Publications of the author: Polina Zhukova
Pasternak on Gethsemane: The God Whose suffering we slept through
Pasternak on Gethsemane: The God Whose suffering we slept through
80
27 March 00:23
Austere thread of chant beneath the church vaults
Austere thread of chant beneath the church vaults
82
23 March 00:57
God’s pale knuckles: the secrets of Kramskoy’s painting
God’s pale knuckles: the secrets of Kramskoy’s painting
78
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
107
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
173
13 March 23:20
Why mosaics glow when the lights go out
Why mosaics glow when the lights go out
75
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
96
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
138
04 March 23:02
Triumph of Orthodoxy – why this feast belongs to artists
Triumph of Orthodoxy – why this feast belongs to artists
118
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
135
22 February 23:58
Anatomy of shame: why Masaccio's fresco conveys pain
Anatomy of shame: why Masaccio's fresco conveys pain
149
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?
148
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"
80
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
182
07 February 09:00
Aesthetics of refuge: Why Christianity always returns to catacombs
Aesthetics of refuge: Why Christianity always returns to catacombs
164
04 February 22:58