Novelette "The choice of the cross" by V.A. Zhukovskii

The article is devoted to the analysis of the poetic novel by V.A.Zhukovsky " The Choice of the Cross " (1845). The novelette is a translation of «Die Kreuzschau» by the German author Albert von Chamisso. The artistic image of a wanderer walking in the mountains and his devotional address to the Creator to relieve the burden of mortal sufferings is comprehended in the novel from the angle of Christianity. The reference to the Gospel and the counsel of the revered fathers of the Church helps to understand the plot as a way to belief, determination for God, path of endeavors and sufferings. The article also focuses on the inner world of V.A.Zhukovsky who was very close to the spiritual contents of the novel.