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Father Sergius

Entity ID:

father-sergius-(tolstoy)

Long Name:

Father Sergius

Short Name:

Father Sergius

Disambiguation String:

Otec Sergi

Entity Type:

work

Entity Subtype:

book

Summary:

The young, proud Stepan Kasatsky has a seemingly bright future ahead of him: he has risen to a high rank in the Russian army, and he will soon marry the beautiful Countess Mary Korotkova. When Stepan discovers his fiancée’s infidelity—with Czar Nicholas I, no less—he experiences such heartbreak and humiliation that he flees, later dedicating himself to the Russian Orthodox Church. He takes the name “Father Sergius.” Although he becomes a celebrated churchman, he continues to struggle with pride and lust. Written during Tolstoy’s later, post-conversion years, Father Sergius shares the characteristic messages of humility, abstinence, self-denial, and total faith in God. In 1917, Yakov Protazanov, one of the founding fathers of Russian cinema, directed a film inspired by the novella.

Kathleen O’Bannon
CCEL Staff

Viaf ID:

176155351

DB Pedia ID:

Father_Sergius

Is An Individual:

No

Is Published:

Yes

Original Language:

rus

LCCN:

PG3366

CCEL URL:

//ccel.org/ccel/tolstoy/sergius.html

Original Language Title:

otec sergi

LC Subjects:

All; Fiction;

Creators:

Creator: Leo Tolstoy, Relator: aut, Creator ID: 25057