"The ""Dame in mourning"" appearing at the end of the novel is Olga S. Chernyshevskaya, the author's wife. Characters with the last name ""Kirsanov"" also appear in Ivan Turgenev's ""Fathers and Sons"". Dostoyevsky argues with Chernyshevsky's ideas in ""Notes from Underground"". In particular, he responds negatively to Chernyshevsky's idealization of The Crystal Palace, a theme which is referenced throughout Russian literature. American playwright Tony Kushner referenced the book multiple times in his play ""Slavs!"". The main character of Gide's ""Les caves du Vatican"" (En. ""Lafcadio's Adventures""), Lafcadio, resembles Rakhmetov. In the book """", author Chris Matthew Sciabarra claims that ""What"
"in Viljakkala (Ylöjärvi municipality) in Finland. John the Russian Saint John the Russian (, ) (1690, Cossack Hetmanate (modern Ukraine) – May 27 (N.S. June 9), 1730) is one of the most renowned saints in the Greek Orthodox Church. Being a prisoner of war and a slave to a Turkish Agha, he became famous and respected even by his Muslim master for his humility, steadiness in faith and benevolence. His holy relics are undecayed and wonder-working; there are traditions that this saint particularly helps sick children and those who suffer from cancer. St John the Russian was born approximately in"
"John the Russian Saint John the Russian (, ) (1690, Cossack Hetmanate (modern Ukraine) – May 27 (N.S. June 9), 1730) is one of the most renowned saints in the Greek Orthodox Church. Being a prisoner of war and a slave to a Turkish Agha, he became famous and respected even by his Muslim master for his humility, steadiness in faith and benevolence. His holy relics are undecayed and wonder-working; there are traditions that this saint particularly helps sick children and those who suffer from cancer. St John the Russian was born approximately in 1690 in Ukraine. Having come of"
"John (given name) John is a common masculine given name in the English language of originally Semitic origin. The name is derived from the Latin ""Ioannes"" and ""Iohannes"", which are forms of the Greek name ""Iōannēs"" (), originally borne by Hellenized Jews transliterating the Hebrew name ""Yohanan"" (), ""Graced by Yah"", or (), ""Yahweh is Gracious"". There are numerous forms of the name in different languages; these were formerly often simply translated as ""John"" in English but are increasingly left in their native forms (see sidebar). It is among the most common given names in Anglophone, Arabic, Persian, Turkic and"
"John (Roshchin) Bishop John (secular name Georgy Yevgenyevich Roshchin, ; 22 October 1974, Moscow) is a bishop of the Russian Orthodox Church. US-based titular bishop of Naro-Fominsk, vicar of Patriarch of Moscow and all Russia, Administrator of the Patriarchal Parishes in the USA. In 1991, he graduated from Secondary School №4 in Moscow with depth study of English Language. In 1991-1993, he studied at the Faculty of Law of the Sholokhov Moscow State University for Humanities with a specialization. During the same period, he served as an altar boy of the Church of the Life-Giving Trinity on Sparrow Hills. During"
"The John Apartment Museum is located in Kronstadt, on the street Posadskaya in house 21. John of Kronstadt John of Kronstadt () (–) was a Russian Orthodox archpriest and a member of the Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church. He was known for his mass common confessions, numerous miracles and charitable work, as well as for his monarchist, chauvinistic, antisemitic and anticommunist views. John is a saint of the Eastern Orthodox Church and, as such, is known with the epithet ""Righteous"". The future Saint was born as Ivan Ilyich Sergiyev () on at northern village Sura, near the White Sea,"
"of his death. In 1964 John was canonized by the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia in the first such canonization independent from Moscow Patriarchate. St. John Maximovitch of San Francisco played an active role in preparation of St. John's canonization. A well-known conservative ideologist of the ROCOR, Archimandrite Constantine (Zaitsev) believed that the most powerful heavenly patrons of Russia are John of Kronstadt and the Tsar Martyr with his family. In 1990, after the beginning of Perestroika and the liberalization of church life in the USSR, John was subsequently canonized by the Moscow Patriarchate. Icons of the Righteous John of"
"comes from the Greek ""Hyakinthos"" (=ruler), which is equivalent to the English ""Hyacinth(e)"". The Polish 'Jan' (pronounced ['jɑːn]) is equivalent to English 'John'. The most famous Yatskos in Russia are football player Aleksandr Yatsko, Meritorious Artists of Russia Aleksandr Yatsko (Александр Яцко) and Igor Yatsko (Игорь Яцко); Viatcheslav Yatsko, an expert in computational linguistics; Ivan Vasilievich Yatsko, a high-ranking officer in the Russian Imperial Army. The most prominent representative of this surname in the USA is Gregory Jaczko, Chairman of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. The surname must be distinguished from the first name. Prince Yatsko Kepenik mentioned in chronicles"
