alexander III and Nicholas II, as well as the Chief Prosecutor of the Synod K. P. Pobedonostsev and prominent figures in church life are given. Much attention is paid to the personality of L. A. Tikhomirov, his difficult evolution from the theoretician of the revolution to a convinced Orthodox monarchist. The book is based on archival documents and materials of the pre-revolutionary press.