Publications of the author: Polina Zhukova
Narthex: A book of repentance we have forgotten how to read
Narthex: A book of repentance we have forgotten how to read
1467
30 March 00:30
Pasternak on Gethsemane: The God Whose suffering we slept through
Pasternak on Gethsemane: The God Whose suffering we slept through
810
27 March 00:23
Austere thread of chant beneath the church vaults
Austere thread of chant beneath the church vaults
819
23 March 00:57
God’s pale knuckles: the secrets of Kramskoy’s painting
God’s pale knuckles: the secrets of Kramskoy’s painting
756
22 March 00:45
Wooden prayer of the Carpathians: The secret of mountain church architecture
Wooden prayer of the Carpathians: The secret of mountain church architecture
1017
21 March 01:15
The heavenly dome: how the Byzantines suspended a temple on a golden chain
The heavenly dome: how the Byzantines suspended a temple on a golden chain
1647
13 March 23:20
Why mosaics glow when the lights go out
Why mosaics glow when the lights go out
702
12 March 23:08
Lenten spring or arid hell: what Zosima’s duel with Ferapont teaches us
Lenten spring or arid hell: what Zosima’s duel with Ferapont teaches us
900
06 March 23:18
The man who painted with his mind: Theophanes the Greek and his white lightning
The man who painted with his mind: Theophanes the Greek and his white lightning
1314
04 March 23:02
Triumph of Orthodoxy – why this feast belongs to artists
Triumph of Orthodoxy – why this feast belongs to artists
1134
28 February 22:39
Silver candlesticks: How mercy becomes the price of a soul’s salvation
Silver candlesticks: How mercy becomes the price of a soul’s salvation
1287
22 February 23:58
Anatomy of shame: why Masaccio's fresco conveys pain
Anatomy of shame: why Masaccio's fresco conveys pain
1467
21 February 21:05
At the end of time: Will we encounter God’s wrath – or His silence?
At the end of time: Will we encounter God’s wrath – or His silence?
1386
16 February 09:00
Sacred declaration of love: What is glorified in the "Song of Songs"
Sacred declaration of love: What is glorified in the "Song of Songs"
783
13 February 22:24
The Father’s embrace: Why God has two different hands in Rembrandt’s painting
The Father’s embrace: Why God has two different hands in Rembrandt’s painting
1827
07 February 09:00