Shevyryov, S. (2022). Complete works of literary criticism (7 vols). Vol. 5: 1846–1854. Part 1: 1846–1849. Part 2: 1850–1854. Ed. by A. Nikolyukin. St. Petersburg: Rostok. (In Russ.)

Abstract

Shevyryov’s complete collected non-fiction works in 7 volumes is an ambitious project with the aim to reintroduce a preeminent Slavophile ideologist to contemporary cultural discourse. Soviet scholars dismissed Shevyryov as ideologically erring, and it was not until the 1990s that his works were rediscovered by publishers and booksellers. In the last decades, Shevyryov’s legacy was revisited, sparking interest in his travelogues, among other things. The recently published fifth volume contains the new edition of Journey to White Lake St. Cyril’s Monastery [Poezdka v Kirillo-Belozerskiy monastyr], written to encourage its readers to take an interest in Russian history and its preservation.