Testament of Memory
a siberian life
$19.61
- Paperback
168 pages
- Release Date
31 October 2011
Summary
Testament of Memory: Life in the 19th-Century Altai
A remarkably simple and yet profoundly deep narrative, this translation is an introduction to the remote world of the 19th-century Altai: a mountainous region of southern Siberia possessing unique flora and fauna and peaks rising to nearly 15,000 feet. Native Altai tribesman Mikhail Chelvalkov vividly describes the physical beauty of the region while chronicling many of the encounters that took place throughout his life as the popu…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780884651840 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0884651843 |
| Author: | Mikhail Chevalkov, John Warden |
| Publisher: | Holy Trinity Publications |
| Imprint: | The Printshop of St. Job of Pochaev |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 168 |
| Release Date: | 31 October 2011 |
| Weight: | 159g |
| Dimensions: | 178mm x 127mm x 175mm |
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“Perhaps the most intriguing portion of this work are the concluding ‘Admonitions to My Children.’ These are sayings, proverbs, really, intended to remind his children (for whom his work was initially written) how they ought to be in life.” –Oliver Herbel, Frontier Orthodoxy
About The Author
Mikhail Chevalkov
Mikhail Chevalkov was a pioneer both in his missionary work and in the establishment of the Altai language as a vehicle for literature. He served as a deacon and priest and his translations of the Bible, prayer books, religious songs, and service books we John Warden is a translator and a former lecturer in Russian and Soviet studies at the University of Coventry in central England.
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