Пророк русской революции. К юбилею Достоевского

by Dmitry Merezhkovsky

Prorok Russkoj revolyutsii. This book, "Prorok Russkoj revolyutsii," by D.S. Merezhkovskij, is a replication of a book originally published before 1906. It has been restored by human beings, page by page, so that you may enjoy it in a form as close to the original as possible.

162 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1906

About the author

Dmitry Sergeyevich Merezhkovsky, (Russian: Дмитрий Сергеевич Мережковский) was a Russian novelist, poet, religious thinker, and literary critic. A seminal figure of the Silver Age of Russian Poetry, regarded as a co-founder of the Symbolist movement, Merezhkovsky – with his poet wife Zinaida Gippius – was twice forced into political exile. During his second exile (1918–1941) he continued publishing successful novels and gained recognition as a critic of Soviet Russia. Known both as a self-styled religious prophet with his own slant on apocalyptic Christianity, and as the author of philosophical historical novels which combined fervent idealism with literary innovation, Merezhkovsky was a nine times nominee for the Nobel Prize in literature, which he came closest to winning in 1933.

The words he put in Leonardo da Vinci's mouth in his biographical novel Romance of Leonardo da Vinci -- "I have from an early age abjured the use of meat, and the time will come when men such as I will look upon the murder of animals as they now look upon the murder of men" -- are echoed by animal rights activists all over the world and have come to often be misattributed to Leonardo da Vinci himself.

Reviews

[Trounin · Rating 3 out of 5]

Мережковский каждый раз оказывался предсказуемым. Прежде он не мог разобраться в религиозных воззрения Достоевского, пока сам не пришёл к выводу касательно необходимого существования Третьего Завета. Складывается ощущение, будто он именно себя представлял в качестве Иисуса Христа, либо пророка, предсказывающего его скорое второе пришествие. Когда сам с этим разобрался, Дмитрий стал исходить в суждениях сугубо из данного обстоятельства. Ежели раньше религиозные представления Достоевского ему оставались непонятными, то отныне всё изменилось. Фёдор Михайлович не стремился к какой-либо вере, кроме как к той, которую теперь проповедует непосредственно Мережковский – то есть Третий Завет.

(c) Trounin