"Church. John the Hairy Blessed John the Hairy (, also known as John the Merciful of Rostov) was a holy fool (Yurodivy), of the Russian Orthodox Church in the second half of the 16th century. He endured a great many trials in his lifetime. ""He did not have a permanent shelter, and at times took his rest at the house of his spiritual Father, a priest at the church of the All-Holy, or with one of the aged widows."" According to Orthodox Church in America sources, Blessed John, Living in humility, patience and unceasing prayer... spiritually nourished many people, among"
"John the Hairy Blessed John the Hairy (, also known as John the Merciful of Rostov) was a holy fool (Yurodivy), of the Russian Orthodox Church in the second half of the 16th century. He endured a great many trials in his lifetime. ""He did not have a permanent shelter, and at times took his rest at the house of his spiritual Father, a priest at the church of the All-Holy, or with one of the aged widows."" According to Orthodox Church in America sources, Blessed John, Living in humility, patience and unceasing prayer... spiritually nourished many people, among them"
"Yônāṯān, which means ""Gift from YHWH"" and thus is a longer version of Nathan. John (given name) John is a common masculine given name in the English language of originally Semitic origin. The name is derived from the Latin ""Ioannes"" and ""Iohannes"", which are forms of the Greek name ""Iōannēs"" (), originally borne by Hellenized Jews transliterating the Hebrew name ""Yohanan"" (), ""Graced by Yah"", or (), ""Yahweh is Gracious"". There are numerous forms of the name in different languages; these were formerly often simply translated as ""John"" in English but are increasingly left in their native forms (see sidebar)."
"his home. News of this miracle spread quickly, and everyone, even Muslims, began to call John a ""Wali"" - a ""saint"". However, he did not change the way he lived, and spent time doing hard work and praying. Before his death he became seriously ill and, having no ability to stand up, asked for a priest to give him Holy Communion. The priest was afraid to openly go to a Muslim house and hid the Eucharist inside an apple. John the Russian died on June 9, 1730, some time after receiving the Holy Communion. The relics of saint John are"
"John of Moscow John of Moscow also known as Blessed John the Fool for Christ was born on the outskirts of Vologda in Russia. He was considered a wonderworker in Moscow and spent his youth as a labourer in a local saltworks and as a water-carrier. John made his work a spiritual discipline in conjunction with a strict commitment to fasting and personal prayer. Eventually he relocated to the community of Rostov, where he began his exploit of holy foolishness for the sake of Christ. He wore chains with heavy iron crosses, and on his head was a heavy iron"
"in Church of Saint John the Russian in (Prokopi) in Euboea, Greece. His right hand is in Russian Monastery of St Panteleimon on Athos. By blessing of Patriarch Alexy II of Moscow in 2003-2004 a small wooden church of St. John the Russian was erected in Moscow, in Kuntsevo district, a larger stone one was built nearby later and consecrated in 2016. In Novosibirsk, Russia the lower side chapel of the church of Our Lady of the Sign is also devoted to St. John the Russian. There is also a small private wooden chapel (tsasouna) of St. John the Russian"
"John of Shanghai and San Francisco Saint John of Shanghai and San Francisco ( ""Ioann Shankhayskiyi i San Frantsiskyi""; secular name Mikhail Borisovich Maximovitch, , ; 4 June 1896 – 2 July 1966), was a prominent Eastern Orthodox ascetic and hierarch of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia (ROCOR) who was active in the mid-20th century. He was a pastor and spiritual father of high reputation and a reputed wonderworker to whom were attributed great powers of prophecy, clairvoyance and healing. He is often referred to simply as ""St. John the Wonderworker"". Born in 1896 in the village of Adamovka"
"It is the Slavic relative of the Latin name ""Johannes"", corresponding to English ""John"". This Slavic version of the name originates from New Testament Greek """" (""Iōánnēs"") rather than from the Latin ""Io(h)annes"". The Greek name is in turn derived from Hebrew יוֹחָנָן (""Yôḥānān""), meaning ""YHWH (God) is gracious"". The name is ultimately derived from the Biblical Hebrew name יוחנן (), short for יהוחנן (), meaning ""God is merciful"". Common patronymics derived from the name are Ivanović (Serbo-Croatian), Ivanov (Russian and Bulgarian), and Ivanovich (Russian, used as middle name), corresponding to ""Ivan's son"". The name is common among Russians, Ukrainians,"
"Prince John Konstantinovich of Russia Prince Ioann Konstantinovich of Russia () (5 July 1886 – 18 July 1918), sometimes also known as Prince John, Prince Ivan or Prince Johan, was the eldest son of Grand Duke Konstantin Konstantinovich of Russia by his wife Yelizaveta Mavrikievna, née Princess Elisabeth of Saxe-Altenburg. He was described by contemporaries as a gentle, religious person, nicknamed ""Ioannchik"" by his relatives. Ioann Konstantinovich was born as a Grand Duke of Russia with the style Imperial Highness, but at the age of 9 days, a Ukaz of his cousin Emperor Alexander III of Russia stripped him of"
