On the Waves of the Sea of Life

Memoirs of Ivan Stepanovich Karpov, an ordinary northern peasant—an unique document of the era of the destruction of historical Russia and the creation of a godless state upon its ruins, the breaking of the traditional peasant way of life, of all aspects of life of the Russian people. But above all, this is not only a historical testimony—it is also a testimony of an astonishing human fate, filled with dramatic, and sometimes tragic, events. Faith in God carried through all trials, and the humble acceptance of all the turns of life, provide the modern reader with a true spiritual lesson. Also very interesting is the author’s correspondence with S. Z. Trubachev, a well-known church composer (shortly before his death he accepted the rank of deacon), the most significant fragments of which are published for the first time in this edition.