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Another City

A Journal of Orthodox Culture

Articles publshed by Optina Pustyn Monastery

On Salvation — From the Elders of Optina Monastery

September 9, 2019 / Optina Pustyn Monastery

Optina Pustyn Monastery near Kozelsk, Russia

Beginning in the nineteenth century, a remarkable succession of illumined elders residing in Optina Pustyn Monastery helped bring about a spiritual renewal in Russia. Figures from Dostoevsky and Soloviev to Khomiakov and Kireyevsky to Gogol, Tchaikovsky, Turgenev, and even Tolstoy sought their advice. This collection of sayings from the Optina Elders, focuses upon the path … [Read more...] about On Salvation — From the Elders of Optina Monastery

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