"demolished and the building used for warehousing and workshops. The church underwent a $8.61 million renovation beginning in July 2009 and was reconsecrated on February 22, 2011 by the Archbishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Estonia Andres Põder with the Estonian President Toomas Hendrik Ilves in attendance. As of 2014 St. John's Church belongs to Estonia. St. John's Church (Saint Petersburg) St. John's Church is a Protestant church in St. Petersburg, Russia. The church is situated at the address ""54 ulitsa Dekabristov"", close to the Mariinsky Theater. Founded in 1859 to serve the Estonian community living in the city"
"of God». John's sectarians called «Jesus Christ — Tsar of Tsars». Other sectarians had names: Mikhail Petrov (; the «Archangel Michael») is a Yaroslavl peasant, Elizaveta Korchacheva (; «Solomoniia the Myrrh-bearer») is a former prostitute, Nazarii Dmitriev (; «John the Theologian») is a Novgorod peasant, Basilii Pustoshkin (; «Elijah») is landlord Kronstadt Hospice House, (; «Enoch») is a bath attendant. Porfiriia Kiseleva is glorified by sectarians in special hymns in honor of her, for example: <poem>«Virgo is wise Porfira, You suffered for Christ, You had in oneself A high-valued Christ's stone»</poem> Ioannites depicted Matryona on icons, and the icons are"
"warrior awaited his death penalty. However, in 363 BC Julian died during the Battle of Samarra, and subsequently John was released from the prison. The exact date of death is unknown, but it is known that he died of very old age. According to a legend, he ordered the place of his funeral and subsequently a devout woman appeared. His relics were preserved in a church in Constantinople dedicated to John the Apostle. It is believed that his relics perform miracles. Believers ask the Saint for intercession and solace for casualties and bereaved people. In the Russian Orthodox tradition, John"
"Church of Righteous John the Russian Church of Righteous John the Russian in Kuntsevo is an orthodox church in Moscow, Russia, in Kuntsevo district of Western Administrative Okrug. The church belongs to the Deanery (""Blagochiniye"") of St. George, Western Vicariate, Urban Diocese of Moscow of Russian Orthodox Church. By the blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Alexy II of Moscow and all Rus' a small wooden church was erected in 2004, its architectural form being ""korablets"" (""Old Russian"": кораблец, ""a small ship""), which is characteristic for old Russian wooden churches and represents the Church as a sanctuary from the storms of"
"John was a God himself, a home for Father, Son, and Holy Spirit at the same time. John condemned the participants in the Kishinev pogrom; but then changed his mind, he apologized to the pogrom-makers and accused the Jews themselves of the pogrom. During the Russian Revolution of 1905, he helped organise the Black Hundreds as a militia to aid the police in the fight against left-wing extremists and to restore order. After the October Manifesto, he was one of the founders of the Union of the Russian People. John, the only one of all the priests of St. Andrew's"
"St. John (1625). He ordered to rebuild in on a higher, safer lot, and financed the construction to commemorate the Battle of Poltava. The fence around St.John was erected later, in 1754-1758. In 1779-1791, the church was decorated by Gavriil Domozhirov (frescoes) and Vasili Bazhenov (iconostasis); this artwork was lost in 1860s. In 1928, the church was refitted with an iconostasis taken from the demolished Three Saints church at Red Gates. After the Russian Revolution, numerous icons and relics from the churches destroyed by the Communists were stored in the Church of St. John. The church itself operated continuously through"
"St. John's Church (Saint Petersburg) St. John's Church is a Protestant church in St. Petersburg, Russia. The church is situated at the address ""54 ulitsa Dekabristov"", close to the Mariinsky Theater. Founded in 1859 to serve the Estonian community living in the city at that time, it is considered Estonia's symbol of independence. It was the place where in 1888 Jakob Hurt made the call to resist the Tsarist government’s russification policy and on March 26, 1917, 40,000 Estonians began their march to Tauride Palace demanding national autonomy. Closed in 1930 by the Soviet government, the belfry and portal was"
"is Juan, and the Cornish is Yowann. In Hungarian, Johannes became János, and in the Slavic languages Ivan, Jan, Ján, Honza, Janez and Jovan. In Albanian, Gjoni , Xhon, Xhoni and Jovan is used for males. John has been a common given name in English-speaking countries, and either it or William was the number one name in England and English-speaking North America from around 1550 until the middle of the 20th century. John was the most popular name given to male infants in the United States until 1924, and though its use has fallen off gradually since then, John was"
