The Chronicle of John
6 hrs. 32 min.
Language
Russian
Author
Alexey Ivanov
Author
Alexey Ivanov
Narrator
Ivan Litvinov
Narrator
Ivan Litvinov
Description
A novel-mystery.
A parable about the curse of Russian power.
“Ivan the Terrible awaits the End of the World. In the arrogance of his self-will, he imagines himself as the savior of the people, as Christ’s Second Coming, and establishes the oprichnina—a sacred order to protect the faith. If the people believe in the tsar as in a god, the tsar will become a miracle-worker. With a gesture, he will cast all enemies to dust and cover the land with fertile fields. The only thing needed is to make the people believe in the tsar. Force them—through the terror of the oprichnina. But the hegumen of Solovetsky, Philip, a simple and clear-minded man, cannot serve the tsar as a god. And then the eyes stare into the eyes, and a cross rises against the swing of an axe.
This is not a historical novel, although almost all its heroes are real historical figures. Its foundation is the eschatological concept of the oprichnina developed by Doctor of Sciences Andrey Yurganov. It is a mystery novel. Here, over the Kremlin, Riders of the Apocalypse appear, and the tsarina turns into the biblical Locust. Here, Jesus buries Russian warriors cut down under Polotsk, while Grozny feasts with black-magic practitioners and the dead. The “Annunciation dating from John” is not a chronicle of atrocities by the “nether ones,” but a parable about the curse of Russian power.”
A parable about the curse of Russian power.
“Ivan the Terrible awaits the End of the World. In the arrogance of his self-will, he imagines himself as the savior of the people, as Christ’s Second Coming, and establishes the oprichnina—a sacred order to protect the faith. If the people believe in the tsar as in a god, the tsar will become a miracle-worker. With a gesture, he will cast all enemies to dust and cover the land with fertile fields. The only thing needed is to make the people believe in the tsar. Force them—through the terror of the oprichnina. But the hegumen of Solovetsky, Philip, a simple and clear-minded man, cannot serve the tsar as a god. And then the eyes stare into the eyes, and a cross rises against the swing of an axe.
This is not a historical novel, although almost all its heroes are real historical figures. Its foundation is the eschatological concept of the oprichnina developed by Doctor of Sciences Andrey Yurganov. It is a mystery novel. Here, over the Kremlin, Riders of the Apocalypse appear, and the tsarina turns into the biblical Locust. Here, Jesus buries Russian warriors cut down under Polotsk, while Grozny feasts with black-magic practitioners and the dead. The “Annunciation dating from John” is not a chronicle of atrocities by the “nether ones,” but a parable about the curse of Russian power.”
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