METROPOLITAN MIKHAIL (DESNITSKIY) AND THE CYCLE OF “THE RIGHTEOUS” OF N.S.LESKOV
The author analyses the features of the concept of “righteous” revealed in the story of N.S.Leskov The Unmercenary Engineers . When describing the choice of life path by young engineers, Leskov constantly mentions the Metropolitan of St. Petersburg and Novgorod Mikhail (Desnitskiy) and cites information from his biography. Comparing the memoirs of contemporaries about Metropolitan Mikhail and the author’s characterization of the heroes of the story of Leskov, the author concludes that the path of righteousness that they choose is determined by the theological works of Metropolitan Mikhail and his personality traits.