"John the Russian, the Confessor of Faith. Also there is a side-altar which is consecrated in honour of the Annunciation. The church keeps an icon of Righteous John the Russian with a piece of his relics. The smal wooden church is decorated with a wrought melchior iconostasis in basma technique, which blends Old Russian traditions with some elements of Byzantine style, and murals. The divine services are held daily – a Liturgy at 8:30 am (two Liturgies, at 7 am and at 10 am on Sundays, The Twelve Great Feasts and other great feasts), and an evening service at 5"
"John of Kronstadt John of Kronstadt () (–) was a Russian Orthodox archpriest and a member of the Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church. He was known for his mass common confessions, numerous miracles and charitable work, as well as for his monarchist, chauvinistic, antisemitic and anticommunist views. John is a saint of the Eastern Orthodox Church and, as such, is known with the epithet ""Righteous"". The future Saint was born as Ivan Ilyich Sergiyev () on at northern village Sura, near the White Sea, in Russia. He came from a hereditary corporation of village clergymen, his father was a"
"his death, to his son. Portraits of Russian nobility wearing insignias of the Order of St John can be found throughout the 19th Century, with listings of members found in the Court Almanacs from the early 19th century through to the 20th Century. It has been claimed that there is evidence of the Order's existence in Russia throughout the 19th Century on into the 20th Century; however, this is only through secondary evidence in handbooks, etc., and not primary sources. Some of these works include: This Russian Hospitaller tradition of St John continued within the Russian Empire. Russian émigrés who"
"occasion of the 50th anniversary of his death. Fr. John's name came up when the Synod of Bishops of the Finnish Orthodox Church considered Finns for a possible canonization. In March 2016, the synod of bishops of the Finnish Orthodox Church made a proposal on the canonization of Fr. John and Johannes Karhapää. On 29 November 2018, the Holy Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople “recorded in the Hagiologion of the Orthodox Church” the two proposed names. Schema-Igumen John of Valamo Schema-Igumen John (born Ivan Alekseevich Alekseev, 26 February 1873 Tver Guberniya, Russian Empire – 5 June 1958 New"
"Johannes Johannes is a Medieval Latin form of the personal name that usually appears as ""John"" in English language contexts. It is a variant of the Greek name (Ιωάννης) and Classical Latin (""Ioannes""), itself derived from the Hebrew name ""Yehochanan"", meaning ""Yahweh is gracious"". The name became popular in Northern Europe, especially in Germany. Common German variants for Johannes are ""Johann"", ""Hans"" (diminutized to ""Hänschen"" or ""Hänsel"", known from """"Hansel and Gretel"""", a fairy tale by the Grimm brothers), ""Hannes"", ""Jens"" (from Danish) and ""Jan"" (from Dutch). In the Netherlands, Johannes was without interruption the most common masculine birth name"
"English as John. When Jen/Jean is present, usually given to a younger child, Jehan/Jehannes is listed as ""John the elder"" but, never translated as ""Big John."" Confusion can arise when the sire is listed as John, a son is John (the elder) and another son is John (the younger). Today, in English the term John, Senior is used for the father, while the names of John can use Junior or numeric designation (i.e. ""II""). ""Jon"" the phonetic of John is sometimes seen but only in males as is the younger male nickname of ""Johnny."" The name ""Jean"" once pronounced ""Jon"""
"until 1989. Jan is a variant of John known in Catalan, Czech, Slovenian, Dutch, Scandinavian, Cornish, German, Afrikaans and Northern Germanic. Polish has its own variant Janusz as has Slovenian ""Janez"". Common English variants for Johannes are ""John"" or ""Johnny"". There are also variants of the name in other languages: Johannes Johannes is a Medieval Latin form of the personal name that usually appears as ""John"" in English language contexts. It is a variant of the Greek name (Ιωάννης) and Classical Latin (""Ioannes""), itself derived from the Hebrew name ""Yehochanan"", meaning ""Yahweh is gracious"". The name became popular in Northern"
"John Krestiankin Archimandrite John (Ioann, , secular name Ivan Mikhailovich Krestiankin, ; 1910–2006) was archimandrite of the Pskov Caves Monastery of Russian Orthodox Church. He was born in 1910 in the city of Oryol as an eighth child in the family of Mikhail and Elizaveta Krestiankin. The name Ivan was given to the boy in honour of Saint John of Desert. His letters and theological works are well known and widely published in Russia and some other countries. Many cases of Fr. John's clairvoyance and wonderworking were recorded. In 1950 John was arrested by Soviet authorities for his pastoral service"