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Modes of Social Action in Russian Orthodoxy: The Case of Father Petrov's Zateinik

Modes of Social Action in Russian Orthodoxy: The Case of Father Petrov's Zateinik PAUL R. VALLIERE (New York, U.S.A.) Modes of Social Action in Russian Orthodoxy: The Case of Father Petrov's Zateinik* In Andrei Belyi's The Silver Dove there is a scene in which the idle and al- coholic priest of the village of Tzelebeyevo, Father Vukol, is visited one day by a colleague from the neighboring village of Grachikha. As Father Vukol sat at home in his underwear catching flies, Father Nicholas, to the amazement of all who beheld the sight, pedalled up on a brand new bicycle. Belyi's narra- tor reports: ... the bicycle, let me testify, was an excellent one: a fine lad, the priest, to possess such a machine: a bicycle toy-new, accurate, with good brakes, excellent tires, and very successful handlebars! Hatless, the priest leapt from under his awning, wearing only his cassock, and jumped on the bicycle: that's the man he was: a pillar of dust on the highway: a small priest, like a mushroom! His spectacles slid to the tip of his nose (they were gold spectacles), his black hair in disorder, his cross swinging to one side, his black beard covering the handlebars, and his back arched.... Well, well.... Folk gaped at the http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Russian History Brill

Modes of Social Action in Russian Orthodoxy: The Case of Father Petrov's Zateinik

Valliere, Paul R.
Russian History , Volume 4 (1): 142 – Jan 1, 1977
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© 1977 Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
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0094-288X
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10.1163/187633177X00142
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PAUL R. VALLIERE (New York, U.S.A.) Modes of Social Action in Russian Orthodoxy: The Case of Father Petrov's Zateinik* In Andrei Belyi's The Silver Dove there is a scene in which the idle and al- coholic priest of the village of Tzelebeyevo, Father Vukol, is visited one day by a colleague from the neighboring village of Grachikha. As Father Vukol sat at home in his underwear catching flies, Father Nicholas, to the amazement of all who beheld the sight, pedalled up on a brand new bicycle. Belyi's narra- tor reports: ... the bicycle, let me testify, was an excellent one: a fine lad, the priest, to possess such a machine: a bicycle toy-new, accurate, with good brakes, excellent tires, and very successful handlebars! Hatless, the priest leapt from under his awning, wearing only his cassock, and jumped on the bicycle: that's the man he was: a pillar of dust on the highway: a small priest, like a mushroom! His spectacles slid to the tip of his nose (they were gold spectacles), his black hair in disorder, his cross swinging to one side, his black beard covering the handlebars, and his back arched.... Well, well.... Folk gaped at the

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Published: Jan 1, 1977

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