Tolstoy -Lermontov "Borodino"

[Olga Meerson]

Durylin, I think, is one of the most fascinating figures of 
20th c. Russian culture. Obviously, I am interested in him for 
his bridge between Church and culture (he constrituted that 
very bridge, at a very personal expense), as well as between 
Ort5hodoxy and Franciscanism, and between what gave rise to 
someone like Pasternak and what was the native ground for 
someone like Sergey Fudel.  Durylin's memoirs (В своем углу) 
is one of the most fascinating books you can just read for 
pleasure, but they are also fascinating psychologically and 
factually.
Durylin's interest in Tolstoy is very symptomatic, in and of 
itself, of his interests in important controversies in 
culture, first and foremost, but not exclusively, Russian.

Thanks, Sasha!!!
o

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