Mikhailov Day

The book is an autobiographical account of a witness to the revival of Optina Monastery - since 1988 the author has been living permanently and participating in the life of the monastery. The book is a series of stories that form a chronicle of events and characters, histories of people living by God's commandments not for show, but by the call of their hearts.

The book is written in a lively, accessible language, revealing the beauty in the souls of people that makes the world warmer. The characters and images of the heroes are drawn from ordinary people with all their joys and sorrows. There are no high words or pompous phrases in the book; the stories described are tragic in their ordinariness, but the whole work is infused with Divine Love. The author's writing talent, lively and vivid plots make the reader both cry and laugh at what is written.

The deserved popularity of Nina Pavlova is due to her special gift - to see in every person, regardless of their social status or position, that very Spark of God, which, once ignited, lights up the world around. The heroes of her works are completely ordinary people living ordinary lives in an ordinary world, but everything transforms in an instant when the soul seeking God is invisibly touched by Christ…