A Prophet in His Own Country
Prophetic, Messianic, Eschatological Trends in Russian Poetry and Social Thought. Essay
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The author analyzes one of the most enigmatic fields of the human mind - the everlasting aspiration for the Supreme Truth sought in divine revelations. From the sages, clairvoyants and visionaries of the ancient polytheist world the way is traced to the Books of Prophets in the Bible and further on to the unique prophetic tradition in classic Russian poetry and social thought.