The Last Judgment

The abbot of the Monastery of the Transfiguration, Father Alexander, even in his lifetime earned the fame of a righteous man and a miracle-worker. Unfortunately, his earthly path was nearing its end. At the bedside of a dying man gathered church hierarchs and the monastic brethren. Everyone wanted to give the final honors to their beloved priest. There was no doubt that his soul would go straight to Heaven, where it would obtain eternal bliss. And it happened. Whispering, "Mary, I’m so glad to see you," Father Alexander passed away.

But what is this? Why isn’t he flying through a shining tunnel, but down some kind of concrete pipe? And at the end, the priest is not greeted by golden-haired angels, but by police officers of an angelic service. Where is the heavenly garden and wonderful singing? Instead of the heavenly bowers, Father Alexander is taken to a police station and charged with the sin of embezzlement—of deeds carried out by God Himself. The priest will have to answer before the court of his own soul; meanwhile, while he is being sent to his cell, several other sufferers like him are waiting for their fate.

Don’t miss the new audiobook by Dmitry Sobolev—the author of the much-talked-about bestseller "The Island," which became widely known after the release of the film of the same name by Pavel Lungin.

"‘The Last Judgment’ is one of the most difficult texts I have had to create. It’s written based on Grigor Narekatsi’s work ‘The Book of Lamentations.’ Those who know the original know that in this work there is absolutely no plot, and the text itself is a collection of prayers rendered in poetic form. More than a year was spent searching for a plot capable of expressing the spirit of this great book." Dmitry Sobolev