Тhе Ideal of Brotherhood in M.M. Prishvin’s Diaries and Fiction Created in 1914-1923

Abstract

The article is devoted to conception of ideal brotherhood in M.M. Prishvin's diaries and works of fiction written during WWI and in years of revolution and post-revolutionary time. This subject has never been analyzed in special studies. Considering M.M. Prishvin's diaries and fiction written in 1914-1923 we reveal following subject: way of individual who gets experience of discovery of new world. We also reveal story of salvation as coming through curtain of enmity in his texts. We explore connections between such concepts as New Adam, Wanderer, Priesthood in Daily World, Community, Brotherhood, Brotherly Line and also between New World, Church, Commune and Mir (Community). The conclusion is made that idea of New World and New Man is conceptualized in M.M. Prishvin's diaries in context of Gospel. It means spiritual transformation of person that helps to open sacred Kitezh in everyday life. M.M. Prishvin's understanding of way to Kitezh as a kenotic way of personality is described; it implies belittling I to reach the Оther. The concept of intimate attention to world as creation of brotherhood is clarified. The author comes to conclusion that image of Brotherhood is conceptualized in M.M. Prishvin's works in two contextual aspects. The folk ideal of search of Kitezh is included by M.M. Prishvin into dialogue about brotherhood as a uni-multiple reality that can be found in works of Russian Christian personalists, such as A. Meier, А.Ukhtomskii, A. Gorsky, N. Setnitskii.