Pages in the life of a young Alexander Schmemann (review of: Prot. Aleksandr Shmeman. Prot. Georgiy Florovskiy: pis'ma 1947-1955 godov [Father Alexander Schmemann. Father Georges Florovsky: letters 1947-1955] / Ed. by P. Gavrilyuk. Moscow: St. Tikhon's University, 2019)

The review analyzes the correspondence between Protopresbyter Alexander Schmemann and Father George Florovsky, which was published in 2019 thanks to the work of the famous modern historian and theologian Fr. Pavel Gavrilyuk. The main unifying theme of the correspondence is Fr. Alexander’s relocation to New York at the invitation of Fr. G. Florovsky and related vicissitudes of life. The book reveals the inner world of the young Father Alexander Schmemann during one of the most difficult periods of his life.