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100 1 _aRemizov, Aleksei,
_d1877-1957
240 1 0 _aKrestovye sestry. German
245 1 4 _aDie Schwestern im Kreuz
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2025
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aTranslation of Крестовые сёстры (Krestovye sestry).
500 _aRelease date is 2025-03-21
508 _aJens Sadowski and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net
520 _a"Die Schwestern im Kreuz" by Aleksei Remizov is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around Peter Alexejewitsch Marakulin and explores the lives of the inhabitants of a Petersburg tenement, delving into questions of fate, guilt, and the human condition. The book paints a vivid picture of Russian urban and spiritual life, blending realism with symbolic elements and a touch of folklore. The narrative is permeated by a profound meditation on suffering, loss, and the search for individual meaning within the collective struggles of modern Russia. The opening of "Die Schwestern im Kreuz" begins with an introduction situating Remizov as a writer deeply rooted in Russian traditions and folklore, yet keenly aware of modern social and spiritual questions. The story then focuses on Marakulin, a clerk in Petersburg who, after being wrongly dismissed from his job due to a trivial error and possible betrayal, spirals into isolation, poverty, and existential questioning. Evocative descriptions of Marakulin’s internal state, encounters with fellow tenants, and his acute sensitivity to the suffering and indifference around him set the tone for the novel’s exploration of despair, endurance, and the possibility of personal redemption. The Burkowsche House itself emerges as a microcosm of Russian society, inhabited by a diverse cast of characters whose intertwined lives and everyday struggles reflect broader social and metaphysical themes. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cMuenchen, Leipzig: Georg Mueller, 1912
653 _aRussian fiction -- Translations into German
700 1 _aAnichkov, E. V.
_q(Evgeniĭ Vasilʹevich),
_d1866-1937
700 1 _aFrisch, Fega,
_d1878-1964
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/75679
999 _c116404
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