Publications of the author: Polina Zhukova
The Bridegroom at midnight: the quiet sound of night alarm
The Bridegroom at midnight: the quiet sound of night alarm
954
6 April 19:58
The axe at the root: What the Palm Sunday icon conceals
The axe at the root: What the Palm Sunday icon conceals
963
6 April 01:04
The Holy Gate: the only witness no one questions
The Holy Gate: the only witness no one questions
459
31 March 17:46
Narthex: A book of repentance we have forgotten how to read
Narthex: A book of repentance we have forgotten how to read
1485
30 March 00:30
Pasternak on Gethsemane: The God Whose suffering we slept through
Pasternak on Gethsemane: The God Whose suffering we slept through
837
27 March 00:23
Austere thread of chant beneath the church vaults
Austere thread of chant beneath the church vaults
846
23 March 00:57
God’s pale knuckles: the secrets of Kramskoy’s painting
God’s pale knuckles: the secrets of Kramskoy’s painting
801
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
1071
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
1710
13 March 23:20
Why mosaics glow when the lights go out
Why mosaics glow when the lights go out
729
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
972
6 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
1503
4 March 23:02
Triumph of Orthodoxy – why this feast belongs to artists
Triumph of Orthodoxy – why this feast belongs to artists
1224
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
1377
22 February 23:58
Anatomy of shame: why Masaccio's fresco conveys pain
Anatomy of shame: why Masaccio's fresco conveys pain
1521
21 February 21:05