Hidden Meanings and Names of the Book about L. P. Karsavin “Two Years in Abez”

The article is devoted to the book by Anatoly Anatolyevich Vaneev (1922– 1985), a disciple and follower of Lev Platonovich Karsavin (1882–1952), which tells about the last stage of the life of this significant Orthodox thinker. The book is often mistakenly perceived as a memoir, which categorically...

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Main Author: Vladimir I. Sharonov
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Published: Russian Orthodox Church. Ekaterinburg Theological Seminary of the Ekaterinburg Eparchy 2025-04-01
Series:Вестник Екатеринбургской духовной семинарии
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Hidden Meanings and Names of the Book about L. P. Karsavin “Two Years in Abez”
Вестник Екатеринбургской духовной семинарии
russian orthodox church
lev karsavin
anatoly vaneev
russian religious philosophy
persecution
secularization
modern atheism
title Hidden Meanings and Names of the Book about L. P. Karsavin “Two Years in Abez”
title_full Hidden Meanings and Names of the Book about L. P. Karsavin “Two Years in Abez”
title_fullStr Hidden Meanings and Names of the Book about L. P. Karsavin “Two Years in Abez”
title_full_unstemmed Hidden Meanings and Names of the Book about L. P. Karsavin “Two Years in Abez”
title_short Hidden Meanings and Names of the Book about L. P. Karsavin “Two Years in Abez”
title_sort hidden meanings and names of the book about l p karsavin two years in abez
topic russian orthodox church
lev karsavin
anatoly vaneev
russian religious philosophy
persecution
secularization
modern atheism
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