THE GOSPEL PARABLE OF THE TALENTS IN THE LIFE AND WORK OF V. F. ODOYEVSKY
The life and work of Vladimir Odoyevsky as a writer, a statesman and a scientist were dedicated to his Motherland, its culture, science and society. Th e Bible, especially the Gospel and the works of the Orthodox Fathers published in Dobrotolyubiye determined the writer’s view of the world. Th e...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | Russian |
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Petrozavodsk State University
2015-11-01
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| Series: | Проблемы исторической поэтики |
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| Online Access: | http://poetica.pro/files/redaktor_pdf/1429612453.pdf |
| Summary: | The life and work of Vladimir Odoyevsky as a writer, a statesman
and a scientist were dedicated to his Motherland, its culture, science and
society. Th e Bible, especially the Gospel and the works of the Orthodox
Fathers published in Dobrotolyubiye determined the writer’s view of the
world. Th e Parable of the Talents was one of the most important and key
parables of the New Testament for Odoyevsky. This importance is attested by
the writer’s life which was full of selfl ess and relentless hard work for the good
of Russia, as well as his diaries, works and letters. Odoyevsky was multitalanted
person who was deeply concerned by the question of the essence of
true service to God and people. Existence for Odoyevsky was the battleground
where distresses, uncertainty, self-deception and self-delusion lie in wait for
an individual. Sometimes in Odoevsky’s works appeared sad refl ections
about the vanity of carnal existence that deeply contrasted with his opinion
about the necessity of active work and fulfi llment of one’s talents. However,
the only fi rm support for him was always the faith in God and Providence |
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| ISSN: | 1026-9479 1026-9479 |